Wyatt Earp (1994)

PG-1306/24/1994Western, Drama, Action, Adventure3h 11m
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The epic story of love and adventure in a lawless land.

Overview

From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing matters more than family and the law. Joined by his brothers and Doc Holliday, Earp wages war on the dreaded Clanton and McLaury gangs.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Kevin Costner

    Wyatt Earp

  2. Cast 1

    Dennis Quaid

    Doc Holliday

  3. Cast 1

    Gene Hackman

    Nicholas Earp

  4. Cast 1

    David Andrews

    James Earp

  5. Cast 1

    Linden Ashby

    Morgan Earp

  6. Cast 1

    Jeff Fahey

    Ike Clanton

  7. Cast 1

    Joanna Going

    Josie Marcus

  8. Cast 1

    Mark Harmon

    Sheriff Johnny Behan

  9. Cast 1

    Michael Madsen

    Virgil Earp

Tombstone was a different beast, and that sort of overshadows this, given that one tries to be more accurate and the other goes for entertainment. Take Wyatt Earp as a biopic and it is a superb and fair film. Compare it to Tombstone which was more of a Western and it's lacking the flair. However, it ends abruptly, and it is miscast. Cosner (and i am a fan) doesn't really make a good Earp. Dennis Quaid who I am also a fan of, doesn't make a good Doc. This was 1994, in the 80s I might have a different opinion, but they both looked a bit old for their characters and the time. However, I ...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$63,000,000.00

Revenue $25,100,000.00

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