*TOMBSTONE* Movie Reaction FIRST TIME WATCHING

[@jenmurrayxo]

Since posting this I have decided the Doc Holliday character stands out more and should get MVP! Will definitely get a mention in end of the year awards 😆

[@jeanine6328]

I actually did not like Val prior to this movie. Thought he was ok looking but not a good actor. I was so very wrong. That was an Acadamy Award winning performance. It was beyond excellent. But he was completely ignored which is when I decided awards mean nothing.

[@chetstevens4583]

MVP was the guy in charge of moustache wax on set.

[@russellward4624]

He was robbed of the Oscar

[@commsense1979]

Obviously lol 🤣🤣

[@jimclayson]

@@chetstevens4583 In a movie full of mustaches, Sam Elliott's mustache still stands above them all.

[@charlie53echo]

"Why you doin' this?" "Wyatt Earp is my friend." "Hell, I got lots of friends." "Well...I don't." I love that.

[@ExUSSailor]

Val Kilmer should have won Best Supporting Actor for his role in this!

[@ExUSSailor]

Laudnum was a solution of opium, usually about 10% by weight, dissolved in ethanol.

[@uncleruss8420]

He should have won but wasn't even nominated

[@myoung7654]

I'd agree that he deserved a nomination but no way he could win over TLJ for The Fugitive or Ralph Fiennes for Schindler's List.

[@Fyrecide]

Agreed. It's heresy that he wasn't even nominated. The man is an absolute legend in the business.

[@seanconner4]

@@uncleruss8420 not woke enough

[@stephenweaver7631]

Doc Holliday was actually a dentist from Georgia (hence the Southern accent and colloquialisms). He had tuberculosis (which is why he was called a "lunger"), and moved west to a drier climate in hopes it would help his breathing. He drank heavily to ease his discomfort. He died at a sanatorium in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and is buried there.

[@mikeyates7931]

And his last words were *it's funny*

[@jeffburnham6611]

No, he died at the Hotel Glenwood Springs in a rented room, not at a sanatorium.

[@stephenweaver7631]

@@jeffburnham6611 Okay. Too many differing stories.

[@garyseward1641]

@@jeffburnham6611 Yes, in his hotel room surrounded by strangers. After the vengeance ride Doc and Wyatt went their separate ways (Doc to Colorado and Wyatt to California) and the two never saw each other again. The whole scene with the book and the sanitarium is all Hollywood and not real history.

[@ludavidson2621]

Just goes to show if you have a chronic lung condition, dont habitually drink a immuno and respiratory depressant to excess.

[@johnmason9655]

Val Kilmer should definitely have got an Oscar . When he did his death scene, he was laying on a bed of ice to simulate the shivering of his Tuberculosis symptoms.

[@NK-wy8wp]

Oscars was a tough line up that year. He could’ve beat Gene Hackman for best supporting actor. Hackman won for his Unforgive. Role.

[@coolerkng101]

The moment when Doc looks at his bare feet just before dying and says " I'll be damned....this is funny" is fantastic. Doc lived recklessly because of his illness and always thought he would "Die with his boots on" or go down fighting. It's one of Val Kilmer's greatest performances and one of my favorite movies.

[@Mike-wr7om]

Greatest line in movie history, delivered pitch-perfectly by Val: "Why Johnny Ringo, you look like somebody just walked over your grave." Perfection!

[@allyourmoney]

It's both terrifying & hilarious.

[@Dispatchvampire]

"I believe the strain was more than he could bear."

[@spartanical]

there's so much deadly confidence in a statement like that. Ringo had to have had a sense that his life was about to be over.

[@JayAr709]

“I’m your huckleberry. That’s JUST my game.”

[@spartanical]

@Dayspring not even top 100. you're full of it. you don't even believe what you're saying. you just came here to be smug and superior. fail.

[@merlinsmusings]

Interesting note about the scene where Doc spins his cup around like Ringo spun his pistol: Doc was copying Ringo's moves. After seeing them only *one* time. Nobody else noticed. But Ringo did. That was the beginning of his fear of Doc Holliday.

[@brandonangstman]

Val Kilmer was actually that quick of a draw too! The man was perfect for the role.

[@joshuadeloach1676]

Im proud to see others notice that! I have been watching this movie since I was a kid and it took me long time to do so..

[@Ladco77]

Yes, they're real people and the shootout at the OK Corral in Tombstone AZ really happened, October 26, 1881. Tombstone AZ is an "old West" tourist town today.

[@bill.godwin-austen]

I've heard it referred to as "the most famous 30 seconds in history". The actual shootout was over very quickly.

[@trevorsmith9162]

@@bill.godwin-austen Most shootouts are over very quickly.

[@Rspenesmit]

Tombstone is also one of the most actively Haunted locations in the Country.

[@zbennalley]

My favorite line of dialogue is from Doc when he says, "Why, Johnny Ringo, you look like somebody just walked over your grave." As he literally walks over the location Ringo dies.

[@ThrowShow2014]

After the director was fired a month into the production of this movie, Kurt Russell took over its creative vision. You were correct on picking Kurt Russell as MVP of this movie because Tombstone would’ve failed without him.

[@richarddowns7162]

Unrelated to this particular movie, I'd like to compliment Jen on her editing skills. A lot of other reactions just string random clips from a movie, cut out critical scenes, cut away just as a quip or punchline is about to be delivered, etc... Jen has a talent for editing a movie and keeping the flow of the story intact, so you get the gist of the movie. Obviously a talent, and difficult to do, judging by how some others fail at it.

[@jenmurrayxo]

I started off editing my own videos but now I'm working with an awesome editor Steph G! I'm very lucky 👍

[@brewswillis9783]

@@jenmurrayxo Great editing (and reaction), caught pretty much every notable scene!

[@Kevonutube303]

Ur absolute right, congrats to her and her editor! I swear with some others, it's like we're not even watching the same movie, no rhythm, or flow, or crucial scenes. I stay with Jen, partly for that reason alone.

[@dunringill1747]

"Tombstone" is based on real history. Other great must watch westerns to check out include "The Outlaw Josey Wales", "The Cowboys", "Silverado", "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" to name a few. After you get a good idea what the western genre is about then "Unforgiven" is a must watch.

[@testgravityy]

El dorado and Rio bravo definitely up there aswell

[@dunringill1747]

@@testgravityy Those are great - as well as so many others. The list is too long to mention.

[@OUsniper1]

@@testgravityy Good ones there, I also like McClintock

[@barreloffun10]

I recommend True Grit. Some like the John Wayne version, but I prefer the 2010 remake, which is more true to the source novel.

[@johnlloyddy7016]

Don't forget "Shane" and "High Noon". Those were classic westerns I grew up watching as a kid along with " The Magnificent Seven". Then there's the Spaghetti Westerns from Sergio Leone like "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly." And "Once Upon A Time in the West". And then there's "My Name Is Nobody" one of my favorite Spaghetti western movies of all time.

[@richarddowns7162]

Doc's last words " This is funny " while looking down at his feet. Funny because popular legend says a cowboy always dies with his boots on, and here is Doc, barefooted.

[@SolidSnake8295]

“Sweet soft Hungarian devil,” “dusky hued lady satan,” etc. Doc had some hilarious descriptions.

[@zi326]

Yes it's a true story and a very accurate one too. Specially the scenes with the big shootout in town, and down at the creek when Wyatt starts to saying NO and shoots Curly Bill really happened like that. The biggest mystery is surrounding how Johnny Ringo really died. Some people including Wyatt Earp said that it was indeed Doc Holliday that killed him and others say that it was probably a commited suicide, which wouldn't be surprising either considering Ringo was not only an extremely skilled gunman but also known as a lunatic and a psycopath

[@phila3884]

Contemporary "reports" were that people heard Ringo talking about wanting to die. "reports" in quotes because almost all the facts of this story were from 2nd or 3rd-hand accounts, often told decades later.

[@tomking7080]

At the OK Coral when Doc said “You’re daisy if you do” he actually said that.

[@sandbagger57]

Josephine Marcus, Wyatt Earp's wife, was Jewish and he is buried at a Jewish cemetery. She took care of him and protected his legend. This led to the book and TV show that followed it. Wyatt hung out around movie sets where the Western actors studied him. This included a young John Wayne. Red River is the best western and is directed by Howard Hawks. Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea made the best westerns. McCrea Colorado Territory is excellent. Randolph Scott movies directed by Bud Botteicher are his best. The best western TV show is Have Gun Will Travel with reruns being shown now on the ME Channel.

[@kingbrutusxxvi]

It's scary to think the real John "Doc" Holliday died at just 36 and we're still talking about him 135 years later.

[@teddyj5187]

Guess he was like Achilles in the movie Troy 🙂

[@NoelMcGinnis]

“She likes one mustache in particular”. 😂😂😂 That was funny AF.

[@bghammock]

Jen-isms are the best

[@michaelriddick7116]

Tom Mix was a prolific actor in early 1900s Hollywood. He was Hollywood's first Western star :) He became close friends with Wyatt Earp and it was reported in the newspapers of the time that he did cry during Wyatt's funeral 😰

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

Yes, these were all real people, Jen. Yes, that was Michael Biehn, of Terminator and Aliens, playing Johnny Ringo. Please check out these Westerns, 'Unforgiven' with Clint Eastwood, 'True Grit' with John Wayne, 'The Magnificent Seven' with Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, etc, they're some good ones, two comedy Westerns to watch are, 'Blazing Saddles' and 'The Three Amigos'. I hope that this helps. 🙂

[@davie261]

Unforgiven is a great fairly new western I loved.

[@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer]

Silverado was an 80's favorite.

[@THOMMGB]

And, while we're at it, Open Range with Kevin Costner and Robert Duvall.

[@gawainethefirst]

…and just like any actor who’s name sounds like ‘bean,’ his character dies in this movie too.

[@championskyeterrier]

Michael Bieh had another great villain role as the Navy SEAL gone off the deep end (lol!) in The Abyss. Really good as both a villain, and as a hero playing John Connor in Terminator and one of the space marines in Aliens.

[@shainewhite2781]

This was the first Western film I saw growing up! Such an amazing cast! Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Jason Priestley, Dana Delaney, Thomas Haden Church, Michael Biehn, Powers Booth, Jon Tenney, Billy Bob Thornton, and Charlton Heston. Narrated by Robert Mitchum.

[@salyx]

John Corbett, Billy Zane, and Michael Rooker, too. This is a packed cast.

[@blwestern]

Also marshal Fred White was played by Harry Carey Jr. who stared in a lot of John Wayne films. And there was Buck Taylor ( Creek Johnson ) who played Newly O'Brian in the T.V. series Gunsmoke.

[@oobrocks]

Concur

[@stonecoldku4161]

I've seen some translations of the Latin exchange between Doc and Ringo. If I remember correctly it went something like this: Wyatt: He's drunk. Doc (Latin): There is truth in wine. (Meaning) When I drink, I speak the truth. Ringo: Do what you do best. Doc: I don't think drinking is what I do best. Ringo (touching his gun): Some people have to learn from experience. Doc: It's your funeral. Then it gets broken up.

[@ryanfeit1420]

Val Kilmer should have been nominated for best supporting actor Academy Award for his role as Doc Holliday. He is a standout in this.

[@tomklenskjr.2491]

If you’ve never seen the film “Willow” from 1988, that was one of Val Kilmer’s earlier roles and one that I’d recommend. It’s one of the great ‘80s fantasy films; directed by Ron Howard and produced by George Lucas .. and a very fun time!! Thanks for this reaction to “Tombstone” .. it’s been awhile since I’d seen it, and I had forgotten how emotional it is. Not to mention, all the great actors HOLY COW 🐮

[@3Kings_Industries]

Mad Mardiggan!

[@RawrGabbysaurus]

Willow, The Saint, and Heat are 3 titles with Val that I always suggest for people.

[@rimasmuliolis1136]

Real Genius is really funny too from 1985.

[@platzhalter2581]

And Willow gets a series as sequal soon, with most actors from the original involved, including Val. I am very excited.

[@user-cs4fg1rm5k]

Top Secret

[@retromaven2159]

Yes, Jen. Wyatt Earp, his brothers, and Doc Holliday took on the Clanton Gang for real at the Gunfight at the OK Corral. You can take the tour in Tombstone, Arizona to this day. Amazingly despite all the years in law enforcement Wyatt Earp was never even grazed by a bullet. True story!! Thanks for a great review!!

[@DracoSolon]

This movie as some of the most goosebumps moments for me in cinema. The scene and music when they are walking to the OK corral with the building burning in the background and the Hell's coming with me speech and the riding out of the rising sun and I'm your Huckleberry are just masterful.

[@RustinChole]

“I found him a loyal friend and good company. He was a dentist whom necessity had made a gambler; a gentleman whom disease had made a vagabond; a philosopher whom life had made a caustic wit; a long, lean blonde fellow nearly dead with consumption and at the same time the most skillful gambler and nerviest, speediest, deadliest man with a six-gun I ever knew.” Wyatt Earp on Doc

[@attorneyrobert]

The cast in this film is stuffed with insanely talented actors. Great reaction. I love your calm take on things and that you're being introduced to Westerns.

[@docdsself-publishingandwri7988]

You were correct. A bustle is a padded undergarment used to add fullness, or support the drapery, at the back of women's dresses in the mid-to-late 19th century. Bustles are worn under the skirt in the back, just below the waist, to keep the skirt from dragging. Heavy fabric tended to pull the back of a skirt down and flatten it. As a result a woman's petticoated skirt would lose its shape during everyday wear Billy Bob Thornton's first major role. The gambler Kurt threw out. The Wing Man of the Cowboys (Ringo) is from Terminator and Aliens. Michael Biehn. Check out SILVERADO as another western. The Wyatt and Virgin were real. And that blood bath was the classic GUNFIGHT AT THE OK CORRAL. It's such a classic that the original STAR TREK did their own take on it!

[@blueeyedcowboy8291]

"It's not revenge he's after. It's the reckoning." Such a great line.

[@magicbrownie1357]

Glad to finally "meet" another Bill Paxton fan. A GREAT actor. RIP, sir.

[@chriswilletts3621]

'Barber..proceed, sir.' 😄 Class act

[@NoelMcGinnis]

Yes this was very real. If you watch the 4 DVD set, they went to the EXTREME to make sure that every scene was as authentic as it could possibly be. They even went so far as to make sure that the various people involved in the Gunfight at the OK Corral were even standing in the exact spots as in real life. One of the most accurate (as historically possible) western movies ever made.

[@woodysthoughts4032]

They departed from real life three times that I noticed. Virgil was actually shot while crossing the street - not inside. Sherman McMaster's body was not dragged to issue the challenge to Wyatt. McMaster actually died in 1892 in Colorado, some 10 years after the vendetta ride. Johnny Ringo's body was found in that grove of trees with a bullet through the head. No witnesses ever came forward, and it was ruled a suicide. Doc and Wyatt were in Colorado at the time, so they could not have killed Ringo. All the other events occurred pretty much as in real life.

[@ANDRE1mang]

4 disc dvd set? Where can I get that?? I got the Vista series Director’s cut on dvd from a media store and I love it!,

[@NoelMcGinnis]

@@ANDRE1mang I have no idea where to get it now. I bought that DVD set 20 years ago. Not sure if it’s still available now or not. 🤔

[@tvdroid22]

Right down to the colors of the clothing.

[@paulfeist]

"Is this a true story?" - Well, no, and also yes... Wyatt Earp and everyone in this movie were all based on historical people, and the "Showdown at the OK Corral" was real. Tombstone Arizona was, and is, a real town. They got a lot historically right - but they also took a good number of liberties (as most movie adaptations of true stories do). Val Kilmer and Michael Biehn may have both turned in their finest performances of their careers in this movie. Kurt Russel, too, was terrific. If you liked this - check out Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman in Unforgiven. Between Tombstone and Unforgiven, you have two of the finest "late model" Western movies ever.

[@frankiek2269]

I always throw “Young Guns” in there also because I was an 80’s kid and loved that movie. The sequels, not so much. Their watchable, but not re-watchable unless there’s nothing else on.

[@paulfeist]

@@frankiek2269 I saw Young Guns II before I saw Young Guns, so, I rather enjoyed II... I agree that they're good, solid, enjoyable watches. However, Unforgiven is a truly GREAT movie, regardless of genre.

[@frankiek2269]

@@paulfeist I wasn’t disagreeing with you on Unforgiven. I’ve been an Eastwood fan since his Leone “spaghetti western” films. “The good, the bad and the ugly” being my favorite western of all time followed by “For a few dollars more”. The latter movie having my favorite scene. Clint is counting up the bounties on the gang that Lee and he just killed. When he gets confused. And then a gang member whom he thought dead and in the count tries one last chance to kill Clint from the side, but Clint hears him, turns, and kills him. Lee [Van Cleef] then says “Something wrong?”, to which Clint replies “No, old-timer. I thought was having trouble with my arithmetic. But it’s all right now.” I love that line. Hahaha

[@marcoadan1]

"My hypocrisy goes only so far." I forgot about that one. And then later, "It appears my hypocrisy knows no bounds." What an amazing character Val Kilmer brought back to life. Another one is Emilio Esteves as Billy the Kid in Young Guns.

[@mateuszmattias]

There has been a long era when westerns were criticized for providing a romanticized image of the old west. That may be a valid point at times, but it's still a very watchable genre. Should you be interested in a more dark take, I would definitely recommend Unforgiven by and with Clint Eastwood from 1992. It's a real masterpiece as far as I'm concerned.

[@mikemartin8747]

Jen, that was the best editing of a movie reaction that I've seen on KZbin. Great job 👏

[@jenmurrayxo]

Thanks Mike, I'll pass your compliments to my awesome editor Steph G, she's the best ☺️👍

[@championskyeterrier]

Yeah some of these KZbin Reaction videos have incredibly shoddy editing (not gonna name names but you know who you are! lol) but not this one. Great job.

[@RetroClassic66]

Virtually every character in this film was a real life person. The Earp brothers were all real (there were actually more brothers than just the three), Doc Holliday was a real doctor (a dentist, actually), all the women, the villains, the various allies of the Earps, Sheriff John Behan, etc. All actual people who lived and were involved in the events in Tombstone, Arizona (a real town that still exists) in the early 1880s. Although most of the film is based on historical events and people, some creative liberties were taken in telling this story. For example, Virgil and Morgan Earp were not shot on the same night. Virgil was shot first and did lose the use of his arm, but Morgan was shot and killed a few months later, not minutes later. The stories surrounding the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone have been told in a number of ways over the decades since Wyatt died in 1929 and Stuart Lake’s book “Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal” was published in 1931, and not always in a historically accurate manner. This one is closer to the truth in many respects though. Another film, which came out in theaters about 6 months after this one did, that tells an even more historically accurate and also more thorough story of the Earp family, Holliday, and their friends and enemies in Tombstone is WYATT EARP (1994), starring Kevin Costner as Wyatt and Dennis Quaid as Doc. That’s a very worthy film you should check out down the line, after you’ve seen some other Westerns. As far as other Westerns to see, there’s a ton, of course, but I’d recommend a number of older classic Westerns (some black & white, some color) starring such screen icons as John Wayne, Randolph Scott, Gary Cooper, James Stewart, and Clint Eastwood, as well as newer Westerns featuring Kevin Costner, Christian Bale, Keifer Sutherland, and others. Classic Westerns: STAGECOACH (1939), DESTRY RIDES AGAIN (1939), THE WESTERNER (1940), VIRGINIA CITY (1940), THE SPOILERS (1942), THE OX-BOW INCIDENT (1943), TALK IN THE SADDLE (1944), MY DARLING CLEMENTINE (1946), DUEL IN THE SUN (1946), THE VIRGINIAN (1946), ANGEL AND THE BADMAN (1947), FORT APACHE (1948), 3 GODFATHERS (1948), RED RIVER (1948), THE PALEFACE (1948; a comedy), SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON (1949), WINCHESTER ‘73 (1950), BROKEN ARROW (1950), THE GUNFIGHTER (1950), THE NEVADAN (1950), RIO GRANDE (1950), WESTWARD THE WOMEN (1951), HIGH NOON (1952), BEND OF THE RIVER (1952), THE DUEL AT SILVER CREEK (1952), THE NAKED SPUR (1953), SHANE (1953), HONDO (1953), RIVER OF NO RETURN (1954), THE FAR COUNTRY (1954), VERA CRUZ (1954), GARDEN OF EVIL (1954), THE MAN FROM LARAMIE (1955), A LAWLESS STREET (1955), TEN WANTED MEN (1955), RAGE AT DAWN (1955), SEVEN MEN FROM NOW (1956), THE SEARCHERS (1956), THE BURNING HILLS (1956), PILLARS OF THE SKY (1956), TRIBUTE TO A BAD MAN (1956), OLD YELLER (1957), THE TALL T (1957), THE GUNFIGHT AT THE O.K. CORRAL (1957), 3:10 TO YUMA (1957), DECISION AT SUNDOWN (1957), THE BIG COUNTRY (1958), BUCHANAN RIDES ALONE (1958), RIO BRAVO (1959), THE HORSE SOLDIERS (1959), WARLOCK (1959), RIDE LONESOME (1959), THE GUNFIGHT AT DODGE CITY (1959), THEY CAME TO CORDURA (1959), COMANCHE STATION (1960), THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (1960), ONE EYED JACKS (1961), THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (1962), HOW THE WEST WAS WON (1962), A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS (1964), FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE (1965), THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER (1965), THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY (1966), EL DORADO (1966), THE PROFESSIONALS (1966), HOUR OF THE GUN (1967), HANG ‘EM HIGH (1968), ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (1968), THE WILD BUNCH (1969), TRUE GRIT (1969), BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969), THE BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE (1970), LITTLE BIG MAN (1970), THE COWBOYS (1972), HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER (1973), THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES (1976), and THE SHOOTIST (1976). Newer Westerns: THE LONG RIDERS (1980), HEAVEN’S GATE (1980), BARBAROSA (1982), THE GREY FOX (1982), SILVERADO (1985), PALE RIDER (1985), YOUNG GUNS (1988), OLD GRINGO (1989), DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990), YOUNG GUNS II (1990), THOUSAND PIECES OF GOLD (1991), UNFORGIVEN (1992), THUNDERHEART (1992; a modern day Western, also stars Val Kilmer), GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND (1993), WYATT EARP (1994), MAVERICK (1994), TEXAS RANGERS (2001), OPEN RANGE (2003), THE MISSING (2003), MONTE WALSH (2003), 3:10 TO YUMA (2007), TRUE GRIT (2010), DJANGO UNCHAINED (2012), THE LONE RANGER (2013), THE HOMESMAN (2014), FORSAKEN (2015), THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (2016), HOSTILES (2017), THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS (2018), NEWS OF THE WORLD (2020), THE HARDER THEY FALL (2021), and OLD HENRY (2021).

[@butchmoondog5986]

You didn't mention the greatest of all Cat Balloo. I'm 69 and seen them all. But your the best. 😊

[@jonathaneverson3673]

As for Doc Holliday's woman friend, I think that she kept giving him cigarettes, drinks, and....physical affection, because that is her way of showing him her love. They both know that Doc's on a short clock, but she wants him to die doing the things he enjoys.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

My all-time favorite western film is called "Once Upon A Time in The West" (1968). It's long, and quite epic. The very first western I loved was called "Silverado" (1985), with Scott Glenn, Kevin Kilne, Danny Glover, and Kevin Costner. Fantastic adventure.

[@leif712009]

Once upon a time in the west is mine too! Only film where Henry Fonda is the bad guy

[@Fyrecide]

Val Kilmer deserves an Oscar for this role for SURE. He absolutely murdered this iconic, legendary role. "I'm you're Huckleberry" will forever be an iconic line for *anyone* who challenges your skill or conviction, and Val delivered this role like literally nobody else could.

[@johnbriggsmusic]

The Worst award definitely should've gone to Ike Clanton. He's one of the most unlikeable characters I've ever seen in film. In almost every Tombstone reaction I've seen, the reactor is disappointed we don't get to see Ike die on camera lol.

[@jasonskeans3327]

which tells you the amazing job that Stephen Lang did. Fun fact, every scene he's in , he is in fact drunk. Just to give that authenticity.

[@ticklicker11]

It's hard for me to like the real Ike. Starts a fight then leaves his brother to die.

[@championskyeterrier]

I think the thing that really makes this movie so great is that the villains are so memorably evil and easy to hate. Don't get me wrong, the heroes are great too, and even memorable side characters like the Dana Delany one. But the villainy is what really gives this film its energy and makes you really want to see the heroes win.

[@miker252]

I think she was talking about Bill Paxton from Terminator.

[@chriswhinery925]

Ike is the worst. All the Cowboys are jackasses but Ike is a cowardly jackass. Just a despicable cockroach of a man.

[@stonecoldku4161]

The Earps and Holiday were arrested for the shootout at the OK Corral. The thing that got them out of trouble was that they let Ike go. Ike was unarmed and had he been killed then it would've been harder to accept that the Earps and Holiday didn't just go down to get into a fight and kill the Cowboys. Since, they had been feuding and threatening each other for a little while before the fight.

[@toodlescae]

Out of the 3 Earp brothers and Doc only one of the actors had really done a lot of westerns. That actor was Sam Elliott who played Virgil Earp and we think he was born with that moustache. 🤣 Sam Elliott was in 2 made for tv western movies that I love. The Sacketts (1979) and The Shadow Riders (1982). Both movies were based on books by western writer Louis L'Amour. He actually starred in a few movies based on Louis L'Amour books.

[@tomm3368]

Laudnum was a liquid pain killer with opium as its prime ingredient. That's why Maddie could never get enough. She was addicted, and it killed her in the end.

[@Slevencolevra]

One of the most Badass scenes in movie 🎥 history: Doc showing up in place of his friend Wyatt. Absolute Perfection

[@orarinnsnorrason4614]

This is my all time favorite Western. Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Bill Paxton, Sam Elliot and Michael Biehn all do a fantastic job (what a cast). Also, if you check out History Buffs channel video for this movie you'll find that its for the most part pretty accurate apart from small minor things like the love story. Also around this time (one year later) another film Wyatt Earp, with Kevin Costner as Wyatt Earp came along. Same story, pretty accurate for the most part, but I like this one better. I mean nothing comes close to the flashing cup scene at the bar, its just legendary.

[@bamachine]

The love story was a little embellished but had kernels of the truth. His final "wife"(his wives were common law, not with a marriage certificate) was indeed in Tombstone at the same time as him, they did meet again in San Francisco, where they started their 40+ years together. His common law wife in Tombstone did die from laudanum poisoning, years after Wyatt left her.

[@moonlitegram]

I actually prefer the Kevin Costner film overall, but I get why people generally like this one more. And I feel kind of bad for Dennis Quad because I thought his take on Doc was pretty good too. But he definitely got overshadowed by Kilmer's brilliant performance.

[@orarinnsnorrason4614]

@@moonlitegram Yeah he got overshadowed hard there. But as you I did like his take on Doc.

[@_Some_Guy_]

Great reaction Jen! Looking nice in that shawl. Purple is definitely your colour. :P Val Kilmer gives a top-notch performance as Doc Holiday in this movie. His appearance, mannerisms, dialogue, delivery and action scenes are all perfect. And Kurt Russell does a pretty good job too.

[@charlie53echo]

If you liked this and want to try out another excellent Western that's a little less shiny try "Unforgiven" with Clint Eastwood. He's been in a ton of "spaghetti" westerns (so called because they were filmed, very cheaply, in Italy. The landscape there doubled for the old west). This one though is in his later years. It tells a really compelling story and I think you'll like it.

[@SG-js2qn]

Val Kilmer starred in a number of hit movies - he even played Batman - but this is his most legendary role. Another movie in which Val plays an outstanding supporting role is the modern noir detective story, "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang."

[@aussierob3860]

Top notch movie and the actor’s are all the ducks guts. Val was definitely the standout in this one. Your reaction Jen was spot on. Watching your reaction enhances the movie.

[@encrypter46]

I seem to believe that Doc remembered and copied every gun twirling move that Ringo made. Walking out into that stream is verified as a true incident. Doc Holiday was a dentist.

[@randomfrenchdude9898]

For a good western , I would recommand "Silverado", "Once upon a time in the west" and "The outlaw Josey Wales".

[@daxriley8195]

Silverado is a fantastic film that often gets overlooked. Great story and a stellar cast, it's just lots of fun!

[@_Some_Guy_]

A few other great westerns that come to mind: Shane (1953), Rio Bravo (1959), The Hanging Tree (1959), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), The Shootist (1976), Pale Rider (1985), Unforgiven (1992), Open Range (2003), 3:10 To Yuma (2007)

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

Silverado is a great western with a huge cast.

[@seannovack3834]

Silverado is often called "The film that saved the Western genre"

[@markjones1518]

I agree. "Silverado" is an excellent western to watch next.😁👍

[@rudyramos2333]

Did you catch the parallel between the beginning of the movie with Johnny Ringo reciting Revelations and how Wyatt told Ike hell is coming with him. That was awesome and when Doc shows up to duel Johnny, coming out of the shadows with smoke coming out of his mouth while saying "I'm your huckleberry " was the best entrance of a character. Even better than Thor in infinity war. Oh little bit of trivia, it is disputed that Doc says "I'm your hucklebearer which is another word for pallbearer. Menaing Doc is going to put Johnny six feet under in a casket.

[@magicbrownie1357]

One of the most accessible western's of all time. Another GREAT western is Unforgiven (1992) with Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman

[@maceomaceo11]

There are tons of movies about The Gunfight At The OK Corral, dating back nearly a century. This is easily my favorite and the most historically accurate, though Curly Bill and Ringo were not any part of what went on in Tombstone with the Earps the creative license of adding them isn't too big of a deal.

[@kenfarris8069]

Sorry to disagree. Both Curly Bill and Ringo were definitely involved. Earp did kill Curly Bill with a shotgun at a creek bed and Ringo was found dead under an oak tree with his gun belt on upside down. Wyatt said that Ringo did kill Ringo, but there is some doubt as both Wyatt and Doc had left the territory when he was found. Turkey Creek Jack Johnson, Texas Jack Vermillion and McMasters were all noted gunmen and part of Wyatt's vendetta ride. By the time Wyatt and Doc left Arizona territory they were wanted men and never went back.

[@josephstaggs4545]

People have mentioned the OK corral shootout. But another real one was the river scene. Wyatt Earp actually walked out like he did and shot Curly Bill. His jacket was covered in bullet holes but he himself wasn't hit.

[@BTAColorado]

A Val Kilmer movie that is worth a reaction is "Thunderheart". It is way overlooked for how amazing it is. Based on a true story as well, and set on an Indian Reservation in the mid 70's. Haven't seen a reaction to it yet, which is sad.

[@Blaize24]

Nobody ever talks about this movie and I love it!

[@jeffdetmer4681]

Hi Jen. This was indeed a true story. The shootout they had was the famous Gunfight at the OK Corral. Doc was a dentist, but by this time of his life and with his tuberculosis he made his way as a gambler. If you are interested in other westerns, a few to try would be Silverado, Unforgiven and maybe The Magnificent Seven (The original, not the Denzel Washington remake). Oh and Open Range with Kevin Costner and Robert Duvall is well done too.

[@LordMekanicus]

My mom lives just down the road from the set that was used for half of the film in Mescal. I got to see the smoke from the burning building scene, and the fireworks for the funeral scene from her back porch and over the hill. Real cool.

[@chrissiegle1065]

One of my favorite westerns is called Free Range... It's one of the most realistic westerns... Packed with stars... Great reaction. Thank you.

[@johnishikawa2200]

Virgil Earp's old lady was my favorite . Alvira " Allie " Earp was born in 1849 , and she passed in 1847 , living to be all of 98 years of age . She saw a lot of history .

[@Kasino80]

The fact that Val Kommer wasn't nominated for an Oscar is one of the biggest upsets in movie history.

[@kirksworks]

Love your channel! For a long time I didn’t know you watched any westerns, but you watched quite a few. I didn’t like westerns much when I was younger, but then I saw Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West, and that film turned me on to westerns, now one of my favorite genres. I recommend it as your next western. It’s operatic with a fantastic score by Ennio Morricone, and Henry Fonda, of all people, as the villain. Once you’ve seen it you’ll never think of a harmonica the same way again.

[@PaulLoh]

My wife and I visit Tombstone regularly and have lots of friends there. There are a lot of historical inaccuracies in this movie. My wife and I are both actors. In my first movie, I acted alongside Jen Blanc-Biehn, who is married to Michael, who played Johnny Ringo. We're friends of the family. They own a shop down in Bisbee. And you are correct, he was in Terminator. I used to be a stand up comedian. I wrote a joke about Doc Holliday. Did you know that he once tried out for the part of Tom Sawyer in a play? He didn't get the part, but he got a good supporting role.

[@fishingboats7197]

3:10 to Yuma - Django - The quick and the dead -Young Guns - The Man from snowy River - Jeremiah Johnson

[@FaceTheQwazaar]

Powers Boothe is one of my favourite actors and he is great as Curly Bill in this. If ever there was a man born to act in westerns it was him. If you want to see him at his most intimidating you really need to watch Deadwood, which I think would make a great reaction series for you.

[@brabbit736]

Fun fact! The cowboy in the brown vest that dies in the shootout at the OK Corral, that is Wyatt Earrp III !!!

[@FeaturingRob]

Hey, Jen! There are two movies that came out about the same time with the same subject: 'Tombstone' and 'Wyatt Earp'. This one focuses on the events that happened in Tombstone, Arizona, and after. 'Wyatt Earp' with Kevin Costner as Wyatt and Dennis Quaid as Doc Holliday is more of a film biography of Earp. The events in this film are basically true with quite a bit of embellishment. However, most of the major named characters were real people. - 20:44 - If you heard of "The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"...this is it! One of the most infamous and legendary stand-offs of the Old West. Also, one of the most brutal and short. It was important because of what happened afterward, and the legends that surrounded the event. I grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and my father LOVED the western genre. I grew up knowing about many of the stories and people of the Old West as well as watching almost every western ever made as they played on tv on Saturday and Sunday afternoons in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Movies with John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Gregory Peck, Burt Lancaster and others. Movies ranging from the 1930s to the early 1970s...all westerns. And I am not a big fan of the genre...I was a sci-fi kid. Some westerns I do recommend: - 'Silverado' (1985) - Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Kevin Costner, Danny Glover, Jeff Goldblum, Brian Dennehy, directed by Lawrence Kasdan (co-screenwriter of Star Wars Episodes V & VI) - 'Django Unchained' (2012) - Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz (in an Oscar-winning role), Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, directed by Quentin Tarantino - 'Unforgiven' (1992) - Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris, directed by Eastwood (Winner Best Picture & Director Oscars) - 'The Man With No Name Trilogy' ('Fistful of Dollars', 'For A Few Dollars More', and 'The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly' made and released 1964-1966) - Clint Eastwood, directed by Sergio Leone...the quintessential Spaghetti Westerns (westerns made in Italy or Spain) - 'The Magnificent Seven' (1960 version, not the 2016 remake, which was a western version of the Akira Kurosawa classic 'The Seven Samurai'(1954)) - Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn, Charles Bronson, directed by John Sturges - 'Dances With Wolves' (1990) - Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, directed and produced by Costner (Winner of Best Picture, Best Director & Best Screenplay Oscars) - and my favorite of all time...'Blazzing Saddles' (1974), which is a Mel Brooks send-up of the western genre. Hysterically funny stuff that could not be done today. It plays like 1874 is actually 1974 for laughs. Clevon Little, Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Slim Pickins, Harvey Korman, and Mel Brooks. Directed by Brooks. Hope this little (🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣) list helps!

[@k.delpino1124]

Well alright. My dude with the history. Go head.

[@SilentBob731]

The greatest Western of all-time and one of the most quotable movies in cinematic history.

[@tomking7080]

Tombstone is my favorite movie. I’ve seen it so many times and read the book many times as well. Val should of gotten a Oscar for his performance because he was brilliant

[@Tacomaguy458]

YESSSSS!!!! This is one of my favorite movies. Val Kilmer killed it playing doc...

[@phohead]

Great Westerns: - The Searchers - Red River - Unforgiven - Django-Unchained - Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid - Jeremiah Johnson - A fistful of Dollars - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Good girl western - Hannie Caulder Strong women protagonist ... the first Ripley or Sarah Conner type.

[@waynezimmerman1950]

So if you watch Wyatt Earp(which came out the year after this film)it is a long movie; but an ultimately satisfying epic. Dennis Quaid definitely puts his own unique stamp on the role of Doc Holliday. In Tombstone, Wyatt's love to be was played by Dana Delany(very well known for the China Beach tv series(1988-91, and later in Desperate Housewives). And Doc's fiery lady, Katie(Joanna Pacula in Tombstone and Isabella Rossellini in Wyatt Earp)was also known as Big Nose Kate or Katie Elder; with a very colorful western history in her own right.

[@MovieVigilante]

Some western movies I recommend are: _Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,_ _Unforgiven,_ _Wyatt Earp,_ and _Tremors 4: The Legend Begins._

[@johnscott4196]

Henry Hooker was played by one of the greatest actors of all time, Charlton Heston. And yes that was Michael Bien (sp?) from Terminator

[@khaleelurrahman248]

You are correct! Micheal Biehn who plays Ringo in Tombstone also plays Kyle Reese in The Terminator.

[@GuillermoQuezada]

3:10 to Yuma (2007) is a good one to watch.

[@ricardorgomez]

I don't think Doc thinks for a minute "I'm dying anyway".... That's just the way he is. That's why he's such a badass.

[@catenystrom6506]

You did a great job editing this, you got all the best lines in, good job

[@jenmurrayxo]

I have an awesome editor Steph G, I'll pass on your compliments 👌

[@tommywalker3746]

The man who shot Liberty Valance is one of the best western movies ever made

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

There's another movie, called "Sunset" (1988), that features Wyatt Earp and his friend Tom Mix (played by Bruce WIllis) in later years. I like it a lot, but few people seem to know about it.

[@CaesiusX]

A western I highly recommend is _Silverado_ (1985), with Scott Glenn, Danny Glover, John Cleese, Kevin Costner, Jeff Goldblum, and more. *Other Recommendations:* ● _The Fisher King_ (1991) Robin Williams & Jeff Bridges. ● _The Abyss_ (1989) Dir by James Cameron. Ed Harris, Michael Biehn (Reese from Terminator & Hicks from Aliens), Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. ● _The Last of the Mohicans_ (1992) Daniel Day-Lewis & Madeleine Stowe

[@cinmarksx]

laudanum was an opium tincture widley used and very addictive. These towns always had an opium den or two.

[@stephenmalloy88]

Hi Jen. Two westerns by Clint Eastwood to watch are The Outlaw Josey Wales and Pale Rider. One of the most iconic westerns is High Noon with Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. Any of those movies would make for great reactions.

[@epicmage82]

Val was really good in the movie The Doors. Based on the band, and he plays the singer Jim Morrison.

[@michaelbastraw1493]

"Can you cheat in poker?" It totally depends on the skill of the operator. Best. Leo.

[@3Kings_Industries]

Oh Jen, if you want another western,I cannot recommend SILVERADO enough!! Young Kevin Costner, Young Jeff Goldbloom, middle aged Danny Glover, fantastic western wideshots of western Americana, awesomely deep story. As for poker and 'cheating',, another fun western-ish film is the comedy MAVERICK, w/ Mel Gibson. Hilarious!!

[@brewswillis9783]

One of my favorites! 3:10 to Yuma is really good too.

[@k.delpino1124]

Awesome picks indeed.

[@3Kings_Industries]

I really enjoyed the remake of 3:10 to Yuma

[@noodle_fc]

That was a great reaction and everyone must agree with your change of heart on MVP. Kilmer should have won an Oscar four times for this role alone before they gave it to anyone else. Kurt Russell was also fantastic.

[@garyjbaker]

“I found him a loyal friend and good company. He was a dentist whom necessity had made a gambler; a gentleman whom disease had made a vagabond; a philosopher whom life had made a caustic wit; a long, lean blonde fellow nearly dead with consumption and at the same time the most skillful gambler and nerviest, speediest, deadliest man with a six-gun I ever knew.” - Wyatt Earp speaking of Doc Holliday

[@MRxMADHATTER]

One of my favorite movies. As for Westerns... Clint Eastwood's collection is pretty good. "Fist Full of Dollars", "For a Few Dollars More", "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly", "High Plains Drifter", "Hang'em High". Also other actor's movies like "Once Upon a Time in the West", "True Gritt", "Rio Bravo". John Wayne had tons of good westerns.

[@woodysthoughts4032]

You left out two of my favorite Eastwood westerns: Pale Rider and The Outlaw Josey Wales.

[@greeneyesinfl9954]

Yes, Johnny Ringo is the guy from Terminator and The Rock. Those were real people I'm sure there was some poetic license taken but based on real lives and events.

[@azrielbaz]

There is a story out there that John Wayne worked as a grip "general laborer" on the early Western movies that Wyatt Earp was a technical consultant on, and that John Wayne based his on screen characters after Wyatt Earp.

[@sire_kat]

Doc Holliday was a doctor of sorts. He was a dentist. It's been also said he could count cards so he was good at poker. Counting cards isn't advisable today, but back then was a different story. So even as drunk and sick as he was, he still had a very good head on his shoulders. And yes, John Peters Ringo is played by Michael Biehn, from The Terminator. Also yes, ALL of these people actually existed and these events happened. The gunfight at the OK Corral is one of the most famous gunfights in American history.

[@Abbadonhades]

My top 3 favourite westerns, based on entertainment value is 1) Tombstone, 2) Silverado and 3) The magnificent 7 (2016 version). As for other movies with Val Kilmer i have to mention my favourite movie of all time "Willow" (1988), which is a fantasy/adventure movie directed by Ron Howard, with a score by Howard Shore.

[@l34CoNCreepy]

i would argue that this is possibly the single most universally loved movie of all time.

[@l34CoNCreepy]

i don't mean loved the most, i mean, the most amount of people enjoyed this.

[@yrualeg1]

Doc was born in Griffin ,GA which is about 25 miles from where I currently live, Val Kilmer should've won the Best Supporting Oscar in '93 he was most certainly robbed.