Softspoken with nerves of steel, he survived countless gunfights due to his extraordinary patience and resolute manner. His tombstone role was quite popular with all the movie fans. Who or what part did barbara spear webster play on murder she wrote. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Doc consulted a number of physicians, who told him he had only a short time to live and was encouraged to move to a dryer climate to extend his life. A big city doctor is stranded in a small rural town, where he finds love. Quiz by charzee wyatt earp, doc holliday teams quiz by charzee. However, in tucson, wyatt, warren and doc holliday hopped off the train in search of frank stillwell, who supposedly worked in the railroad yards. A close friend and associate of lawman wyatt earp, holliday is best known for his role in the events leading up to and following the gunfight at the o.
Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. In july 1994, it was announced that kilmer would be taking over the role of batmanbruce wayne from michael keaton. Doc hollywood 1991, despite its cynical opening scenes, is an oldfashioned, gentle romantic comedy, the kind of thing critics said michael j. In january 2015, kilmer was hospitalized for massive bleeding in his throat. Wyatt earp is the best known of all the frontier lawmen of the american west. Tombstone is one of those movies that you rewatch on cable and everyone who shows up gives you a spark of recognition. Val kilmer biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie.
He is perhaps best known for joining the earp brothers in their celebrated gunfight 1881 with the clanton gang at the o. A band of outlaws that call themselves the cowboys are causing problems in the region with various acts of random violence, and inevitably come into confrontation with holliday and the earps, which leads to a shootout at the o. Doc hollywood 1991 stream and watch online moviefone. If youve seen the movie tombstone, there is a scene where val kilmer as doc holliday plays chopins nocturne no. The fedora working to the crown suggests culture and education, and the left turn up on the brim infers a dangerous bent to his personality. Dec 25, 2018 tombstone is one of those movies that you rewatch on cable and everyone who shows up gives you a spark of recognition. Jeremy renner as doc holliday in new film gothic western january 18, 2018 january 18, 2018 palmstar media has optioned rights to the two mary doria russell books on legendary gunslinger and gambler doc holliday for a movie that will star jeremy renner as doc holliday. But because it has the presumption to mess with the saga of doc holliday and wyatt earp, it is getting some knocks from the new york critics. Morgans body was dressed in one of doc hollidays suits and shipped to the parents in colton, california for burial. Doc hollywood isnt particularly graceful in its attempt to put a 90s spin on its.
John henry doc holliday august 14, 1851 november 8, 1887 was an american gambler, gunfighter, and dentist. Doc is a 1971 american western film, which tells the story of the gunfight at the o. So, in october 1873, doc holliday packed up and headed for dallas, texas, which was the end of the railroad at the time. Match the movie to the actors who played wyatt earp and doc holliday as a team. It stars stacy keach, faye dunaway, and harris yulin. Doc hollywood 1991 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The movie is about the virtues of life in the slow lane. Even if youre not a fan of the genre, this is as entertaining as a movie can be. Fox, julie warner, barnard hughes, woody harrelson the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 43 min, and received a score of out of. On an old west research trip to the hubbard museum, in ruidoso, new mexico we were fortunate to be able to examine the shoulder holster used by val kilmer as doc holliday in the movie tombstone. Now, together with wyatts best friend, doc holliday val kilmer, the brothers pick up their guns once more to restore order to a.
Doc holliday are a southern rock band from macon, georgia, originally formed in 1971 as roundhouse 5 then changed their name to doc holliday in 1981. Val kilmer blasting away during the vendetta scene as doc holliday in the 1993 movie tombstone. Frank perrys doc works very well just as a western, no matter what its higher ambitions may be. Since then, he has played two more american legends, elvis presley in true romance 1993 and doc holliday in tombstone 1993. Jeremy renner to play famed gunslinger doc holliday in. Doc saw billy clanton on the street, telling him glad to meet you. Doc holliday, the coldblooded sharpshooter, reunites with his old friend, marshall wyatt earp, to take down the clanton gang in the dusty town of tombstone, in arizona. Val kilmer simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
He meets his brothers there, as well as his old friend doc holliday. Val kilmer as doc holliday val kilmer, doc holliday. The 10 best movies about wyatt earp and doc holliday. Doc holliday, gambler, gunman, and sometime dentist of the american west. June 14, 2006 sweetmonkeypie leave a comment go to comments like millions of other parents around the us, this weekend i trundled off with my kid to see the new pixardisney movie, cars. He was married to joanne whalley from 1988 until they divorced in 1996. Occasionally, a movie will come out that just makes you feel good. Jul 07, 2018 great comments on doc holliday and chopin, from mary dora russell, the author of doc, the definitive novelization of the dodge city years of doc holliday. With stacy keach, faye dunaway, harris yulin, michael witney. He quickly gained a reputation as a dangerous man and stone cold kil. The film stars val kilmer doc holliday, kurt russell wyatt earp and his brothers, morgan bill paxton and virgil sam. This early wyatt earp movie, based on stuart lakes book frontier marshall, presents a very romanticized version of the gunfight at the o. Fox nails it as a doctor headed to hollywood to get into the plastic surgeon business.
If you were half as enthralled by val kilmers interpretation of doc holliday in the 1993 movie tombstone as i was, then you have to read this book. I live near the town this movie was shot in, i was an extra for one day, and a stand in for two days on this film. Val kilmer celebrity profile check out the latest val kilmer photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Our version of the doc holliday cowboy hat from tombstone 1993 doc s adversary amongst the cow boys, of course, was johnny ringo. Doc heard about ike roaming town that morning threatening the earps. Doc holiday matt braun he came from the american south, a gentleman by breeding, a dentist by training, a gambler by vocation.
Frank perry directed this effort to debunk the legends of gunfighter doc holliday stacy keach and frontier marshal wyatt earp harris yulin. Jan 18, 2018 jeremy renner as doc holliday in new film gothic western january 18, 2018 january 18, 2018 palmstar media has optioned rights to the two mary doria russell books on legendary gunslinger and gambler doc holliday for a movie that will star jeremy renner as doc holliday. Knight rider, american film actors and actors from california. He developed a reputation as having killed more than a dozen men in various altercations, but modern researchers have. Theres val kilmer giving a scenerychewing performance as doc holliday. But not long into doc hollywood, the disarming new comedy starring michael j. Kilmer again put his good baritone to use in the movie, performing all of the concert pieces. Doc holliday was first and foremost, a gambler, and by necessity, became a gunfighter in order to protect himself.
Find great deals on ebay for tombstone pop when you shop the largest online selection at. At first glance, this 1991 comedy looks like another formulaic fluffpiece with a. But, earp wasnt just the famous lawman of dodge city and tombstone fame. Doc and wyatt were immortalized for film buffs anyway by john fords masterpiece my darling clementine.
From 1935 to 1991 jimmy stewart made a total of 98 films that you could get immersed in. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Doc hollywood is a 1991 american romantic comedy film directed by michael catonjones and written by daniel pyne along with jeffrey price and peter s. Released july 23rd, 1991, doc hollywood stars michael j. Corral but it is, nonetheless, a very entertaining film.
Cosmatos, written by kevin jarre who was also the original director, but was replaced early in production, and starring kurt russell and val kilmer, with sam elliott, bill paxton, powers boothe, michael biehn, and dana delany in supporting roles, as well as narration by robert mitchum. Why barbara spear webster given a in memory of on murder she wrote. Doc hollidays wife doc holliday and kate elders relationship proves there is no one size fits all when it comes to pain and marital relationships. Doc hollywood is a 1991 american romantic comedy film directed by michael catonjones and. Doc holliday and chopin in the old west gothic western. Mary katherine horonycummings born as maria izabella magdolna horony, november 9, 1849 november 2, 1940, also known as big nose kate, was a hungarianborn prostitute and longtime companion and commonlaw wife of old west gunfighter doc holliday. One of ikes stops was kellys wine house, spouting out. Match the movie to the actors who played wyatt earp and doc holliday as a team test your knowledge on this movies quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Jun 17, 2017 match the movie to the actors who played wyatt earp and doc holliday as a team test your knowledge on this movies quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others.
Western movie holsters old west leather, buckles, cowboy. One of the most quotable films of all time, all of which are from kilmer. Doc holliday is a tragic character, and val kilmer plays him as such. Tombstone is a 1993 american western film directed by george p. But the movie is indeed the widescreen transfer that weve been waiting for, and the picture looks good. On the basis of the movies trailer, i was expecting doc hollywood to be a comedy. Aug 24, 2016 doc hollywood 1991, despite its cynical opening scenes, is an oldfashioned, gentle romantic comedy, the kind of thing critics said michael j. Doc has worked with adult film studios including sx video, all worlds video, and zyloco, incthis performer is quite well rounded and has worked in videos which involve 22 categories ranging from bareback group sex to threesomes. It depends on what your standards are for a good gunfighter. Doc holliday quotes not an actual doc holiday quote just sounds best in his. This x 19 tombstone movie print, is personally signed by val kilmer at his helmel studios in hollywood, california. Roger ebert rated the film a 3 out of 4 stars stating on the basis of the movies trailer, i was expecting doc hollywood to be a comedy. Oct 07, 2015 the english teacher drama film comedy movie julianne moore lily collins duration. Roberts manifested an interest in doc holliday at a very early age, and he has devoted these past thirtyodd years to serious and detailed research in the development and writing of doc holliday.
The entire earp party, including mattie, accompanied morgans body. A story of tuberculosis, pain, and selfmedication in. Doc hollywood 1991 dance scene by kyrillos youtube. Val kilmer has been in 16 onscreen matchups, including angelina jolie in alexander 2004, ashley judd in heat 1995, elisabeth shue in the saint 1997, joanne whalley in willow 1988 and meg ryan in the doors 1991.
Doc hollywood is feel good entertainment at its finest. Doc holliday is a male porn star whose performing career commenced in 1997. Kilmers performance as doc holliday is arguably the greatest interpretation of a real western character in the the history of western filmmaking. Jeremy renner to play famed gunslinger doc holliday in new film. Its heavily hinted at the outset that holliday is dying of tuberculosis, a common affliction of the time, and he effectively saves wyatts life by taking his place in the duel with johnny ringo. Corral and of one of its protagonists, doc holliday. In the early 90s screenwriter kevin jarre along with actors kurt russell and kevin costner were developing a movie about wyatt earp. This display had the guns and gear, as well as his dagger, flask, and match safe. Tombstone was an ok movie to start with, but vals performance turned the film into a classic. So naturally the doc holliday cowboy hat is the opposite of johnny ringos. Holliday, a man fleeing his tragic past, drifted across the west, living among some of the roughest men on the frontier, word spread quickly he never walked away from a fight, and he never drew too late. In the whole clip that we saw and is shown above, there is one thing that made us go wild and feel like wow, she is so beautiful and looks gorgeous with.
Gary roberts tackles one of the most complex, perplexing and paradoxical manmyth legends to come out of the old west. The story behind the production of tombstone is almost as huge as the movie itself. Jeremy renner as doc holliday in new film gothic western. Born december 31, 1959, actor val kilmers chameleonlike ability to plunge fully and breathlessly into his characters represents both the gift that catapulted him to fame in the mid eighties, and that which by its very nature of anonymity held him back from megastardom for some time. The hollywood reporter, llc is a subsidiary of prometheus global media, llc. New mexico we were fortunate to be able to examine the shoulder holster used by val kilmer as doc holliday in the movie tombstone. The english teacher drama film comedy movie julianne moore lily collins duration. Fox should have been doing instead of bright lights, big city 1988. It is his singular presence that elevated the film and the other actors. Raye birk, eyde byrde, amzie strickland, michael catonjones.