October 26th 1881

[Coal Creek Griff]

Did anyone else watch the movie "Tombstone" today?

CC Griff

[Major 2]

no,  but I did a few days ago....

[Coal Creek Griff]

I had a day off, so I watched "Tombstone", a few key scenes from Costner's "Wyatt Earp" AND, the kind of overly dramatic, but fairly accurate 1970's documentary hosted by Lorne Greene.  It was a rainy day here, so it was kind of fun to make a day of it.

CC Griff

[Major 2]

This from IMDB

" Kevin Costner was originally involved with Tombstone (1993), another film about Wyatt Earp, written by Kevin Jarre. However, Costner disagreed with Jarre over the focus of the film (he believed that the emphasis should have been on Wyatt Earp rather than the many characters in Jarre's script) and left the project, eventually teaming up with Lawrence Kasdan to produce his own Wyatt Earp project. Costner then used his then-considerable clout to convince most of the major studios to refuse to distribute the competing film, which affected casting on the rival project. As it turns out, the rival film was considerably more successful. "


Almost, would have been just the one version, I for one was glad for the two....Tombstone heads above Wyatt Earp though 

[Professor Marvel]

This from IMDB

" Kevin Costner was originally involved with Tombstone (1993), another film about Wyatt Earp, written by Kevin Jarre. However, Costner disagreed with Jarre over the focus of the film (he believed that the emphasis should have been on Wyatt Earp rather than the many characters in Jarre's script) and left the project, eventually teaming up with Lawrence Kasdan to produce his own Wyatt Earp project. Costner then used his then-considerable clout to convince most of the major studios to refuse to distribute the competing film, which affected casting on the rival project. As it turns out, the rival film was considerably more successful. "


Almost, would have been just the one version, I for one was glad for the two....Tombstone heads above Wyatt Earp though 

Oh My Yes! Tombstone is much better, and isn't dragged out as long.

don't you just hate self-important louts that try to use their money and percieved "clout" to try to destroy the efforts of others?

I believe the Chinese have a special Hell for those folks (amongst the many thousands they have tabulated)

Diyu is a purgatory that serves to punish and renew spirits in preparation for reincarnation
The Jade Emperor put Yama in charge of overseeing the affairs of Diyu.
There are 12,800 hells located under the earth – eight dark hells, eight cold hells and 84,000 miscellaneous hells
located at the edge of the universe.

yhs
prof marbels

[Mogorilla]

"The Chinese have many Hells Professor Marvel"

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

I usta have many marbles.

[Oregon Bill]

I had the privilege of visiting Wyatt Earp's grave in Colma, CA, a few years ago.

[Coal Creek Griff]

Virgil's is down the road from me in Portland.  I keep meaning to stop by, but I haven't done it yet.

CC Griff

[Tsalagidave]

I was in Tombstone last weekend.  Paid my respects at the graves for Clantons,McLaurys, and Marshal Fred White.
As commercialized as it gets, the place is still well worth the visit.

-Dave

[Cliff Fendley]

This from IMDB

" Kevin Costner was originally involved with Tombstone (1993), another film about Wyatt Earp, written by Kevin Jarre. However, Costner disagreed with Jarre over the focus of the film (he believed that the emphasis should have been on Wyatt Earp rather than the many characters in Jarre's script) and left the project, eventually teaming up with Lawrence Kasdan to produce his own Wyatt Earp project. Costner then used his then-considerable clout to convince most of the major studios to refuse to distribute the competing film, which affected casting on the rival project. As it turns out, the rival film was considerably more successful. "


Almost, would have been just the one version, I for one was glad for the two....Tombstone heads above Wyatt Earp though 

Wow to think Tombstone could have been ruined by Costner is scary.

[Trailrider]

"Boot hill, boot hill, so cold, so still, they lay side-by-side, the killers that died in the gunfight at OK Corral."  Let's hear it for "Tombstone", the movie!

[RRio]

I was in Tombstone last weekend.  Paid my respects at the graves for Clantons,McLaurys, and Marshal Fred White.
As commercialized as it gets, the place is still well worth the visit.

-Dave

Yep !  Been there, done that also. Plan on going to Mattie's grave this fall.

[Coal Creek Griff]

It's October 26th again--the date of the Fremont Street Fight (near the OK Corral).

This past March, I finally stopped by Virgil Earp's grave in Portland.  Here's the marker.  It's hard to read, even in person, but under the dates it says, "God will take care of me."  Below that on the right, it appears to say, "Co. C", then something I can't read.  Per Don Chaput's biography, Virgil served with Company C of the 83rd Regiment of the Illinois Volunteer Infantry.  I'm sure that the unreadable markings on the stone indicate that.

CC Griff

[Rye Miles]

Wow to think Tombstone could have been ruined by Costner is scary.

Wow, you're so right! Costner's Wyatt Earp was okay but Tombstone was awesome! My favorite western of all time!

[Crow Choker]

I disagree, I thought Costner's Wyatt Earp was a better movie vs Tombstone, which was a good movie, but had reservations. Contrary to what a lot of people say, I like Costner's western's. Not a big fan of Kurt Russel, think he over acts, as did Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday. Good actors, but not my favorite's.

[treebeard]

Val Kilmer?s version of Doc Holiday was entertaining but Dennis Quaid?s portrayal was far more realistic according to what has been written about Doc. Quaid?s performance was lost in the lackluster success of the Costner film.

[Coal Creek Griff]

Val Kilmer?s version of Doc Holiday was entertaining but Dennis Quaid?s portrayal was far more realistic according to what has been written about Doc. Quaid?s performance was lost in the lackluster success of the Costner film.

I agree. Quaid's Doc stole the show. Actually, both Doc's were the best part of those movies. They certainly are the most quotable...  Quaid's Doc said something close to, "My mother told me never to put off until tomorrow people you should kill today." That's one of my favorites.

CC Griff

[DB Books]

I like the story of how a young John Wayne met an old Wyatt Earp at his home in SoCal in 1929. Wyatt was trying to get early Hollywood to make a movie of his life and the OK Corral the way it actually went. How it felt to him for so many remorseful years. JW paid attention to the slow drawl, the deliberately chosen, sparse words Wyatt spoke with. This became the mode of speech The Duke used that we're all familiar with.
  So, in a sense, a little piece of Wyatt Earp lived on for us to experience in the way somewhat like Wyatt envisioned. Here's a pic of him in his SoCal home about 1929 when JW had several meetings with him about cowboys, Hollywood, and the like.

[Oldgold]

I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall when John Wayne visited Wyatt Earp. I've heard that same story about the Duke patterning his acting persona after Earp.