I'm Your Huckleberry History / Curious To Know

I'm Your Huckleberry
If you're like me, you have seen the movie "Tombstone" about 100 times. I have always wondered, what does Doc Holiday mean when he says, "I'm your huckleberry". Curious to know? Me to! Here is what I found while researching my answer.
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[@Wild4]

I derpped the locations; CORRECTION: Doc was born in Griffin, Georgia - mostly raised in Valdosta, Georgia - passed away in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

[@waynerobinson2301]

Oh bullshit . All that Doc ment was " im your date , lets dance "

[@curtisking5138]

Wild4Games :"Why, Johnny Ringo,you look like somebody just walked over your grave!"

[@curtisking5138]

mtman2 : Somebody tells me "Well I wasn't, and this time it's legal",with them crazy eyes and tremblin' cigarette lips, I'd be crapping my pants too!

[@curtisking5138]

mtman2 : Yeah! "The Cowboys"! That's another great one by Doc right there, as they burst into a hotel (brothel?) "Don't move!"someone says. Doc interjects "Nonsense! By all means,move!" Notice how Doc triggered Billy to go for his gun at the OK Corral? Then blasted him with "the street howitzer"!

[@curtisking5138]

mtman2 : I wish that could find some reason to oppose your comments at least once,instead of agreeing with everything you say,but I find myself remembering scenes that are consistent with your comments.The Cowboys were bullies and extortionists. Ike Clanton was a a big mouthed coward, and it seems that he survived "the purge" by the "Immortals"! And the Doc! Would you dare to dump a woman with "I think we need to redefine the nature of our relationship!" Would you dare, after winning all his money, tell an illiterate bully who is backed by a gang of bullies "I know, let's have a spelling contest!" And mock a deadly gunslinger by replicating his display of smooth gun-handling, using a cup! A true loyal, fearless Southern gentleman!

[@carlbradley4872]

Val Kilmer is still owed an Oscar for this role. That he didn't win easily is a testament to the silliness of the Academy.

[@Wild4]

I agree completely!

[@billydurham4143]

@@Wild4 Couldn't be more true.

[@charlesbrowning9748]

no it's a testament to he arrogance and stupidity of the academy selection group.

[@josephdale69]

@@Wild4 This snub and Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction were the two worst snubs of that era.

[@scootergeorge9576]

Tommy Lee Jones 1994 Best Supporting Actor award for "The Fugitive" was not silly.

[@gregines70x7]

Val Kilmer not getting an OSCAR for his role as ''Doc Holiday'' in Tombstone was one of the biggest snubs in Academy Award history. As he was truly ''a daisy'' in that classic western movie. In fact, he's one of my all-time favorite characters in the movies.

[@Wild4]

Agree - he was stunning in the role 💪

[@allenmartin6536]

Are you guys on dope! That was one of the most pathetic, gayest portrayals of Doc Holiday I've ever seen. I'm sure the real Doc would have shot him.

[@amberlilly4101]

Greg, I agree with you, Kilmer was great! It is funny but I worked with someone who said Kilmer was not the person for Doc, I can't see anybody that would be better. She was the only one that thought that.

[@amberlilly4101]

@@allenmartin6536 BOOOOOO

[@ericgill5039]

Greg Ines I totally agree

[@TomahawksNShotShells]

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

[@tango1706]

They should have used "You look like a possum just walked over your grave" if they wanted to spin it really Southern.

[@smsmoof8128]

"I was just kidding Holiday ..." "I wasnt" Its on.

[@everythingisvibration]

Say When ,,,,,

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

You're no daisy. No daisy at all

[@rudybigboote3883]

That’s one of the coolest lines ever!

[@coreyshier7526]

I Love the quote at the end of this scene: "poor soul, he was just too high strung! The strain was more than he could bear."

[@Wild4]

Oh my too. Such a great follow up to that moment 💪

[@TheRevyr1666]

What you don’t know is that he actually said this to him in real life. And is very well documented as both men were arrested outside of the saloon, as John was threatening Wyatt.

[@amberlilly4101]

This was actually one of my favorite quotes. Do you find that when you have a favorite movie you begin to use your favorite quotes your self. My husband and I love lonesome dove and we use those good quotes also. And, also UNFORGIVEN (that word is not in the dictionary.) "I RECON SO"

[@Nikolai18A]

This speaks to the historicity of events as officially documented (Ringgold's cause of death is officially listed as suicide) to the audience, while epitomizing Doc's wit, sarcasm, and modesty; as it appears he offers the narrative that Ringo shot himself to Wyatt, who comes running in after Ringo has already fallen, while obviously being facetious.

[@warriorpoet8119]

That was a nice line, loved it!

[@thomasfleig3499]

I loved how Ringo went from being smug to being "oh shit, it's Holiday"

[@drahculia3579]

Doc told Wyatt that he couldn't beat Ringo in a pistol fight. Doc was confident in taking on Ringo. But, Curly Bill knew of Doc's rep (warned of it in the casino) and Curly Bill hauled/dragged Ringo away from a gunfight with Doc, fearing Ringo would get killed by Doc. When Ringo was 'showing off' in the casino, Doc was scoping him out, clocking Ringo's moves and reflexes. Ringo was confident to meet Wyatt Earp by the old oak tree for a pistol fight, but as much as he hated Doc, he was unsure he could beat him. While Doc had been confident when facing Ringo. When Ringo saw it was Doc (not Wyatt Earp) waiting at the old oak tree, he again lost his confidence. Doc was as condident as ever, knowing he could beat Ringo. Ringo could only summon his rage-hate, and duel with him. Doc quickly validated his reputation (and Wyatt Earp's assessment of him being the nerviest, fastest, most lethal gunfighter he'd ever known) and THEN put on a brief show of pistol spinning. Ringo was lots of pistol spinning bravodo, fast gun fighting, and lethal. Doc was faster and hence more lethal, yet more modest in his (also expert) pistol spinning.

[@speedbird9313]

@@drahculia3579 Historically tho…😆🫢

[@travisfinnerty156]

Doc would’ve dropped him right there in the street had the cowboys not held a drunken Ringo back- and would’ve still continued his shave afterwards. Doc was ready to go- at all times. 100% American bad ass.

[@kylemichaelsen7374]

@Drahc Ulia It wasn't just confidence from Holiday, though clearly he was confident in his abilities. He was already dying, and thus had no fear of death. He wanted to go out in a blaze of glory, instead of simply wasting away, but he wasn't going to throw away his life, either. He only wanted to lose to somebody better or as good as he was. That's why he was yelling at Ringo to "come on" after he shot him, and was visibly upset that Ringo was "no daisy" and not as good as Doc hoped he was.

[@equisader]

I'm not even a huge fan of westerns but this is one of my all time favourite films. Val Kilmer literally WAS Doc Holliday for me and acted everyone else off the screen (as brilliant as they all were).

[@pugnacious8543]

I thought exactly the same thing. Val Kilmer should have won an academy award for his portrayal of Doc Holliday. He stole the show! Can't understand the haters. He researched the role and worked with voice expert to get his speech correct, for a southern aristocrat from that time era.

[@drahculia3579]

And spent hours every day practising spinning that metal shot-cup!

[@rogueshinobislash]

Love the movie. Val's portrayal of Doc is forever etched as legendary in modern western movies.

[@jimsheldon3788]

Everyone gives accolades to Val Kilmer for the role as Doc Holliday. Watch Val Kilmers interview about the movie. He gives all the credit to Kurt Russell. When Russell took control of the movie directing, Val said he gave up lots of lines and out front appearances to make all the actors shine. Kurt deserves kudos for stepping back so Val and others shine. Very much selflessness on his part. That's one of the reasons I think it's the best Western ever produced.

[@user-rq2cz2dl6y]

Not the best ever but definitely one of the best of all times in my humble opinion

[@leapdrive]

@@user-rq2cz2dl6y, Clint Eastwood and Charles Brunson Western movies would be up there as well, and I’m not trying to diminish Tombstone.

[@kewelcatdaddy]

I agree.

[@jeffnoble9757]

Silverado and once upon a Time in the West with Charles Bronson was great

[@OverOnTheWildSide]

The second time he said it Ringo still thought it was Wyatt so saying I’m your huckleberry was an impactful way of letting Ringo know it was Doc not Wyatt. Doc then refers back to when he said it the first time by saying “we started a game we didn’t finish”.

[@DreamingDarlin]

That makes sense! I just watched that scene and didn't get it as it's been years since I saw the movie - love it!

[@Kenobi_Cowboy]

The look on Ringo's face when he realizes it isn't Wyatt. Subtle but said a bunch.

[@OverOnTheWildSide]

@@Kenobi_Cowboy it looked like someone had just walked over his grave.

[@glenncalzada1707]

Makes one wonder how knowledgeable the script writer was to even include those phrases in the movie's dialogue. Certainly added more authenticity.

[@Wild4]

I agree completely thanks for watching!

[@RoguePhysicist]

Much of the movie was based on a 1927 book called "Tombstone : An Iliad of the Southwest", which itself, was not historically accurate regarding the events in Tombstone. In the book: ‘They say you’re the gamest man in the Earp crowd, Doc,’ Ringo said. ‘I don’t need but three feet to do my fighting. Here’s my handkerchief. Take hold.’ Holliday took a quick step toward him. ‘I’m your huckleberry, Ringo,’ replied the cheerful doctor. ‘That’s just my game.’ Holliday put out a hand and grasped the handkerchief. Both men reached for their six-shooters.

[@billrowell9141]

Appreciate your input on this. My take was that when Doc first said it to Ringo that he was telling him I’m your man and I’m ready to go now. In the gunfight scene towards the end of the movie, he repeats the line knowing Ringo would fully understand what was coming. Ringo initiated the fight to the death early on and Doc was there to give it to him. So the line is the same because it was the answer to his challenge and at the end, a reminder that Doc was there to fulfill it. Johnny wanted Wyatt because Wyatt wasn’t the killer that Doc was. Wyatt killed when he had to or was forced to. Doc was a killer and Curly Bill knew it, that’s why he stopped the drunken Ringo from fighting Doc earlier. Curly Bill needed Johnny and his skills to instill fear in the Cowboys and people in general. Once again, just my thoughts and I appreciate your information.

[@frankcuoco1501]

Every line he said was pure gold👍👍👍🌟

[@macman975]

Greatest line in any film: Doc(talking about Ringo) he wants revenge. Wyatt: Revenge for what.? Doc: for being born.

[@juliao8428]

The first time I saw "Tombstone" and heard this exchange, I said " . . . for being born" along with Doc. It was the only thing he could have said. What a great script. What great performances. What a great movie. I love it dearly.

[@hikingwiththedog6078]

Tombstone's one of my favorite movies and I always wondered about those two lines. Understanding dated language adds so much to the movie, thanks a lot!!

[@Louise1775]

Great research, thank you! (Noteworthy : Val Kilmer should have been nominated AND won for such an unforgettable performance. Period. )

[@Wild4]

Thank you for the kind words. And 100% yes, Val's performance was top-notch in this role. One of his many great roles 💪 - Thanks for watching.

[@MAMRetro]

He was totally ROBBED of an oscar. I mean hands down robbed.

[@Tom-tk3du]

The actor who played Johnny Ringo also deserves special mention. The contrast and similarity between Johnny Ringo and Doc Holiday greatly enhanced the drama. Both educated men, yet stone cold killers. The West was only big enough for one of them. Johnny Ringo was a worthy nemesis...and died with his boots on. Whereas Holiday did not.

[@Snickelfritz_]

@@Tom-tk3du MIchael Biehn. Fantastic in that role. Not to mention Powers Boothe as Curly Bill. Bill Paxton as Morgan Earp, and of course the always wonderful Sam Elliot. Movie was filled with such great performances, no wonder it is a classic.

[@haroldpetzold1033]

He said the phrase the same way again so Ringo would get the shock of knowing it was Holiday and this time there was no one to stop him.

[@dumassme1]

I was going to make the same point and then I read your comment. You put a perfectly no need for me to add on to it. You're 100% correct.

[@rochelleneal5875]

A call back to the first confrontation

[@burnhippiesforfuel]

The better line was next. " Why, Johnny Ringo, you look like somebody just walked over your grave."

[@joshuahoover6841]

burnhippiesforfuel...I personally love It when he says - "say when..."

[@JackHawk78]

Fights not with you Holiday

[@frangiscucustanza3442]

Or when he invites ike to a spellin bee.

[@bodyman6522]

@@frangiscucustanza3442 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@stiks3538]

"Its okay, i got two guns. One for each of ya!"

[@jaysmith5574]

I enjoyed both responses. Me myself, I did not know either, but being raised in Southeastern Louisiana, where Huckleberry bushes grow wild, I came to my conclusion that it meant, "Hey, if you want a fight, pick me.!"

[@Wild4]

That is a great interpretation thanks for sharing! Thanks for watching!

[@SealofPerfection]

We can close this case by just asking what Val Kilmer said about this in 2020: “By the way, despite some fans’ contention that in the 1800s the handles of caskets were called huckles and thus the word huckle bearer was a term for pall bearer, I do not say, ‘I’m your huckle bearer.’ I say, ‘I’m your huckleberry,’ connotating, ‘I’m your man. You’ve met your match.’” And then you can go over to the Idiom Channel on KZbin and see what the experts there have to say about "huckle bearer" never even existing prior to about 1997-ish. It's never been found in any old text, newspaper, dictionary...nothing. Someone misheard it and made it up. There's not even any evidence that a "huckle" was ever a casket handle, either. Only old dictionary definition of that is "hip" or "bump". Nothing else.

[@siry0ggdstinguishdgent.680]

i always thought when DOC said "IM YOUR HUCKLEBERRY"..he was letting Ringo know...."i accept your challenge..kill me if you can"!!!!

[@Wild4]

Thanks for watching - that is one interpretation for sure - Like many words or phrases, they can mean different things or have multiple meanings in different regions or change over time. 💪

[@jarinazf9683]

Many years ago I used to watch USA Tuesday Night Fights. There was a boxer who was from the southern U.S., who came out wearing a tee-shirt that said "I'm your huckleberry". He won the fight, so during the post-match interview the announcer asked him about the shirt. He said something to the effect that huckleberries have pointy leaves, branches or something that made them stick or cling to you and and made you itch. So being "your huckleberry" meant he was someone that was going to constantly irritate you and could not easily be shaken off or go away. I don't know if that is what is meant in the movie or if the boxer made it up, but it is always the way I've interpreted it since.

[@mikereimer5419]

"Why, Johnny Tyler! You madcap!" Just cracks me up every time!

[@clarice525]

"I'm your huckleberry." said in that slow sexy drawl always makes me smile.

[@glennpalmer4495]

The line "I'm you Huckleberry" was spoken by actor Jock Mahoney in the role of Yancy Derringer in 1958 in the first episode of that series.

[@badlandskid]

"You’re a daisy if you do!"

[@Wild4]

Ha ha ha - Thanks for watching 💪

[@MishaGerrick]

Yeah I was thinking of that scene. I think he said it to someone at the OK Corral. I think the guy said "I'll kill you" and Doc said "You're a daisy if you do." I.e. he WANTS someone to kill him because he didn't want to die of T.B. So when he says to Ringo "You're no daisy at all", it doesn't say anything about what Doc thinks of himself (in the movie, he doesn't think much of himself. See the discussion at Hooker's Ranch. He's talking about himself as much as Ringo there). "You're no daisy at all" is basically Doc's exclamation of disappointment at not being killed in the gun fight. That's why he kept shouting "COME ON!!!" at Ringo, trying to get him to shoot him. So "You're no daisy at all" is basically a 1800s version of "You SUCK, man."

[@droboogie8465]

@@MishaGerrick what a very insightful comment! I think you're right on target too. I was surprised to see your comment hadn't gained more accolades, not that they much matter to you I'm sure, but I also see how recently you shared your thoughts. Cheers😉

[@JL-fx5cm]

In the Huckleberry family, many are edible and some are poisonous. It is very difficult to differentiate. So, when he states, "I'm your huckleberry," he is cautioning Ringo that you better be careful for what you wish for.

[@Wild4]

Very interesting interpretation I hadn't thought about it like this before.

[@JL-fx5cm]

@@Wild4 Thanks for your response. Keep up the great work!

[@garycrandall8649]

I've also heard the term Huckle-bearer because the individual handles on a coffin were called Huckles in those days.

[@elizabethwhiteoak5291]

Me too! In other words he was saying "I'll take you up on that .. and I will carry your coffin by the huckle and I will bury you!"

[@jodyennis7602]

I always thought he actually said huckle-bearer with his accent, then I started hearing people say huckleberry

[@MissSunny1966]

Thank you! It's what in hear!

[@benboru9013]

Its Huckleberry in the original script, and Kilmer also clarified it as Huckleberry. The term was used by Mark Twain, and was also said by Yancy Derringer in a 1959 episode. It's an old expression though not common anymore. But hucklebearer has been thrown around by Tombstone residents wanting to sound like they have the inside knowledge, but dont be duped.

[@garycrandall8649]

@@benboru9013 Thanks

[@kentuckyjustice1408]

Even if they just made it up, and it was completely absent of history, when Doc said "I'm your huckleberry", that was just *COOL!* Who has never repeated that line (rhetorical)!

[@Wild4]

Definitely one of the coolest lines from one of the coolest characters!

[@GCNavigator]

Good job. Thank you. I have watched that great film a dozen times at least, and the highlight clips from it many many more times. Mr Kilmer's memorable delivery made his intentions quite clear, however learning the specific history for the key words, huckleberry and daisy, has been most satisfying. Thanks again.

[@Wild4]

Thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching 💪

[@jonalarcon8564]

GCNavigator whatever do you mean?

[@davidshepherd397]

Even in the Latin sequence, Doc holiday says “its your funeral” which lends backup to your pall bearer idea.

[@dittohead7044]

That makes sense

[@randymoyer7871]

Huckleberry is a New World plant and would not have been known in "King Arthur's" time.

[@randymoyer7871]

@@RinoGato The European Blueberry or Hurtleberry did not come to be called Huckleberry until the mid seventeenth century. Long, long after what would have been "King Arthur's time."

[@desiv1170]

Another great line from that scene: I'm afraid the strain was more than he could bare... Nobody knows for sure how Ringo died. But he was found by a tree dead from a shot to the head, and there are many who think it was self inflicted. Hence, that line hints at that possibility....

[@DanielDeLibro]

One of my top 10 favorite movies. My brothers and I say this line to each other often. I also was in Tombstone Az and got to see the reenactment of the shootout at the ok corral. That was cool!

[@Wild4]

That is awesome - It is easily one of my favorite films too 💪

[@michelebaker6001]

I just watched the movie Tombstone for the first time about 2 weeks ago. I was looking up what "I'm your Huckleberry" meant and I came across your video. Thank you for clarifying. Also the addition of the "You're no Daisy" verse as well.

[@karsten9895]

I find it astonishing that the name Mark Twain never comes up in the discussion about this movie line.

[@shadowenighthawke2023]

Funny Huckleberry Finn

[@halnywiatr]

In 1834 Davey Crockett dictated his biography. There he used the expression:“This was a hard business on me, for I could just barely write my own name. But to do this, and write the warrants too, was at least a huckleberry over my persimmon”. It is meant to indicate something “beyond”, “over-and-above”, “better”. “Huckleberry over persimmon” appears in several 19th century publications meaning the preferred option. After 1875, after the publication of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry in reference to a person starts to mean “Pal”, “Sidekick”, “Wingman”. I can find no published examples of “Huckle Bearer”. This is not to say that it did not exist. I would love to see a citation of its use for “Pall Bearer”. Doc Holiday, who was educated in Latin, enjoyed word play to taunt his opponents. It is enough for him to be saying “I am the thing that is better than you”. It would not be beyond his character to also be saying: “I’ll bury you”.

[@Wild4]

This is awesome - Thanks for sharing your all these awesome facts - Super interesting 💪

[@MrJasonwestphal]

Part of the rivalry depicted in the movie focused on how both of them where well read and educated ....hence Shakespearean quotes would seem in character , like a second language shared between them .....

[@curtisking5138]

Wild4Games :Copied from Movieweb's "10 Tombstone movie facts that you never knew until now" 2007 by Ryan J. Downey-" In fact, all of the lines spoken by the actors during the pivotal scene at the O.K. Corral are said to be historically accurate, based on different historical sources, like newspaper reports from Tombstone that chronicled the famous shootout. But did Doc ever say, "I'm your Huckleberry?" For that matter, did Val Kilmer even say it? This is a hotly debated topic online. According to True West, the phrase "I'm your Huckleberry" is attributed to Doc in the 1928 book Tombstone by Walter Noble Burns, which was based in part on interviews with old-timers from the area. True West and other sources also contend, "I'm your Huckleberry" is an old Southern phrase meaning, basically, "If you want a fight, I'm your man," or even more patronizingly, "If you want to dance, I'll dance with you." Doc Holliday was born in Georgia and Kilmer certainly gave him a Southern aristocrat's charms. Then there are those who say the line is actually "I'm your huckle bearer," arguing that a "huckle" was a word for the handles on a casket, making a "huckle bearer" a pallbearer. That would make the line, "I'm your huckle bearer" pretty sinister. But we've gone to the source material. We took a look at the screenplay, a fourth draft dated March 15, 1993, to be exact, and it most certainly says "Huckleberry." I have searched but found no record of any Kevin Jarre's interview by E magazine that speaks of any mistake with "huckle bearer"!

[@NadaNada-ce4ro]

halnywiatr ! That is correct but his Latin was limited at best ! Then again just being able to read,and write was a huge accomplishment let alone Latin ! !

[@halnywiatr]

"He was one of the first students at the Valdosta Institute, a private school that provided strong classical education in mathematics, grammar, history, Latin and French." valdostamuseum.com/exhibitions/online-exhibits-2/people/doc-holliday/

[@tmoneygamestudio]

Doc Holiday had a dentist's office in Griffin Georgia and when I was growing up there was a pawn shop downstairs and for $5 you could go upstairs and see his dentist's office with all of his dental tools. Not sure if they were his tools, the chair was his I know, but the tools could have been from that time substituted to fill out the office.

[@Wild4]

Thanks for sharing!

[@bauhausoffice]

Great film all the way around. Hope Val can make a complete recovery, love to see him in film again.

[@Wild4]

I agree. He has some of my favorite performances!

[@dgronzega8073]

Just read an article by "Legends of America". Supposedly, Ringo was found with a bullet through his head in an area similar to the movie. Attributed to Holiday.

[@Wild4]

I didn't know there was an article about it thanks for sharing!

[@tag1462]

SUBSCRIBED! This showed up on my recommended list, caught my attention and what the hell. I learnt sumthin. Keep up the good work.

[@Wild4]

Thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching 💪

[@pabloestabla3707]

Thanks for the knowledge, one of my all time favorite movies, so many great one liners!

[@Wild4]

Mine too & thanks for watching 💪

[@kanteannightmare]

Watch the daisy scene again... He sounded more disappointed than taunting. I think he actually was upset that he won.

[@Wild4]

You may be right. Doc is one of my favorite characters. Thanks for sharing!

[@thebigomn2907]

Theirs no way that line wouldn't make for a killer pick up line. Lol imagine theirs a girl in the middle of street angry that she can't find a good man and dude comes out no where smoking a cigarette like doc Holliday and says I'm your huckleberry and then walks a way cool as ice. At that moment you know she pissed herself just a little bit. Lol 😆 😆

[@Wild4]

Doc is so cool definitely one of my all time favorites!

[@efs83dws]

I came from a large family with many live e into their 90’s and 100’s. They had lots of old time sayings and phrases including that concerning huckleberries and daisies. The daisy meant youth and vitality. Huckleberry meant a special relationship existed.

[@Pashasmom1]

I watched a documentary about Tombstone, the term 'Daisy' meant a tough guy, one who could stand up to a challenge.

[@Wild4]

Seems about right 💪

[@xXDDKJefferyXx]

dasiy isnt a tough plant nor aterm for a tough guy......is the flowers they put on graves to pretty it up and cover the smell of rotting bodies in shallow graves........he was saying you aint getting any daisies we gonna leave you here to rot and be eaten by scavengers becasue he had failed to kill him doc wanted to die with his boots on being a man not bed ridden and weak

[@Rawlplug2]

Huckleberry Finn was friends with Tom Sawyer. Perhaps when he says ‘I’m your Hucklyberry’ he’s saying ‘I’m your buddy, I’m your man’. Something like that.

[@derricklogan2058]

When I first heard it from Doc Holiday, my interpretation was that he meant: "I'm Your Adversary!" (I'm Your Huckleberry!) Opponent. The one you're looking for; waiting on, etc. And when he said to Johnny Ringo about not being a Daisy, Doc was saying that Ringo wasn't "Special" or no competition, i.e, A Legend In His Own Mind!

[@Wild4]

Doc is such a cool character! Thanks for watching!

[@alanh5291]

My favorite Doc Holliday line from Tombstone is when he says, "I don't."

[@warriorpoet8119]

I agree Alan, I have remembered this line since the movie came out! Sometimes it is the simple things that make a moment so great!

[@victorragan]

Tombstone is 1 of my Top Western Movie

[@Wild4]

Mine too thanks for watching!

[@crazyhorseaz4280]

Your no daisy, no daisy at all ❗

[@elizabethwhiteoak5291]

Your = something that belongs to the person you are talking to. As in, "This is your gunfight. It belongs to you". You're = short for "You are no daisy". The apostrophe indicates that it's a contraction of two words (you + are), and the apostrophe shows that there's a letter missing. I've used two other contractions in the last sentence where the apostrophe indicates missing letters: it's - short for it is, and there's - short for there is. You're welcome for the free English lesson, but I just can't believe how many people must have had shit teachers at school!

[@luckyday4146]

@@elizabethwhiteoak5291 I was thinkin' the same thing. That John Denver's full a shit, man!

[@miguebyte]

@@elizabethwhiteoak5291Congrats, You are as SMART as a third grader...!!

[@royzturbo]

I think you missed it my friend. Mark Twain wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1884 and The adventures of Tom Sawyer in 1876. Huckleberry Finn was a vagrant boy who was envied by all the other boys for his carefree, ready and willing attitude when faced with an opportunity to seek out adventures and danger. In the scene where they are walking down the street and a drunk Johnny Ringo yells out taunting an unwilling Wyatt Earp he says: "Aren't you willing to play for blood?".. After an unwilling Wyatt states theres no money in that "game", Doc steps up and says "I'm your Huckleberry, that's just my game." Meaning he is a willing companion ready to join Johnny Ringo in the deadly game. Doc Holliday died in November of 1887. This is obviously Docs way of giving himself the title of Huck Finn the Adventurer. He stated in the bar that Johnny was an educated man, so he knows Johnny will likely understand his reference to the books that were published and in circulation in the USA just two years earlier.

[@Wild4]

Thanks for watching!

[@charliehusttle3800]

He also says "you're a daisy if you do" then later he said "you're no daisy".

[@redtwin1968]

Yes! Earlier in the movie he says "You're a daisy if you do" regarding to killing him. In this scene he tells Ringo, "You're no daisy" to let him know that he is not the one to do him in.

[@qbconnect]

I thought daisy was another way of saying bitch back then

[@alexiorodriguez6208]

I once met a Nice lady from Georgia from my church, her way of speaking was very slangish, pure southern accent, and I asked her that, I said : " what does " IM YOUR HUCKLEBERRY " mean for you guys, she laughed and said nicely: honey it's a way of saying " IM THE ONE YOUR LOOKING FOR " IM THE ONE YOU WANT " , so yeah, that's what I got . cheers my friends!!! NOT ME , IM IN MY PRIME 😂😂😂

[@tonys2705]

Thanks a lot. I would love to know if that had any significance. It seemed so deliberate...

[@lindsaykey1496]

One of my most favorite western movies how many times did I rewind

[@Wild4]

It is one of my favs too - Thanks for watching 💪

[@craven1927]

With a little research I came across an article that I think sheds some light on this topic. I'll paste the relevant portions below in parentheses: (As huckleberries are small, dark and rather insignificant, in the early part of the nineteenth century the word became a synonym for something humble or minor, or a tiny amount. An example from 1832: “He was within a huckleberry of being smothered to death”. Later on it came to mean somebody inconsequential. Mark Twain borrowed some aspects of these ideas to name his famous character, Huckleberry Finn. His idea, as he told an interviewer in 1895, was to establish that he was a boy “of lower extraction or degree” than Tom Sawyer.) (Also around the 1830s, we see the same idea of something small being elaborated and bombasted in the way so typical of the period to make the comparison a huckleberry to a persimmon, the persimmon being so much larger that it immediately establishes the image of something tiny against something substantial. There’s also a huckleberry over one’s persimmon, something just a little bit beyond one’s reach or abilities; an example is in David Crockett: His Life and Adventures by John S C Abbott, of 1874: “This was a hard business on me, for I could just barely write my own name. But to do this, and write the warrants too, was at least a huckleberry over my persimmon”.) From that, it's clear that as Mark Twain intended, his naming of the character Huckleberry Finn was meant to indicate the boy's status being lower than Tom Sawyer. Now how that turned into "I'm your huckleberry" meaning that you're the man for the job, I think can be explained by directly referencing the Tom Sawyer story. Remember, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was first published in 1876. Being an educated man, it's surely meant to imply that Doc Holliday had read it. Huckleberry Finn was regarded as the sidekick to Tom Sawyer, so it would seem to me that the phrase eventually caught on to mean something along the lines of how it is used in the movie. And we know for a fact that the phrase was in use with this meaning by some point in the late 1800's, as is evidenced with the following excerpt from the same article... (It seems that the word came to be given as a mark of affection or comradeship to one’s partner or sidekick. There is often an identification of oneself as a willing helper or assistant about it, as here in True to Himself, by Edward Stratemeyer, dated 1900: “ ‘I will pay you for whatever you do for me.’ ‘Then I’m your huckleberry. Who are you and what do you want to know?') This would support the "I'm your man" meaning of the phrase. When Tom Sawyer needed him, Huckleberry Finn was his man. Holiday was not only taunting Ringo, but showing off by referencing a notable piece of literature. At least, that's my take on it.

[@SealofPerfection]

Well, if "I'm your huckleberry" and the meaning of that phrase didn't exist well before Mark Twain wrote his books, that would be one hell of a good explanation. But it did exist, and already meant "I'm your man" "I'm the one you want" "Pick me", etc, well before Twain ever wrote about Sawyer and Finn, so my take is, Twain got Huck's name from the saying, not vice-versa.

[@craven1927]

Well, I didn't find any evidence of it existing with that meaning from before Twain's books... but ok.

[@SealofPerfection]

@@craven1927 1862 papers of Val C. Giles, a soldier in the Confederate Army in reference to two gamblers cheating with loaded dice: "I’ll fling you a dose of high die for enough of Old Culpepper to treat this crowd.” “All right,” said Mr. Bailey, “I’m your huckleberry.” Bailey and Brownley kept loaded dice." Also, from the book 'Sir Genevieve' by Sarah Chester, published in 1869 It's online and searchable

[@craven1927]

@@SealofPerfection fair enough, I hadn't come across those during my research, but I admit it was limited. Thanks.

[@traciecissell1180]

big thing lately... Val says his original script said Huckleberry

[@eldavid7581]

Hey girl, are you lonely?... I'm your huckleberry 😂😂😂

[@thebigomn2907]

Lmao greatest pick up line ever. Lol 😆 😆

[@Abeleko]

Clearly you make an analysis which is very insightful, without having seen the movie itself. The death duel scene was in fact the third time the line was uttered in the movie. The first two times being the warning, and the final time being he foreshadowing to a very near demise.

[@paul72852002]

1. He says "I'm here, Huckleberry," in response to Ringo's declaration of surprise that he showed up, and to reiterate that he finds Ringo, to whom it matters to be taken seriously, as a rube or a bumpkin. Ringo continually tries to establish his dark gravitas in various ways, beginning with the killing of the priest. He is threatened by Holliday's superior darkness, as evidenced by his nervous face during the Latin "duel" and in his attempt to weasel when he recognizes Doc. "Huckleberry" was a pejorative used to indicate insophistication. 2. Doc had earlier said "If you do, you're a daisy," which was colloquially indicative of a pleasant surprise. He was in effect telling Ringo that he (Doc) would be pleasantly surprised if Johnny had the skill to kill him. When he says "You're no daisy," Doc is registering his "disappointment" that Ringo was so easily defeated.

[@TheBrandini76248]

thank you! im here ....

[@curtisking5138]

paul72852002 : Ringo's articulated "surprise" was related to Wyatt Earp's "showing up",since it was to Wyatt that the invitation was extended,and, in his mind, that Wyatt would decline.

[@ricardoarcelay73]

I'm your huckleberry it's slang for am the man your looking for

[@tomflagg2070]

Fascinating. I love etymology. Thanks for the history lesson.

[@williamfullman2639]

LOL thanks for the video two badass lines

[@Wild4]

Thanks for watching 💪

[@faronanderson2536]

Thanks, mate. I really enjoyed learning that.I was intrigued. It's one of my favourite movies of all time.I still have the DVD and case. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺 👍🏽

[@michaelarvin572]

"I was just foolin' about" "I wasn't"

[@chrissuponcic6277]

The quote is I'm your huckleberry, it simply means I'm your guy. When Ringo says "don't any of you have the guts to play for blood"? Doc immediately replied "I'm your huckleberry"

[@SealofPerfection]

Exactly. And if you want to know where the script writer got it from, it's the 1920's book "Tombstone: An Iliad of the Southwest" by Walter Noble Burns. Here's the passage from the book: "I'm your huckleberry Ringo" replied the cheerful doctor "That's just my game"

[@wpowerwagon]

LoL, around here in Texas I've asked some old people what does huckleberry mean and they said by saying huckleberry it's more like I'll be the pain in your ass they called huckleberries, hemorrhoids they look the same and so to me when doc said I'll be your huckleberry meaning I'll be the pain in your ass

[@Wild4]

That is one interpretation for sure - Like many words or phrases, they can mean different things or have multiple meanings in different regions or change over time. 💪

[@dominicsosa7405]

Steve Armendariz sr pole barer...

[@bellakaldera3305]

That sounds more like the Old West, huckleberries being hemorrhoids.

[@LEO1WOLF]

I knew there had to be another meaning(s) to it. 🤔

[@SilverBeardGuerilla]

Down in Virginia we used to call those spiked balls that stick all over your clothes when walking through tall weeds Huckleberries , and saying you'd be a huckleberry was to mean that that you be someone to stick close and irritating .

[@rsims7373]

It can't be the most badass line in the movie if no one really knows what it means. The most bad- ass line in the movie was Kurt Russel's "I'm coming and Hell is coming with me" line.

[@bradbyers2764]

Well walls must talk I had this on my mind the other day now we have an idea lol

[@ludditeneaderthal]

Minor critique of your take on the "you're no Daisy" line. Holliday just plugged Ringo with his .31 Colt (Holliday had small hands, so the army or navy model grips were too large for him to handle comfortably). The .31 was a minor caliber, and often inflicted a survivable wound on a not immediately lethal hit. Ringo is wounded, stumbling forward. Holliday is pronouncing to him that, though a daisy will continue to blossom after being cut down, Ringo will NOT be doing so, because his wound IS lethal despite it not immediately killing him.

[@Wild4]

Interesting - Thanks for sharing 💪

[@ludditeneaderthal]

Wild4Games a pleasure sir!

[@davidholladay5604]

Very interesting trivia about doc's guns. Now I just need the genealogy to connect him to our family tree.

[@TheRevyr1666]

Lol he had a derringer and .41 or .44 colt lightning double action nickel plated. He was also given a colt 1851 navy revolver for his 21st bday by his uncle. No mention of a .31

[@BrainInAJarStudio]

I always thought it was a way of saying "I'm your handy man." Because of Huckleberry Fin being a character that is found doing odd jobs and conning his friends into doing those odd jobs.

[@SealofPerfection]

Kind of. It means "I'm your man", "I'm the one you're looking for", etc so I guess "I'm your handy man" could also be correct, depending on what the question was. But, I'm your huckleberry" in fact has nothing to do with Huck Finn. The phrase existed long before Mark Twain ever wrote a book. In fact, he may well have gotten Huck's name from the phrase, but it definitely wasn't the other way around.

[@TheRabbipinchas]

So how does Huckleberry Hound fit into the equation?

[@Wild4]

I remember watching that cartoon as a kid - To be honest I dont know - I would have to look into it 😝

[@tjmooremusic]

The hound was a slow tawlkin southerner.

[@genius-no5sl]

TheRabbipinchas

[@TheRabbipinchas]

Wild4Games You’re a legend Wild4Games! You get all props from me.

[@calebsmith95]

“I’m your huckleberry “ - translation “I’ll take you to your grave”

[@Wild4]

Don't mess with Doc Holliday! Thanks for sharing!

[@evelyncagle2455]

Wonderful. I would like to have more information ab Belle Starr who was "in love" with Cole Younger. "The Long Riders" is another great western staring the Keach brothers, the Carradine brothers and the Quaids. I would love a dollar for every time I watched that flick from 1980. It is about the James and Younger gang. The soundtrack music written by Ry Cooder is amazing. It really adds to the film along with music that was already written for the time period. Keep bringing the good stuff. Thank you.

[@otanguma]

When I first saw the movie and I heard that line, I thought "I'm your huckleberry" he made a play on words "I'm your Huckleberry (Finn) referencing Mark Twain, "Fin" in Spanish means "end". ..."I'm your End". Later I researched that the novel appeared 4-5 years after the incidents at Tombstone but that's where my mind went to.

[@carygn812]

In the early 1800s, the handle on a casket was a “huckle”. The person that carried it was a “bearer”. So what Doc Holliday said was, “I’m your huckle bearer”. Not huckleberry.

[@bobgspinball]

Yes, you can clearly hear him say Bearer.

[@crochetgirl5585]

Yes, he definitely said huckle bearer.

[@taoliu3949]

Val Kilmer has already stated in his Memoir, he said "I'm your Huckleberry" which means "I'm the right man for the job". The original source material, Tombstone by Walter Burns writes "I'm your Huckleberry". There is zero evidence that Doc Holliday said "Huckle Bearer". "I'm your Huckleberry" was a very common expression back in the days.

[@carygn812]

@@taoliu3949 Those selected as a "Huckle bearer", are by definition the right man for the job. Probable common origins.

[@taoliu3949]

@@carygn812 There is no etymological evidence for "Huckleberry" to be a corruption of "Huckle Bearer". It would not make contextual sense, you can easily verify through substitution. If someone asks you if you can be their best man at their wedding, you don't answer "I'm your hucklebearer/pallbearer". However, answering "I'm your Huckberry" would be absolutely acceptable. "I'm your Huckleberry" comes from an older expression "a Huckleberry over my persimmon", which means "more than I can handle". By saying "I'm your Huckleberry" is basically saying "I'm capable/right man for the job".

[@moviesenthil]

This is one of those movies that are not just the best in genre, it is just very good cinema.

[@reginaldwigglebottom4731]

Unlike, “I’m your huckleberry” I don’t imagine, “I’m your huckle bur” was used as slang in Georgia during his upbringing ...(?)

[@okchief]

It's Huckleberry. And it think the explanation is even more simple..Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was 1881.Twain's Tom Sawyer was released in 1876. Huckleberry Finn, a character who is known to always be ready for adventure/games, was so popular from that, Twain released the adventures of Huck Finn in 1884. We know that Doc was WELL read. More so than the average person of that time. It's obvious to me that he's referring to Huckleberry Finn. Because Ringo says he's looking for someone to PLAY(for blood) with him. Doc even reinforces this right after saying "I'm your Huckleberry.." with: "That's just my game." I believe he was saying I'm your huckleberry, eluding to being someone who is ready to play a game with Ringo.

[@okchief]

Also looking back at the book, and since Ringo is wanting to play a game for blood... Huckleberry Finn is the one to suggest using Blood to write Tom and Huck's oath. It's just too obvious to me.

[@whisperingwind7]

damn,..finally. you should make this videos years ago. but at least i know the meaning now. Thanks.

[@Wild4]

Ha ha ha thanks. I have only been making KZbin video recently

[@whisperingwind7]

oh ok, understood.

[@kparker1145]

He's your Huckleberry!

[@stackingpoints417]

whisperingwind7 it's huckleberry Finn he's referencing this guys got it wrong I watched this video for fun but I'm telling this guys got it wrong

[@whisperingwind7]

you have other link so i can watch,@@stackingpoints417 .

[@tomking7080]

Val should of gotten a Oscar for that performance. There were a lot of great performances that year but in my opinion Val killed it and should of won. Nick Cage’s performance in Leaving Las Vegas was also a great performance. He did win for that performance

[@imyourhuckleberry4547]

This has been my name for a few years now. I'm aware of the argument about whether he says "bearer" or "berry". It's definitely berry. Regardless if hucklebearer means to carry a coffin or not. The reason I know he meant to say berry is because he's saying it in the context of here I am, I'm the one you're looking for, pick me, you're looking for trouble you found it, etc. Just think if he simply said "I'm the guy that will carry your coffin", that wouldn't even sound right and it would be out of context as if he's jumping the gun and getting way too ahead of himself. Using hucklebearer is an overreaction and that wouldn't fit Doc's character. He's always so smooth and doesn't overreact so why would he say I'm your hucklebearer?

[@Wild4]

Thank you for your comment - It is nice to see a well thought out opinion, compared to most 😝- Thanks for sharing that was interesting 💪

[@russellhowell9854]

I believe it's great writing no matter which meaning you care to choose. The whole movie had great lines and actors! Should have won a lot more awards and honor's than it did.

[@edwardcorrigan4775]

I've watched Val Kilmer in a few movies and one thing I can say is he does acting very well. If you've never seen the movie "The Doors" I strongly urge you to sit down and watch this movie understand Val Kilmer did all the singing in the movie. Wasn't voice over he actually performed those songs. I was shocked to realize this fact because if you have ever heard Jim Morrison (singer for the Doors) you would think it was just a voice over done well. Any who.. Val Kilmer is great and throws himself into every role flawlessly.

[@kerrynye3752]

Val Kilmer has never been shy about discussing his movie roles. I'm sure would be glad to give an answer as to any insight he might have on what dialog was in the script and any interpretations he may have garnered from the director or others, if approached.

[@Wild4]

Perhaps I will ask him :)

[@WrecksM7]

That phrase, "I'm your Huckleberry." was used in the pilot episode of "Yancy Derringer" in 1958. Yancy was was New Orleans gambler just after the Civil War.

[@Wild4]

Interesting I had never heard this before. Thanks for sharing!

[@jjones317]

They could’ve given award after award because this movie was that great. I watched it so much I ended up at the library for research.

[@Wild4]

Thanks for watching

[@alohalaniboido8083]

Historically, there was no armed confrontation between Johnny Ringo and Doc Holiday. In reality, Johnny Ringo hired Briggs Goodrich, the first attorney in Tombstone, to go and tell the various factions that he, Johnny Ringo, did not want to be involved. He left Tombstone the day before the showdown in the OK Corral.

[@revk8611]

I believe when he says “I’m your Huckleberry “ at the end, he is saying, “I’m the man for the job of killing you.”

[@SealofPerfection]

You could make a case for that. I'm your huckleberry" means "I'm your man", "I'm the one you're looking for", "I'm game", etc. So in this case, it was originally a response to Ringo's question of "Don't any of you have the guts to play for blood?" And it's a perfect response, and a common one at the time. Now at the end...Ringo thought it was Wyatt walking towards him and said "I didn't think you had it in you"....and Doc says "I'm your huckleberry"...and in that case, it was a callback to to the first time he said it, to remind Ringo of the business they started in town but never finished.

[@purefoldnz3070]

it actually comes from a Missouri newspaper that printed the poem in 1877 “Sweetheart of the Period,” which included the lines: I whispered, bending down my head, “Your lips are like a cherry;” She took my meaning - laughed and said, “Well, I’m your huckleberry.” The phrase doesn’t have anything to do with huckle bearers, pallbearers or carrying someone’s casket. Sorry to correct you but I am your huckleberry.

[@regularguyfixes3142]

Fun fact. Val Kilmer had the set workers fill his bed with ice which he layed on top of during his death scene at the end. He wanted to be in pain and uncomfortable as the Real D.O.C. would have been dying.

[@tango1706]

Good video. Being from the South and from a small town, these terms are almost natural. There are so many that are still used; they never went away. I think they should have had Val use the line "Why Johnny, you look like a possum just walked over your grave."

[@Solvet862]

Doc referred to daisy in the scene with Kate sitting on his lap. "That must be a daisy of a hand."

[@Pfletch83]

The best thing is the whole duality of both the lines AND the person Val was portraying.

[@juangamazo5781]

Casablanca is my favorite movie of all time, But Tombstone is fighting and clawing all the way. Both can be watched multiple times, wonderful balance of comedy and drama, have quotable lines, have honorable antiheros, great villain's, great performances by great and small, great endings, there are no dead stretches', you hate to see them end, and are just fun to watch, especially with good friends who have never seen the films.

[@gerry5134]

it could be looked at as kilmers version of a southern drawl in his pronunciation of Huckle-bearer ..... "i'll be you Huckle-berraaa" Okay so im stretching the evidence a bit .... So sue me! 😂😀

[@Wild4]

Ha ha ha - Nothing wrong with a little twang in it 😝

[@LEO1WOLF]

Hugo Malice - - hmmm, sounds like it could have gone either way. . . kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJWmpoqwobJoe5o

[@NadaNada-ce4ro]

Hugo Malice ! OK I’m going to sue you for one million dollars so PLEASE HAVE THE CHECK READY ! !

[@1959jimbob]

just exactly what to you mean by "they?"

[@gerry5134]

LEO1WOLF i think you are right !

[@hcklberypinkbrownies2072]

To me it means 'Ride or Die'. Just like Huck Finn. Always there!

[@andrewlambert7464]

I did a little research on my own and have an alternative theory. Mark Twain introduced Huckleberry Finn in his literary classic, Tom Sawyer (1876). Twain is quoted as saying that Huckleberry Finn represented two sides of the same coin for Tom Sawyer. His truest best friend and the bane of his existence. As to what particular meaning Kevin Jarre, the credited screen writer for Tombstone as well as the critically acclaimed Glory meant for Doc to convey we can only speculate. He having passed away suddenly at the age of 56 of a heart attack in 2011. Personally, I like to think that Doc had read Twain’s book by 1881 and understanding the duality of Huck’s presence in Tom’s life wanted Ringo (also educated) to understand that he represented the bane of Ringo’s existence because one of them was going to die... IMO

[@Wild4]

I've heard some people reference Tom Sawyer but never to this degree. Interesting idea thanks for sharing!

[@rjnielson2523]

Holiday would taunt before shooting.

[@keiththomas3141]

Hahaha ... I loved Tombstone so much I moved close to the town. Still live here too!

[@Wild4]

That is awesome! One of my favorite movies for sure.