Tombstone
A hollywood historical account of Tombstone, Arizona’s famed “Shootout at the O.K. Corral” and the events that led up to it. Tension between “the Law” and “the Cowboys” stirs as the Cowboys, led by “Curly Bill” Broscius, accuse the Earps (Wyatt, Virgil, and Morgan) and their outlaw/gambler associate “Doc” Holliday of interefering with their operations inside and outside of town. While fairly accurate in depicting the Earps and Cowboys lifestyles and the Earp/Holliday side of the story, the film leaves out one major point of fact. Historically, the Earps/holliday are accused by the Cowboys (aka the Clanton/MacLaurey gang) of being generally corrupt and specifically responsible for a Wells Fargo robbery which left a man dead and the coach cleaned out. The Earps/Holliday in turn accuse the Clanton/MacLaurey’s of the same. Tempers rise over this situation as well as over a court decision finding the Earps not guilty.
Tombstone DVD Release
Director: George P. Cosmatos
Actors: Kurt Russell; Val Kilmer; Sam Elliott; Bill Paxton; Powers Boothe; Michael Biehn; Charlton Heston; Jason Priestley; Jon Tenney; Stephen Lang; Thomas Haden Church; Dana Delany; Paula Malcomson; Lisa Collins; Dana Wheeler-Nicholson;
IMDB Rating: 7.50 out of 10 (19244 votes)
