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Wyatt Earp | Year: 1994 Birthdate: 19 March 1848 Directed: - Lawrence Kasdan Actors/Actresses: - Kevin Costner - Dennis Quaid - Gene Hackman - Michael Madson - Tea Leoni Dramatic and Entertaining Historical inaccuracies aside, this movie was the best I've seen in a long while. Kevin Costner was even colder than usual (as in "For the Love of the Game"), an expressionless look on his face for much of the movie, but anything else would not have done justice to the character. The supporting cast was unremarkable, but Dennis Quaid as Doc Holliday was incredible...in my opinion, he stole the show and deserved much more screen time. While many of the Earp brothers (excluding Wyatt, of course) were faceless and often difficult if not impossible to tell apart, Quaid captured Doc Holliday's character in every action--speaking, riding, making one of those cynical and hilarious one-liners (Like when Wyatt confides in Doc that he is his closest friend, and Holliday replies, after a long silence, "Shut up," or when he comments that Wyatt wants to be a lawman and an outlaw, getting "the best of both worlds."). It took me a considerable amount of time, at least an hour, to finally believe the video case and conclude that Doc Holliday was in fact played by Dennis Quaid. How did that large, handsome, all-american actor from "Frequency" manage to pull off a skinny, dying man? And that voice...I loved the voice of Doc Holliday, and would rewind the tape sometimes to listen again. Rich and deep, it was the only thing that ultimatly conviced me that Holliday was played by Quaid.<BR>Undoubtably a movie worth seeing, even more than once, I recommend Wyatt Earp to anyone. Stellar Performances Kevin Costner was the perfect choice for Wyatt Earp and Dennis Quaid deserved at the very least an Oscar nod for his performance as Doc Holliday. This caliber of movie and acting is rarely found in movies today which is one of the main reasons I don't watch many. The time was well spent worth the watch. I'm sure Tombstone can be referred to as the condensed soup version of this movie. I was surprised to learn that the "fight at the OK Corral" didn't take place at the OK Corral and that more than just the Clantons were involved. I guess the other "movied clones" just liked the sound of OK Corral. I am also a historical fiction buff. This is one video tape that is definitely going to be added to my movie library. Thank you to the supporting cast, the writer, director, cinematographer, Kevin, Dennis, et al. for believing in a project and taking the time to make it come to fruition. Truly a Great Western Wyatt Earp is the best film ever concerning the life of this famous frontier figure. It covers his life, from youth through the highly publicized (at the time) vendetta following the OK Corral shootout, revealing both his virtues and his faults. One of the wonderful things about this film, as is characteristic of Lawrence Kasdan westerns, is the way the viewer feels he/she is seeing the Old West as it actually was. One famous western film opens with "Texas 1868", but the scenery is not found in Texas, the Colt handguns are from a decade later, and the Winchester rifles from 1892. Not so with Kasdan westerns. Everything was carefully researched to fit the period(s) and the attention to detail comes through. The cinematography is terrific and leaves one feeling as if they have taken a time machine beck to the previous century. Kevin Costner does a great job as Wyatt and Dennis Quaid is absolutely incredible as Doc Holliday. All the actors are good, but the ladies are especially to be praised for the contributions they bring to the story, portraying interpersonal and family dynamics of pioneer women. Some historical facts were altered, like the shootings of Virgil and Morgan in the same night (actually they were 3 months apart) for the flow of the story-line. Overall, this is one of the great Westerns and deserves a special place in Western film history. Buy Wyatt Earp at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Wyatt Earp Search with the Priority Search Engine on Wyatt Earp This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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