Collage of Kevin Costner and Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp
Tombstone and Wyatt Earp both battled it out to be the best and most popular Western of the 1990s, and looking back years later, there’s one clear victor in this fight . Both Tombstone and Wyatt Earp are biopics of the iconic lawman Wyatt Earp, released just a few months apart, and they tell the same story in very different ways . Tombstone, directed by George P. Cosmatos and starring Kurt Russell, was released on December 25, 1993.
Tombstone still managed to score a stacked supporting cast, including Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Jason Priestley, Thomas Haden Church, Dana Delaney, and Billy Bob Thornton. It didn’t help that Wyatt Earp’s arrival six months after Tombstone forced critics to draw comparisons between the two. In his review of Wyatt Earp, Roger Ebert noted that, while Wyatt Earp is a more ambitious project than Tombstone, Tombstone is a lot clearer about its creative goals and is ultimately a better movie. Tombstone managed to place on a few critics’ year-end best-of lists, while Wyatt Earp did the opposite and became a staple of critics’ worst-of lists the following year.
Tombstone's Legacy As A Great Western Endures The O.K. Corral Gunfight & Val Kilmer's Performance As Doc Holliday Cemented Tombstone's Legacy Close Even after taking all these losses in the battle against Tombstone, Wyatt Earp still could’ve come out on top if it stood the test of time.
Though Kevin Costner had success with epic Westerns in the past, there was not much interest in seeing a long and dramatic look at Earp's life. In contrast, Tombstone understood that bringing such an iconic Western figure to the big screen deserved a fun and thrilling entry in the genre. Tombstone was filled with action, humor, and sharp characters that made for an entertaining portrait of this story rather than taking itself too seriously as a piece of cinema.
What has helped the movie remain so popular over the years, while Wyatt Earp has largely faded from memory, is the strong script and entertaining characters. Kurt Russell was the ideal Western hero, a tough guy who wouldn't back down from any fight, while Val Kilmer's charismatic and funny Doc Holliday provided endless quotes to stay with audiences.
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