Tombstone (1993)

During my boyhood, cowboys and Indians were all the rage. TV was festooned with westerns. I remember pretending to be one or the other day in and day out. So when a movie like Tombstone comes along, it wasn’t long before I bought a DVD copy to see if the memories held. It did. When Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) sets off for the showdown, not knowing Doc Holliday (Val Kilmer) beats him there. Doc confronts a surprised Johnny Ringo (Michael Biehn) but Ringo is nervous and tells Doc that he doesn’t want to fight. But being a black hat, Ringo’s nature gets the better of him and he accepts. The classic image of two men staring each other down as they circle leads to both men reaching for their pistols. Doc gets the first shot off, hitting Ringo in the head and killing him. Yep, I’m six-years-old again.

Director:  George P. Cosmatos Writer:  Kevin Jarre Cast:
Kurt Russell -  Wyatt Earp Val Kilmer -  Doc Holliday Sam Elliott -  Virgil Earp Bill Paxton -  Morgan Earp Powers Boothe -  Curly Bill Brocious Michael Biehn -  Johnny Ringo Charlton Heston -  Henry Hooker Jason Priestley -  Deputy Billy Breckinridge		Jon Tenney -  John Behan, Cochise County Sheriff Stephen Lang -  Ike Clanton Thomas Haden Church -  Billy Clanton Dana Delany -  Josephine Marcus Paula Malcomson -  Allie Earp Lisa Collins -  Louisa Earp Dana Wheeler-Nicholson -  Mattie Blaylock Earp, aka Celia Maddon Joanna Pacula -  Kate Fisher