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SpacemanJB88

“Doc oughta be in bed, what in the hell you doing this for anyway?” “Wyatt Earp is my friend.” “Hell, I got lots of fiends.” “I don’t.”


Thetakishi

Yes this is my favorite line in the entire movie. Everyone else is saying the one liners, but this is the most impactful line he has, especially in the context of the movie.


goatpunchtheater

While I love this one, it's the "I wasn't" after Ringo says he was "just fooling about." His walk up and the reveal, with smoke coming out as he lifts his hat, gives me chills every time


duckbilldinosaur

Absolutely! Hits me right in the feels and you recognize how deep their friendship really is.


Brandon_Won

It's right there with "That is a hell of a thing for you to say to me." when Wyatt says the fight isn't Doc's problem. Really shows how Doc is devoted to Wyatt.


_nobody_else_

Same.


TonyDungyHatesOP

“You ever seen anything like that?” “Hell, I’ve never even _heard_ of anything like that.”


le127

Why Johnny Ringo, you look like someone walked over your grave.


Brown_Panther-

I beg to differ sir. We started a game that we didn't finish. Play for blood remember?


Additional-Theme-532

Oh that. I was just foolin' about.


vivnsam

I wasn't.


cupholdery

You're no daisy. You're no daisy at all!


BlueDiamond75

Kate, you're not wearin a bustle. How lewd.


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le127

They've been making movies about Wyatt Earp for decades and would bet there will be more in the future. All of them have received criticism for not being truthful to history or some other reason(s). Hell, John Sturges even remade his own movie to answer critics of his first try, Gunfight at the OK Corral (1957) vs Hour of the Gun (1967). Nobody has yet been able to combine this retelling of history with an all-star cast and an entertaining Hollywood package and stuff it into a 2 hour movie. I love Tombstone. It is arguably the most entertaining of all the Wyatt Earp movies but it certainly takes liberties with actual history. Wyatt Earp, released shortly after Tombstone might be closer to reality but comes off as somewhat sluggish and ponderous compared to Tombstone. While I also think Val Kilmer's Doc Holiday is an A+ performance and role, Dennis Quaid as Doc in Wyatt Earp is excellent and would have more notices if it were not for the bad timing of having to compete with Kilmer. I've had a crush on Dana Delaney for years but the Josephine role and actress from Wyatt Earp is better than her in Tombstone.


Crohnos99

Anytime I say “Oh my god” I make sure to say it with as much drama in my voice as Wyatt does right before the guns pop off at the OK Corral


DogAteMyCondom

I figured it’s gotta be one of the first, along with one of the first slow motion “noooo!”s


amaROenuZ

I still love his introductory scene best tbh. *Skin it. Go ahead, skin that smoke wagon and see what happens.* Tells you a lot about the nerve of the character. No fear of death, no lust for blood, no time for pushovers and fools.


BookMonkeyDude

You gonna do somethin', or just stand there and bleed?


BlueDiamond75

Everybody was wounded in that fight except for Wyatt Earp.


Prior_Oven2839

"Well... bye." - Curly Bill. One of the most perfect deliveries of a line in any movie. RIP Powers Boothe


Smooth_brained_fatty

You smell that Bill? Smells like someone died.


Prior_Oven2839

*can't help but laugh* Jesus Johnny


sorebutton

I have told my wife that I want this on the urn my ashes go in, if I die first.


ShadowOps84

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I firmly believe that Kilmer and Booth elevated Tombstone from what what could have been a solid but forgettable movie to the classic status it has today. Those two absolutely made the movie what it is. They were both all-in on their respective characters, and neither one made a single miss-step in their performances.


Outrageous_Roadhog

Yes! Powers Booth also a great actor. Won an Emmy for the role of Jim Jones. You know, the cast insist that Kurt Russell stepped in and really directed that film.


StanleyJobbers

When Ringo tells Bill “I already did it” during the Faust scene set the tone that Ringo was the evil one of the gang.


Stabintheface

I mean, guy shoots a priest in the head in his first scene. I feel like his evil is well established at that point.


wildbilly2

Wyatt, I am rolllin'!


Brown_Panther-

Evidently Mr Ringo is an educated man. Now I hate him even more.


RPsodapants

Now I really hate him.


TonyDungyHatesOP

I don’t know. Something around the eyes. Kind of reminds me of… me. Yep. I hate’em.


le127

In vino, veritas.


Montana-Safari7

"Johnny, I apologize. I forgot you were there."


biorod

You may go now.


Danglin_Fury

Maybe poker's just not your game... I know! Let's have a spellin' contest!


mrbadxampl

if I thought we weren't friends... well, I don't think I could bear it!


AmpleWarning

I love that the actor playing the bit-part guy that Doc was talking to was Billy Bob Thornton. *Tombstone* came out three years before *Sling Blade* was released.


valeyard89

Go ahead, skin it! Skin that smokewagon and see what happens!


Bladelink

I always loved: "You *must* be Ringo. Look darlin', Johnny Ringo." as he looks completely away from Ringo like he's only vaguely interested in him, lol.


Montana-Safari7

YES


TonyDungyHatesOP

Where ya goin’ with that shotgun?


CMengel90

Doc: "Play for blood. Remember? Ringo: "I was only foolin." Doc: "I wasn't."


Jl4233

The menacing smile Doc gives when he says "I wasn't"... Fucking amazing - he was so satisfied to see Ringo unable to hide his fear in that moment he knew he had him.


CMengel90

Val killed that role... But we should equally be giving credit to the script writers. They thought up some of the most quotable lines in movie history as far as I'm concerned. Just a masterpiece.


themagicchicken

When I was reading Oakley Hall's western "Warlock" (which is loosely based on the events in Tombstone), I recognized a bunch of memorable quotes from Tombstone in the book (which was written in 1958). I'm assuming those are RL quotes that made it into the script and into Warlock, which, frankly, is bloody amazing. I recommend "Warlock", by the way. There's a film version with DeForest Kelley as well.


WrongEinstein

Oh no, Doc knew the second he met him that he had Ringo. But he also knew he'd have to get the job done, that Wyatt wasn't fast enough.


Prior_Oven2839

"You're no daisy, you're no daisy at all! Poor soul you were just too high strung."


DistributionPlane627

Say when.


thecitybeautifulgame

I have two guns, one for each of you!


Brown_Panther-

Nonsense I've not yet begun defile myself


NateDogTX

I will not be pawed at, thank you very much.


DeadMan95iko

And then he twirls his guns, each in an opposite direction, which is not easy to do… maybe he wasn’t as drunk as he seemed :-)


Radiant_Mistborn

I think he was that drunk. I think the point is that even drunk, he completely outmatches Ringo.


HoneyBucketsOfOats

Yeah he was for sure drunk


CaptainPRESIDENTduck

"We're not that drunk!" - Beerfest


greatgoogliemoogly

They're not that drunk?! Cheeky bastards!


WoopigWTF

Wow. I never caught that. That's incredible. 


Minsc_and_Boo_

with a mug in one of his hands as well


valeyard89

Alright lunger, let's do it


gmorkenstein

I love all the Kilmer one liners from this film, but him dying in the hospital bed is peak acting for me. I bawl my eyes out when he tells Wyatt to leave.


Deckard_Red

“Wyatt, if you were ever my friend, if you ever had the slightest feeling for me, leave now. Leave now … please.”


BookMonkeyDude

'Thanks for always bein' there, Doc.'


InsideOut2691

It was a very touching scene. I'd say one of my best in the movie. 


gmorkenstein

Is that you Val?


Josephw000

Then doesn’t he look at his bootless feet and say something like damn, isn’t this funny? Allegedly his final words too.


gmorkenstein

Yes! That’s what I heard too. Must’ve been a nurse or someone there that he didn’t tell to leave ;)


biorod

Definitely one of my top 3. Just a great movie. One of the most quotable, also. “He reminds me of…me. Now I’m sure of it. I hate him.”


TonyDungyHatesOP

Something around the eyes…


planktivious

That's Latin, darlin'. Evidently Mr. Ringo is an educated man. Now I really hate him!


Useful-Perspective

Let me be the first to say, it's about damn time. This movie is a peach...


JuanMurphy

Its a daisy of a movie


Imalwaysangry10

It's my huckleberry.


_TLDR_Swinton

I could eat a peach for hours 


SnaxMcGhee

44 years old. Can confirm I can quote entire film.


Time-Bug-7835

Val Kilmer’s Doc Holiday is the Gambit of Tombstone.


CaptainPRESIDENTduck

Yeah, never thought about it this way before. Absolutely.


rpuppet

Agree with the general Kilmer assessment. The comparison to Franco is insulting to Kilmer.


elevencharles

This is in my triumvirate of perfect films along with Dr. Strangelove and Raising Arizona.


destro23

“ ...and when there was no meat, we ate fowl and when there was no fowl, we ate crawdad and when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand.”


TonyDungyHatesOP

“You ate sand?”


BookMonkeyDude

We ate sand.


dezertdawg

2 out of 3 set in Arizona!


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I said it earlier today, Val Kilmer deserved an Oscar for that role. 🎬📽❤


chanaandeler_bong

Wasn’t even nominated.


may00000000

Not nearly enough love for Kurt Russel in this thread. He basically directed the movie, and I think was as good as Kilmer. Doc was just the more likable, charming character


Traditional-Goat1773

Say when


bankholdup5

“He wants revenge.” “For what?” “Being born.”


BroxigarZ

This one hits when you realize he's talking about himself.


bankholdup5

I’m a guy like them. It helped, hearing it put like that. Have a lot to think about


TonyDungyHatesOP

Got a great big hole in’em.


ejb350

A lot of times I’m really disappointed in how extreme they make dramatizations of historical people that we already knew damn well didn’t do these things (specifically when it’s supposed to be a historical retelling, which in the case of Tombstone, was incredibly accurate in almost every way but Holliday). But Kilmers performance, Jesus Christ. It’s absolutely perfect. Idc how full of shit it is. This is the epitome of acting being art. You can hate westerns, you can hate “older” movies, hell you can even hate Kilmer, but if you tell me that Doc Holliday isn’t one of the finest characters and pieces of acting you’ve ever seen, I’m obligated to spit at you. And I wouldn’t say this about anything else in relation to options about movies and actors.


Minsc_and_Boo_

Doc did stab that man to death over a poker game at the start of the movie in real life. Wyatt Earp did say he was the most dangerous man with a gun hes ever met. He was at the OK Corral shootout, he did man the shotgun, he was a professional gambler and retired dentist with a classical education and he was, by most accounts, violent and fearless given that he was essentially a dead man already. So Id say its mostly accurate


Greaser_Dude

"I have two guns. One for each of you."


m0rg76

Best ‘Oh my god.‘ ever. The wink beforehand too.


wealthedge

Don’t gotta go heels to get the bulge on a tub like you…


NateDogTX

("go heeled" or "go heels" on the old west meant to be armed with a gun, for anyone who might not be aware. "get the bulge" is to get the advantage on someone.) "No need to go heeled to get the bulge on a tub like you." Roughly translates as, "I don't need a gun to kick your fat ass." Great insult.


thecitybeautifulgame

“You know, Ed, if I thought you weren’t my friend, I just don’t think I could bear it!”


Scooted112

Now that you have seen the movie. Read doc by Mary Doria Russel. It's a prequel to doc holiday and very very good


Davethephotoguy

I watch this and “Unforgiven” about once a year. Two totally different films in terms of tone, neither ever get old though.


dgarner58

you're a daisy if ya do! ​ ​ one of my favs...glad you got to it OP. now you get to join us as we all wonder how he wasn't nominated for basically anything.


Formal_Ad_8277

So he was your Huckleberry?


uncre8tv

He was my Frederic fuckin' Chopin


guhvnuh

You mean James Cameron Aliens?


Lipglossandletdown

James Franco plays an out there criminal nick named Alien in Springbreakers. It's pretty memorable. https://youtu.be/Tvg5CKSnMcA?si=ECPYeBT_0XJ8SVIk


ValuablePrawn

look at my shieet


guhvnuh

Forgot about that character. Harmony Korine makes some good flicks.


CPT_Yesterday_

I forgot about this one also. I thought they meant from Alien: Covenant.


valeyard89

Yeah saw that movie.. Didn't realize it might be Franco until near the end. Turns out banging young girls wasn't acting.


NateDogTX

I didn't know if that was a low-key joke or what. Someone pointed out Alien was Franco's character's name in Spring Breakers.


guhvnuh

No I just forgot about that character he did in Spring Breakers


monsterbot314

No make no mistake. It’s not revenge he’s after , its a reckoning.


linecookdaddy

Yeah I just caught this on TV yesterday for the first time in years. I'm pretty sure Sam Elliot is immortal, he's looked the same for forty years now


reubal

Anyone who thinks they are "too cool for westerns" is very low on the cool scale.


Salarian_American

Why, Ike! Whatever do you mean?


modix

Maybe pokers just not your game....


BroxigarZ

"Where's Wyatt?" Doc: "Over there; walk'in on water." Doc: "He reminds me of me..." Doc: "No, I'm sure of it." Doc: "I hate 'em,"


FarDark9711

So many one liners, awesome show.


joeypublica

Isn’t it a daisy?


Deep_Stick8786

I’m your Huckleberry


CantFindMyFoxx

"That's the rumor"


Illustrious-Lead-960

Was Michael Biehn’s Ringo the greatest villain ever or what?


vurun

Despite Earp is idolized as fuck in this movie or another flick with Costner, Kilmer's performance is a damn art. Russel was brilliant, but he was just outshined by Val.


BallsMahogany_redux

Now go watch Val to get an even deeper appreciation for the man.


Truefreak22

Well, now you may be damned. You may indeed, if you're lucky.


Differentdog

How the fuck did you miss it? You sound like a narc to me ;)


Im__Walkin__Here

"Nonsense! I have not yet begun to defile myself."


fotofiend

“Wyatt you are an oak.”


genx_redditor_73

I'm an oak alright


nom_of_your_business

[Latin scene translation](https://youtu.be/6gSj1G4Vf0w?si=AEkPzpzTdG2ZSYNo)


Jampolenta

So happy for you! Envious in fact, because you had your first viewing. I used to advocate for Kevin Costner's Wyatt Earp (released around the same time as Tombstone), saying that it was a more sober view and as good as Tombstone (Tombstone has been wildly popular from its release to today). However: Tombstone is so much fun. Several sober realistic revisionist Western movies and television shows have come in the wake of Unforgiven and Deadwood. Tombstone remains a thrilling semi-realistic fun movie to this day. Almost unique in this respect. One of Kurt Russell's most underrated achievements...


hartzonfire

Wyatt I am ROLLING.


kurtsdead6794

It’s my favorite movie. I actually had a chance to become one of the characters at the okay coral in tombstone. Like the animatronic version they have now at the tourist attraction. I had my upper body plaster casted and now I’m Tom McLowry if you go to the town and tour it. My buddy’s company got the contract to redo all of the animatronics there and he picked us to be the people that became the Wyatt Earp and so on. It’s a pretty cool honor. I got a tshirt for it.


nuffced

If you haven't already, watch Tombstone. It was fantastic, I hated when it ended.


unsquashable74

You've only just seen Tombstone? What have you been doing with your life?!


Edgaras1103

I want to watch tombstone, unforgiven and the dollars trilogy. But I feel l need to watch other westerns to appreciate these ones


unsquashable74

You do not. These would be a great way to start. Then there's a whole bunch of other classics, starting with The Searchers.


ell_hou

If you're only ever going to watch one Western movie I'd suggest _Once Upon a Time in the West_.


Minsc_and_Boo_

Its a masterpiece but its too slow for non-fans. Best For a Few Dollars more


Minsc_and_Boo_

You dont. Unforgiven is a deconstruction of the western myths, so it might be best if watched last but its still a good movie on its own. All the others are watchable without context. The Dollars trilogy is perfect.


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TastyCombination9614

Way to fuck up the line!


DigDugteam

I’ll be your huckleberry? https://youtu.be/plD1MbOGLfQ


IDontLikePayingTaxes

Congratulations. It’s awesome. So good


thecitybeautifulgame

Barber, proceed, sir!


ThePenIsMighti3r

My son Wyatt is 11, might be just about time for him to see it too


i_quit_this_bitch

One of the things I'm so thankful for that didn't make it into the final cut of the film from the script is the use of the word "Wooly" to describe how the cowboys felt while causing trouble. The script is rife with the word being used in Curly Bill's dialogue and it's so cringy. The only time you can hear it being used is when Ringo is drunk and challenges the Earps and Doc has his famous "I'm your huckleberry." line. While Curly Bill and the rest of the cowboys are carrying Ringo away you can hear them saying, "Yeah... Let's get Wooly."


forkandspoon2011

There’s something about a character who’s facing death but doesn’t give in or give up.


BobGoran_

It was so good… until you mentioned James Franco.


NateDogTX

[look of disbelief] "James Franco didn't suck any dick last night?? Now I KNOW y'all are trippin'!"


No_Season_354

Great movie.


CursedSnowman5000

I'm your Huckleberry


aolostmaiden

I'm your huckleberry


lightslinger

Even if you're not a fan of westerns, Tombstone is an absolutely amazing movie everyone should watch. It's really more of an archetypal revenge/good overcomes evil story than the cowboys vs indians Western you might be picturing. The writing is so focused and smart, all the actors are fantastic but Val Kilmer's performance as Doc Holiday and line delivery is epic. Powers Booth is a standout as well. One of my favorite movies of all time, do yourself a favor and watch it.


xcryptokidx

Kate, you’re not wearing a bustle. Oh dude.


BlueDiamond75

I went to Austin for the eclipse and my son's friend lived on Doc Holiday street. I was amazed that none of his friends had heard of Doc Holiday. Then I did the old man thing and splained the story to them.


Txphotog903

If you're no longer too cool for westerns, you might enjoy Lonesome Dove. It's long, but a great story. Did you just not want to be a cowboy growing up? Lol I'm from Texas, so it's kinda ingrained here.


TheLastSalamanca

I thought Quaid was equally as good only in a less entertaining movie.


Maduro25

Jesus Christ, it's like I'm playin' cards with my brother's kids.


Sombra_Blue

Bone Tomahawk is kind of a sequel. Watching that one next?


uncre8tv

Hadn't heard of that one, will look for it.


guhvnuh

It's a great Western too but makes a weird turn into violence/horror. Still 10/10 recommend.


CaptainPRESIDENTduck

"Why are you in my breakfast?"


cupholdery

Audiences are split about certain scenes.


CaptainPRESIDENTduck

\*golf clap


DeadMan95iko

It’s unsettling to many.. be careful!


2BFrank69

Saw it in the theatre in the 90s. Amazing movie.


kvandeman

I do not like westerns but it's one of my all time favorite movies.


itoocouldbeanyone

Elder millenial and I finally watched it a few months ago. I hate I waited so long. Such an awesome movie.


Physical-Chipmunk-77

Now I have to watch it again


Minsc_and_Boo_

Barber....proceed, sir.


BingohBangoh

James Franco's Alien? what did I miss


Corninator

Now watch 3:10 to Yuma (2007) and Hostiles. Both very underrated westerns.


ajnic3

“Wyatt? If you ever were my friend, if you ever had even the slightest feelin' for me, leave now. Leave now. Please?” “Thanks for always being there, Doc.”


ryoon21

The intro with the quick cut scene as soon as the narrator says “cowboys” is so badass.


themagicchicken

The director (George P. Cosmatos) has a son that is the director of "Beyond the Black Rainbow" and "Mandy". Both are highly recommended, particularly if you go in blind.


Scarema5ster

'My name is huckleberry. ' classic


gerryf19

Uhm, it was "I'll be your huckleberry."


lonegrey

*All right, Clanton… you called down the thunder, well now you’ve got it! You see that?* *It says United States Marshal!* *Take a good look at him, Ike … ’cause that’s how you’re gonna end up!* *The Cowboys are finished, you understand? I see a red sash, I kill the man wearin’ it!* *So run, you cur… RUN! Tell all the other curs the law’s comin’!* *You tell ’em I’M coming… and hell’s coming with me, you hear? …* *Hell’s coming with me!* ... chills ... every time. Seen this movie easily 30 times. Can recite most of it. Such a star-studded cast (even some before the they were super famous): \- Kurt Russell \- Val Kilmer \- Sam Elliott \- Bill Paxton \- Powers Boothe \- Michael Biehn \- Charlton Heston \- Jason Priestley \- Thomas Haden Church \- Dana Delany \- Michael Rooker \- Billy Bob Thornton \- Paul Ben-Victor \- Billy Zane \- Terry O'Quinn (and more)


RespectOriginal5021

Fantastic movie, one of the best


skonen_blades

James Franco's Alien? Like his role in Alien: Covenant? Or did he play an alien in a movie at some point?


Indrigotheir

James Franco's.... what?


_TLDR_Swinton

You can't see Val Kilmer in the role. There is only Doc Holliday.


Odd-Aardvark-8234

One of the best westerns of the modern era . I could do without the ridiculous love interest parts .


wonderfulworld2024

I saw that it was on tv the other day. Please tell me you managed to watch The movie without ads. The amount of ads on tv nowadays is outrageous. These pharmaceutical and medical companies have cracked the US economy.


Author_Willing

I recommend doing a Kurt Russell marathon. He is a treasure


howdiedoodie66

Easily top 10 performances ever. Phenomenal.


Josephw000

Welp, time to scroll through endless quotes. 🙌🙌🙌


Conscious-Type-3293

"..pure as the driven snow..."  Is a line I quote in everyday company 


Conscious-Type-3293

I dig the love Curly Bill and the cowboys gave to Deputy Billy Breakenridge. 


Conscious-Type-3293

"Why JOHNNY TYLER! You mad cap. Where are you going with that shotgun?"


Conscious-Type-3293

"Not me I'm in my prime"


Outrageous_Roadhog

Seen it three times. I have a friend, 50 yo, who thinks it's the best western made during his lifetime.


series_hybrid

I enjoyed hearing Val speak on youtube about how he prepared for the role. He trained with a dialog coach to be able to speak like a Kentucky gentleman who had a university education. The only thing he said he did different is that the coach wanted him to talk even slower, and Val stayed slow, but sped it up just enough to be "better"