Overview
An epic (at least in length), personal telling of the life of legendary lawman Wyatt Earp. This dark film traces the early development of his strong sense of family loyalty and follows his career as a marshal with his brothers and his friend Doc Holliday. Academy Award Nominations: Best Cinematography.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Lawrence Kasdan - Director
Kevin Costner
Dennis Quaid
Gene Hackman
Jeff Fahey
Mark Harmon
Albert Trujillo
Greg Avelone
Hugh Ross
Jennifer Shull
John Dennis Johnston
Details
- Format: DVD (AC-3, Dolby, Dubbed, Widescreen)
- Run Time: 191
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 012569744929
- Genre: WESTERNS
- Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)
- Release Date: May 2006
Movie Reviews
Synopsis:
Epic biography about legendary cowboy Wyatt Earp. The film spans Earp's life, from his youth, when blood and gore made him deeply uncomfortable, to his role in the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral, to his becoming a rigid, by-the-book sheriff.
Also dramatized are Earp's relationships with his brothers and their wives, and with loyal friend Doc Holliday, who is dying of tuberculosis.
Notes:
Shot in Technicolor and Dolby.
Copyright 1994 Warner Bros.
Rated BBFC 12 by the British Board of Film Classification.
Reviews:
"...Sweeping landscapes and visual splendour..." - 09/01/1994 Sight and Sound, p.53-4
"...[A film of] vast, strong ambition....[Doc Holliday is] spectacularly played by [Quaid]..." - 06/24/1994 New York Times, p.C1
"...WYATT EARP is meaty enough to make you want to bone up on its legendary subject..." -- 3 out of 4 stars - 06/24/1994 USA Today, p.1D
"...Of all the almost numberless picture made about Earp and Tombstone, this is probably the most true to life..." - 06/24/1994 Los Angeles Times, p.F1
"Quaid won huge praise for his withered, consumptive Doc Holliday..." - 03/01/2005 Uncut, p.65
"[A] monumental take on the legendary gunfighter..." - 06/01/2005 Premiere, p.123