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Wyatt Earp
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6.8From 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.
Cast
- Kevin Costner as Wyatt Earp
- Dennis Quaid as Doc Holliday
- Gene Hackman as Nicholas Earp
- David Andrews as James Earp
- Linden Ashby as Morgan Earp
- Jeff Fahey as Ike Clanton
Themes
- gunslinger
- sheriff
- gambling
- deputy sheriff
- arizona
- wretch
- historical figure
- wyatt earp
- doc holliday
- tombstone arizona
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Lawrence Kasdan
- Written by
- Dan Gordon Lawrence Kasdan
- Produced by
- Kevin Costner Lawrence Kasdan Jim Wilson
- Starring
- Kevin Costner Dennis Quaid Gene Hackman Jeff Fahey Mark Harmon Michael Madsen Catherine O'Hara Bill Pullman Isabella Rossellini Tom Sizemore JoBeth Williams Mare Winningham
- Cinematography
- Owen Roizman
- Edited by
- Carol Littleton
- Music by
- James Newton Howard
- Production companies
- Kasdan Pictures Tig Productions
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros.
- Release date
- June 24, 1994 ( 1994-06-24 )
- Running time
- 190 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $63 million
- Box office
- $55.9 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Wyatt Earp is a 1994 American epic biographical Western drama film about the lawman of the same name. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan, who co-wrote the screenplay with Dan Gordon, the film follows Earp from his early life to his career as a marshal and his involvement in the O.K. Corral gunfight. It features an ensemble cast led by Kevin Costner as Earp, with Gene Hackman, Mark Harmon, Michael Madsen, Catherine O'Hara, Bill Pullman, Dennis Quaid, Isabella Rossellini, Tom Sizemore, JoBeth Williams, and Mare Winningham in supporting roles.
The film was developed in competition with Tombstone, another adaptation of Earp's life and the O.K. Corral gunfight that came out six months earlier. Released on June 24, 1994, Wyatt Earp received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances and Kasdan's direction, but criticized the three-hour runtime and unfavorably compared it to Tombstone. It was a box office failure, grossing $55.9 million on a $63 million budget.
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