TOMBSTONE (1993) - DOC HOLLIDAY VS JOHNNY RINGO - I'M YOUR HUCKLEBERRY - DOC DUELS RINGO

From the 1993 western film, Tombstone. Johnny Ringo and Doc Holliday had a few run-ins before their duel at the end of the film. The Earp brothers settled in Tombstone, Arizona Territory and took up a position in a local saloon. Wyatt meets up with his old friend, Doc Holliday who is suffering from tuberculosis and needs the dry air.
In the first scene, the ruthless western gang, the Cowboys and their leader Curly Bill show up at the Earp's saloon. Johnny Ringo recognizes Doc and asks him if he's retired, too. Clearly, Doc is not "in his prime" but he says he is. Doc recognizes that Ringo is a loudmouth showoff, but the fact that he is an educated loudmouth showoff makes Doc loathe him.
In the second scene Ringo is stumbling around Tombstone drunk. He challenges the Earp's to a blood duel, which they refuse. Doc then issues the most remembered line from the movie, "I'm your huckleberry." Curly Bill manages to wrest Ringo away from a sure death at the hands of Doc.
In the final scene, Curly Bill has been killed by the Earp posse and Ringo takes over leadership of the Cowboys. He challenges Wyatt to a one-on-one duel to end the blood feud, which Wyatt accepts. Little does he know that Doc has beaten him to the meeting place. Doc and Ringo then finish their challenges.
The official script for Tombstone has Doc Holliday's line as "I'm your huckleberry" which is a take on the slang "I'm your huckel bearer" or "I'm your pall bearer."

[@ElsaAnnaArendelle]

You're no daisy... meaning you're no coward... I'm your huckleberry - (a different way of saying "I'm your huckle bearer," slang for " I'm your pallbearer" The official script for Tombstone has Doc Holliday's line as "I'm your huckleberry" which is a take on the slang "I'm your huckel bearer" or "I'm your pall bearer."

[@calburner4635]

"You're no daisy, " actually meant that he wasn't special. Daisies last longer than other cut flowers, making them the best of the bouquet. Southern vernacular...😉

[@xMrBlack]

I'm your huckleberry is also used to mean "I'm the man for the job" or "I'm the one you're looking for."

[@gibster9624]

@@xMrBlack Tombstone actually gets Huckleberry wrong as the saying was I'm your hucklebearer. Which meant pallbearer as that's what coffins used in the old West. Huckleberry just took a life of it's own and so it stuck.

[@deltawhiskey1398]

@@gibster9624 lmaooo....no actually they didn't....there was never a saying "I'm your hucklebearer"....In the south, where Doc was from....the saying is "I'm your huckleberry"....which means "I'm the guy you are looking for"...or "I'm the man for the job". It's in the script....it's in the book....and Val has said numerous times "it's huckleberry...my attempt at a southern accent and people not being familiar with the phrase has spawned many to invent things they think they heard."

[@deltawhiskey1398]

@@calburner4635 Exactly...It amazes me how people just invent meanings or translations of southern vernacular...then they will actually argue with real southerners over what's correct....lol

[@theholymackerel072]

The moustache power in this movie alone is too much for a mere mortal to withstand.

[@DexterHaven]

Yeah, Doc's girlfriend could use a little wax job.

[@stevenhernandeznon-profitf968]

Truly!!!

[@robwalsh9843]

And all the guys(Russel, Kilmer, Biehn, Boothe, etc.) look badass even without their cookie dusters. That's how much the 'taches augment the immense alpha flex.

[@petecoogan]

Exactly my thought but expressed far better than I could. I salute you

[@dre32pitt]

@@stevenhernandeznon-profitf968 They were all real too. No fake staches.. Much respect to the cast for going authentic..

[@patrickkinnear8625]

"Wyatt Earp is my friend" "Hell, I got lots of friends" "...I don't" Gets me everytime.

[@simonjakefrances6433]

👍👍👍

[@synthman66]

Patrick it almost brings a tear to the eye right?

[@juliecampbell943]

Unless you've been in a person like Doc's "shoes " that line will not resonate with you!!! It's like the "western slang" for " ride-or-die"!RESPECT 😎💯

[@Necrobile]

I completely understand. I don't have many ppl I truly call friend but for those I do I would walk the depths of hell for.

[@Anthonygarcia-dr7oi]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 yes sir what a hell of a line

[@esseybradfield7955]

“Evidently Mr Ringo is an educated man…. Now I really hate him.” Love that line

[@pieceofschmidtgamer]

Fun Fact: The real Ringo very much wasn't an educated man, lacking much in the way of proper schooling.

[@KillZoneHart1]

​@@pieceofschmidtgameryeah true. The movie makers just wanted Ringo to appear more of Holidays mirrored equal.

[@HeAhaBro]

Whoever decided to cast Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday deserves recognition as it was a master stroke. 👌

[@musicweirdo1]

I did......thank you and your welcome!

[@gavenknapp5004]

You right. He was perfect in this movie.

[@goldengun9970]

@@musicweirdo1 thank you Ryan. I enjoyed him in this role too. You done good Ryan

[@DexterHaven]

Yes, Woody Allen was out of the question. "I'm your toasted bagel" didn't have the same ring to it either.

[@corndogrequiem1728]

@@musicweirdo1 i'm glad you pulled that master stoke off 👌

[@isaacmartinez7557]

“I was just foolin’ about” “I wasn’t.” Coldest line in movie history

[@buzztrucker]

SAVAGE AF

[@scottlaughlin9897]

I like when Wyatt said he’ll split Ike’s head like a Canoe! Or look it’s the drunk piano player, probably seeing dbl. that’s alright I got two of em’ one for each of ya!

[@devilsden2283]

100% on 🎯 Issac!

[@nickypoundtown9568]

The delivery is playful yet sincere The fact he shows disdain in such casual manner means he's a killer without remorse

[@signalizer]

@@nickypoundtown9568 What made Doc such a great gun fighter is he wanted to die. So he went in not caring if he lived or died. He was hoping one day someone would beat him stop stop his suffering.

[@LJW55]

Can not believe Kilmer wasn't at least nominated for Best Actor Oscar for this performance. Truly a masterful portrayal of Doc Holiday..!

[@chrissz1762]

Agree. Val Kilmer was my favorite in this movie he did an awesome job.

[@AgentM79]

The great Val Kilmer didn’t slap anyone. He was therefore ineligible to win an Oscar. His performance was MASTERFUL.

[@Gonken88]

On every fucking Tombstone video.... The reason Val Kilmer wasn't nominated is that he's *notorious* for being an asshole on set, and generally extremely hard and unpleasant to work with.

[@AgentM79]

@@Gonken88 That may be true. But when all was said and done, I’d be willing to bet that his co-stars from “Tombstone” said ”worth it” . There were a lot of spectacular performances in that movie. Val Kilmer and Kurt Russell played “larger than life” historical characters about whom much has been written, and who have been portrayed on-screen many times before. Their work did justice not only to the historical Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday, but also to the legends surrounding those men. Lots of a$$holes win Oscars.

[@Gonken88]

@@AgentM79 Their work did justice to the historical figures they were protraying? Clearly you haven't researched the subject very well. Tombstone may be a well acted and entertaining movie, but it's probably the most romanticised version of events out there. It hardly portrays the Earps as the cattle stealing, pimping criminals they actually were. And it's not like this movie launched any careers, so I don't see how anyone would consider it "worth it" 😄. Almost every actor was already an A-list celeb, that's what's carrying the otherwise pretty weak plot.

[@squallstopher608]

While everyone laughs at Doc twirling his cup, even his friends, Ringo's eyes tell it all. He sees that this drunk lunger was able to perfectly replicate his moves, in a mocking manner no less. He knows Doc is a real threat.

[@guille7231]

It was a movie not drunk

[@squallstopher608]

​@@guille7231 Oh, really? And here I thought it was a documentary...

[@centurion8446]

Not to mention that demonstration probably made all the difference later as Holiday knew Ringoes style

[@darlenejohnson3529]

Doc sick and dying still was a threat

[@johnmcmanus2447]

What's the reason for calling him a lunger? Because of the TB?

[@relentlessrescue260]

4:23 Michael Biehn having to psyche himself up in this scene is brilliant. He didn’t want any smoke with Doc but when cornered he had to go all in. This and his terminator role was AWESOME!!!!

[@FrenchieQc]

You can literally see the expression on his face shift from arrogance to apprehension.

[@Kudeghraw]

Wasn't bad as the Navy SEAL who got the bends and went nuts in the Abyss as well.

[@Belenus3080]

“You look like somebody just walked over your grave” Gives me chills every time

[@Belenus3080]

@@EZEMWC yep. He knew his time had come, and had to accept it quickly. The facial expressions in this movie say everything.

[@bigmb81]

Especially when Ringo says I was just fooling about that and that smile from Doc, then he says "I wasn't" Chilling moment.

[@Malcolm.Y]

This is an edited version. In the full Latin exchange, the last thing Holiday says is "in pace requiiescata" or Rest in Peace. Ooh. Just as chilling.

[@theprinceoftides6836]

@@Belenus3080 Exactamundo. So true. As they say, the eyes is the window to the soul and poor Johnny Ringo knew Doc has his number.

[@br4524]

The look in Johnny's eyes when he realized it was Doc..he knew he was dead.

[@6Sally5]

Funniest line : To Ike Clanton…”Maybe poker just isn’t your game! I know…let’s have a spelling contest!” 😂😂😂😂😂

[@cchavezjr7]

What's funny are the Clanton's even today still trying to preserve his memory and say he was innocent in all this and wasn't really a buffoon, drunk or bad guy...lol

[@howardsmith9342]

@@cchavezjr7 Wasn't Ike killed attempting a robbery? Doesn't sound too saintly.

[@cchavezjr7]

@@howardsmith9342 I believe so. He was a buffoon and a crook. It's just funny that people try to say history has the wrong image of the man haha

[@Gonken88]

@@cchavezjr7 What, you think Tombstone portrays the full picture? You think the Earps were these noble men cleaning up the west as portrayed in the movie? They were cattle thiefs and pimps for most parts. The beef with the cowboys was solely on a personal note, and had little to nothing to do with the law. The movie sure paints a pretty black and white picture though the reality was much more gray to say the least.

[@cchavezjr7]

@@Gonken88 What did I say have anything to do with that? You must be one of the ones I was talking about.

[@creategreatness8823]

Doc Holliday truly is the greatest friend a man could ask for. He has Wyatt's back the entire film through every scenario...even when dying of TB, takes Wyatt's place in the final showdown and WINS for him because he knows Wyatt can't. Truly the stuff of legend.

[@1981menso]

I'm not crying, you are......

[@DexterHaven]

How about when that guy said to Doc, "Hell, I got lots of friends."

[@synthman66]

Once again, that level of loyalty of friendship brings a tear to the eye.

[@TheTrent814]

WYATT COULD NOT BEAT RINGO. STEPPED RIGHT UP.

[@DexterHaven]

@@TheTrent814 Beat him at what? Wyatt could slap him silly like he did that blowhard in the bar, if Ringo wasn't wearing heels (guns).

[@darylsfan9680]

‘I’m your huckleberry.’ No one will ever deliver that line better than Val Kilmer.

[@zeroneutral]

Hucklebearer*

[@Longbarrel24]

​@@zeroneutralno. Stop with your tiktok bullshit.

[@NStPpodcast]

Val Kilmer's biography is titled, "I'm Your Huckleberry: A Memoir." It's huckleberry.@@zeroneutral

[@zeroneutral]

@@NStPpodcast Maybe

[@chloeburb4nk1]

​@@zeroneutraljust take the L lil bro

[@willn8664]

I know a lot of people are talking about how good Val Kilmer is but I feel that Michael Biehn deserves some credit too for his role as Ringo. I almost forgot that he's the same dude who played Kyle Reese in Terminator. Heck Tombstone really had an all-star cast.

[@gzz8551]

Yeah he’s outstanding in this

[@jmdoeswhy]

Also plays Corporal Hicks in Aliens

[@CristelloFilms]

And Lt. Coffey in The Abyss

[@francisg5207]

He had big roles in some of the greatest Sci fi movies. And loved him in this

[@sonnyblack0870]

Damn I didn’t even realize that was the same actor. Now that I know that my appreciation for his performance has gone way up.

[@aa-up4sf]

Two things to take away from this.. 1. You do not mess with a guy like Doc Holliday. 2. You do not mess with a guy like Johnny Ringo...unless you're Doc Holliday.

[@malcolmmacdougall]

yea because although he was scared of Doc he still had a good go at him, just wasn't quite fast enough

[@YosefTesfaye10]

"I'm your huckleberry" gotta be one of the best lines in western movie history

[@jacklaundale3663]

i love the part after Ringo dies and Earp comes over, then Kilmer delivers the line "I'm afraid, the strain was more than he could bear" (smiles) gets me every time

[@bobdylan7120]

That sudden manic look in Michael Biehn's (Johnny Ringo) eyes when he say's "lets do it" is some of the best acting I've ever seen.

[@SealofPerfection]

Yeah, that was a look of the crazy taking hold

[@rbarbetta1978]

@@joshua5555 I agree with that. But just to add to it. Doc Holiday was dying and I think he knew it. Doc had nothing to lose and therfore no fear. It's never a good idea to fight a man with nothing to lose and no fear. Ringo didn't want to fight him. But he's just a little crazy and that craziness kept him from backing down.

[@chuckhoyle1211]

​@@joshua5555 I think it was the realization that there was no getting out of the duel so he had to psych himself up to have a chance to win. It was a "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!" moment.

[@el34glo59]

I heard he went over that line a ton of times and was super happy at how it came out. He really tried getting that right

[@contumelious-8440]

Fucking right, that crazy look in his eyes was amazing and awesome. Dude put genius points into that look. Biehn's whole performance was on par with Kilmer's in that scene. How do you project that many emotions in just a few seconds of screen time? Anticipation, confusion, shock, dread, cunning, deadly thrill, determination. I think the supporting actor's performances were just as much to blame for Tombstone's success as the Star's.

[@GalderIncarnate]

"I'll put you out of your misery.." "Say when!" Man, Doc just exudes confidence throughout the entire movie. What a legend.

[@shockwave68]

He does, but he also doesnt give much of a shit if he dies, as he already has a death sentence. Easier to stay cool when you know you're already dead.

[@Rockhound6165]

That's because Doc didn't fear death. He was a dead man walking as it is with tuberculosis which isn't curable even today. Dying in a gun fight is more honorable way to go.

[@squallstopher608]

"You retired, too?" "Not me, I'm in my prime."

[@TheKyrix82]

It's less confidence, and more that he honestly doesn't care if he survives

[@GalderIncarnate]

@@TheKyrix82 I tend to disagree. He holds his friends and gal in extremely high regard. He knew he was sick beyond repair but still risked his life. A few times. For them.

[@trinitytwo14992]

Kilmer was robbed of an academy award for his performance in this film, he was amazing.

[@spaceghostcqc2137]

I love that Ringo's constantly trying to find his footing dealing with someone who's not only immune to his (pretty intimidating) routine, but actually relishes in playing the rival/foil to it with extreme gusto. Great actors and iconic roles.

[@carn5haun343]

I love how at the end Ringo initially calls him Holliday to curry favour, but then reverts back to 'Lunger' once he realises the dire situation he finds himself in

[@elpadre1156]

Val Kilmer was definitely the highlight of that movie. That is saying a lot, as the entire movie was fantastic.

[@matthewosterman9030]

last act was rushed but the first half is gold foraure

[@acerpro101]

@@matthewosterman9030 agreed, an extra 15-20 minutes could really do wonders for a film. Ofcourse the opposite is also true.

[@samdiaz7074]

Most badass character ever imo. God damn, the sound has aged in this movie but the acting is incredible

[@robm2707]

I still don’t understand why he didn’t won Oscar for this Roll

[@Adam-tf9nb]

Agreed

[@larsandersen8120]

Val Kilmer is a pure master in this performance, the way he played and interpreted Doc. Holliday, who was a southend gentleman highly educated as a dentist, was simply outstanding. In my opinion “Tombstone” is the most completed, the most skilled western ever made. Its the final western the way they should be….this complet and correct historical to the last detail, movie are the proud tombstone of this era.

[@eves08109]

Yes!👍

[@zenycatipi8105]

That last scene was gold in my opinion. Ringo's regret the sec he realized it was Doc. Great acting by both men.

[@saetmusic]

While Ringo was twirling his gun and everyone else was yelling "Woo Hoo", Doc was watching him VERY carefully and at the end, Doc knew exactly how Ringo drew and how fast he was.

[@lrcraider]

Also mimic Ringo twirling gun exactly on point, at that moment Ringo knew who was better

[@bobbyburtonphotography]

Wow. As many times as I've watched that I've never put that scene together with what happened at the end. Fascinating.

[@davidfuller3849]

It's not about the tricks you can do with a gun it's about how fast you can pull it and shoot

[@Original-Juice]

@@davidfuller3849 that's what she said

[@MusicayMas.]

That's exactly what I was thinking! Awesome scene.

[@joshuapatrick682]

“Poor soul, you were just too high strung…” best kill quote ever.

[@antestanic2964]

can some explain this line to me? I understood it as: He was just aiming too high and thinking he was better than he is.

[@casskillian]

@@antestanic2964 He definitely thought he was better than he was, you got that right. Doc mainly mentioned he was too high strung because Holiday was the most dangerous man at the time.

[@antestanic2964]

@@casskillian well thank you, fella. :D

[@zachhelton9293]

@@casskillian I believe it's another side comment about Ringo n Doc's mutual soul selling.... several other comments throughout this movie elude to it too..

[@jerrywoods4066]

Not even close

[@crmsntyde4ever428]

In my opinion, one of the most forgotten, and also most important lines in this movie was when Wyatt said to Doc, "I can't beat him can I?"...The look on Doc's face when he shook his head no was so underrated...You can tell that it hurt him to reply "no", because it's almost as if he was basically telling Wyatt that Ringo was just flat out better than him...That would be excruciatingly hard to tell someone that was such a great friend...What makes this movie stand above most every other Western was the micro-managing even the smallest of details (ex. When Ringo was taunting Doc in the bar and was showing him how fast his hands were, the Earp brothers worried looks on their faces, as if knowing that his draw could not be matched by any of the 3 of them)...I loved the attention to every little detail, basically what lead to this movie being so much more than just a "great movie", to being one of the greatest movies in cinema history

[@wordcarr8750]

Attention to detail ? => Did you notice that in this movie, Johnny Ringo has the bullet hole appear in his LEFT temple? Whereas in actual fact, the place the bullet entered (check it out online) was his RIGHT temple (either by suicide or murder but not by Doc Holliday of course). Perhaps not a producer/director oversight but rather a message that this depiction is a false representation of what actually happened?

[@infinityseven5924]

Impressive how he almost always looks like he's at death's door, but still makes you feel like he could throw you through first.

[@svenjansen2134]

I go for that.

[@MoonsideResident]

I think my favorite thing about the scene with Ringo drunk trying to fight Wyatt is that Doc immediately gets up with his gun ready behind his back, as soon as Wyatt turns his back on Ringo. He didn't trust Ringo not to shoot him in the back and was ready to stop him if he even thought about it. Love the camaraderie they portray in scenes like that.

[@kevinfrost8190]

Wyatt Earp is his friend. Hits deep.

[@jessesimmons4503]

@@kevinfrost8190 his best friend.

[@DexterHaven]

Yes, and notice how Wyatt had paid Doc the same concern and courtesy with his gun under the poker table, ready to shoot Ringo, if things got too serious.

[@ab-bc2gr]

Same with Johnny Tyler at the start. Doc saved Wyatt from the shotgun too.

[@DexterHaven]

@@ab-bc2gr Good point, since Wyatt didn't go 'heels' [guns] at the time. Trivia: And who was that fat guy with the shotgun? Which famous actor?

[@ScoxGungFu]

I love how Ringo tried to get out of the gunfight, but he couldn't. He tried to psych himself up but he knew he was a dead man.

[@ssgpentland8241]

....and Doc knew he KNEW it which is why he delivered the classic line, "why...Johnny Ringo, you look like somebody just walked over your grave"

[@darlenejohnson3529]

Quote my fight ain't with you holiday he was scared to death

[@justinamenta7241]

And you are all wrong....Biehn said his characters eyes lit up when he basically realized Doc was being serious and "what was happening" I believe he said. He said it was his favorite moment acting on screen.

[@ScoxGungFu]

@@justinamenta7241 You do realize that movies, just like books are free for the viewer or reader to interpret as they see fit, regardless of the actors or writers original intent? In other words, you're the one who is wrong.

[@HeavyMetalMonk888]

@@justinamenta7241 that's an interesting anecdote from the actor, but doesn't make anyone else 'wrong.' sounds more like him talking about his personal motivation in *portraying* the character as opposed to a definitive statement about the *written* motivations of the character. either way it's definitely a compelling moment.

[@jaysenclarke8654]

What a classic. They don't make movies like this anymore. Val's best role ever 👌🏼

[@moorejazznow]

The best western ever. So many memorable lines. Val Kilmer should have won an Oscar for his performance.

[@PinkManGuy]

A neat detail is when Ringo is flailing his pistol around, the Earp Brothers look legitimately shaken. Ringo was not some outlaw with a decent shot. This was a murderous legend with very few equals. Despite Wyatt Earp having a reputation as a gunman, he was nothing to Ringo, and you can tell both him and his brothers know it. Yet the expression on Doc's face isn't particularly boredom per se, but he does not look worried at all. He's just calmly and coldly analyzing Ringo's movements to snowball an even bigger advantage over him by knowing the way his body moves with a gun in hand. Then, to make it look like he's just some drunk asshole, starts flailing around with the cup in a way that only Ringo would notice: he's copying him move-for-move, with a dingy metal mug no less. Deescalating the situation as a whole while also letting Ringo know: I'll kill ya if you fuck with me and mine.

[@dutchbishop1192]

I’ve seen this movie at least a dozen times and I’ve never noticed those details. This movie has so many details that I noticed something new each time I watch it

[@PinkManGuy]

@@dutchbishop1192 while I have you, another great detail is how Ringo's face goes from smug and aggressive to a much more passive and concerned expression. It was in that moment he realized that Doc was everything he was, and then some.

[@T4nkcommander]

@@PinkManGuy Exactly. As soon as Ringo saw he was being perfectly copied, he knew he was screwed.

[@stanfordwillis4841]

In the movie yes, in real life, it seems he wasn"t that special an outlaw

[@donovanbradford8231]

@@dutchbishop1192 It took me many times of watching the film to pick up that Doc in one instance was able to copy Ringo's movements perfectly and that's what truly terrified Ringo about Doc. The man was drunk and looked like he had one foot in the grave yet could still kill any of them in an instant.

[@camilacardoso1524]

Tombstone - One of the better westerns to come out in the past 30 years

[@haydengoodall6767]

G'day Camila, may I suggest to you a New Zealand made western by a husband&wife duo as their love homage to the west. Titled Good for Nothin(g). Filmed in Central Otago if I recall. I'm not sure how easy it will be to locate. Limited release at the time, circa 2005-2010, happy hunting.

[@ronbo11]

Agreed. Also, Clint Eastwood's "Unforgiven" (1992), Kevin Costner's "Open Range" (2003), The Cohen Brothers' "True Grit" (2010), Edward Zwick's "Legends of the Fall" (1994), Michael Mann's "The Last of the Mohicans" (1992), Joe Johnston's "Hildago" (2004) and John Sayles' "Lone Star" (1996) are some of the best I've seen in this timeframe as well.

[@6Sally5]

I beg to differ sir…THE best! 😁

[@jerrywoods4066]

@@ronbo11 thought unforgiving was overated. And true grit remake not good at all. But tombstone was great . Open range was good though

[@luisguedes1751]

I totally agree. Best Western I have seen years. I have seen in seen in n years.

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

MIchael Biehns performance in that final scene is awesome. He truly plays it like someone just walked over his grave and every reaction is so natural and well balanced the initial pang, the impulse of cowardice, the attempt to back out or bargain for time, attempt to regain a habituated but eroding devil may care attitude and then acceptance, settling into a practiced but forced surface calm through an act of pure will, which however ultimately turns out to be - just too high strung. Wyatt Earp himself, recounting stories of gunfighters of the old west speak of how many practitioners would stress the importance of being mentally and physically relaxed to the point where smooth instinctive action, faster than thought, became possible. Too hight strung - on that particular day, not being in his drink or having worked up the courage and expecting an easy win. No daisy at all.

[@earlclue]

he has said his best acting, he ever did was his eyes when he said " all'right lets do it", i remember saying to myself ohhhchit

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

@@earlclue Yeah I saw that. It’s awesome. Somehow it manages to be both brave, cowardly, petty, flippant, desperate, nonchalant, whiny, counterphobically grandiose, pangy, and a tiny bit mad, without madness really explaining it - all at the same time. Chickens just came home to roost at the wrong moment and he knows it.

[@michaelwilliams369]

"Why Johnny Ringo, you look like somebody just walked over your grave." 😂 I love that line because when Ringo had seen it was Doc there to fight him and not Wyatt he was shook.

[@jamess9138]

I finally get the final shootout scene. I always thought doc was taunting rings after he shot him. He’s not. Doc wanted t die with his boots on. He didn’t want to let tuberculosis take him. In ringo he saw someone who could have potentially shot him in a gunfight. He knew he had to kill ringo to protect Wyatt Earp, but he was hoping - based on ringos reputation- that rondo would be fast enough to get a shot off at roughy the same time as doc, thus killing both. After shooting ringo, when doc is saying “come on” it’s not a taunt, but actually a desperate last ditch effort to encourage him. If you watch it back you can see the desperation, as if he’s almost pleading with him. After ringo fires harmlessly into the ground doc then angrily tells him he’s no daisy. Meaning he’s not as good as he hoped. You can see the anger twinged with a little surprise and disappointment. Great scene.

[@centurion8446]

Looks simple but so many layers well portrayed by under rated actors

[@coltonwhite2518]

All valid except for the "your no daisy" bit. In the American frontier that was slang for "you're not yellow" or "you're no coward". Holliday commenting on Ringo being too high strung was him admitting that the one man who he thought had an actual chance of beating him; didn't. I do agree with the rest of your analysis though. At the end he really did look bummed out that Ringo wasn't the one to finally end the reign of Doc Holliday and on his deathbed he seemed almost regretful not because he was dying, he had long accepted his fate, but because he was dying bedridden from a lung disease instead of going out with a revolver in hand like a gunslinger.

[@jamess9138]

@@coltonwhite2518 I thought that too at first but if you look at the scene at the ok corral - one of the cowboys says “I got you now you sob” and doc replies “your a daisy if you do”. So it got me thinking that maybe doc uses the term “daisy” as a compliment, maybe like one might use he word peach. Either way it’s applicable to the scene. Also to your last point about how doc wanted to go out a gunslinger a fun little scene I also overlooked / misunderstood is the last scene doc is in when he’s in the hospital and dies. Right before he dies he looks at his feet and says “this is funny”(his real life last words). He wanted to go out with his boots on. Pretty cool stuff

[@robertherrington408]

Very very good observation and breakdown of this scene

[@coltonwhite2518]

@@jamess9138 Huh...I guess I didn't catch that. I've seen this movie atleast a dozen times and still find unique ways to interpret it lol The writers could very well have Doc using it interchangeably for folks who've got the grit to put him out of his misery and those that don't. The movie focuses so heavily on Wyatt and his brother's but Holliday truly steals every frame he's in, however brief.

[@txdrmr]

Nobody played or will ever play Doc Holliday better than Val Kilmer. He set the standard that any others would have to meet but in my opinion, nobody could ever exceed his portrayal of the character. Simply superb.

[@82ndparatrooper]

He was great as Iceman in top gun too he wasn't even the main star but I thought Iceman was cooler (see what I did there 😂) than Maverick

[@marcd2936]

The dude who played Doc in "Wyatt Earp" was as good as Kilmer

[@joefish6091]

@@marcd2936 The 1960 TV series, good but too old. also plays the character as an ancient drunk, a little bit cliche.

[@denicecreary7185]

100 percent

[@marcd2936]

@@joefish6091 I meant the movie Wyatt Earp with Kevin Costner.

[@dre32pitt]

I love how Biehn really had to learn to twirl that smokewagon for this first scene. Wide angle shows it's truly him working it.. Love it! And Doc's technique at the end.. How he stands at an angle to shrink Ringo's target and with the way his holster is setup, he has quite an advantage over Ringo's 'traditional' stance and draw..

[@mikeb9396]

Doc's stance was out of necessity due to his cross draw rig. Blading to his right brought the revolver more in line with his opponent. Whoever choreographed that shoot knew what he was doing. Doc would have had to move his left arm up and out of the way so that he didn't accidentally sweep himself and possibly shoot himself in the arm.

[@svenjansen2134]

Wow. Talk about over analysing. With the emphasis on anal.

[@jp3813]

The year Kilmer was snubbed for Best Supporting Actor in the 66th Academy Awards was perhaps the most competitive ever. The nominees were: Tommy Lee Jones as Samuel Gerard in "The Fugitive" Ralph Fiennes as Amon Göth in "Schindler's List" John Malkovich as Mitch Leary in "In the Line of Fire" Leonardo DiCaprio as Arnie Grape in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" Pete Postlethwaite as Giuseppe Conlon in "In the Name of the Father" Other snubs include Ben Kingsley as Itzhak Stern in "Schindler's List", Sean Penn as David Kleinfeld in "Carlito's Way", certain actors in "True Romance", etc...

[@hornetmx1]

I can watch this movie over......and over.....and over.....and over again and it doesnt get old. I would say I was hoping the Academy awards would find a way to give Val his dues and give him an Oscar, but it no longer represents what it once did. One of the greatest movies of all time. One of the best performances of all time.

[@eliassalcedo5229]

I want to remember every line. It's addictive and frightening

[@user-mm8rc2qg5u]

Me too it's a great movie and why Val didn't get an Oscar for his performance is beyond me

[@scootermcgee8064]

This is Val Kilmer's greatest performance, in a career FILLED with great performances.

[@PashaHeaven]

Kilmer's The Salton Sea (2001) saz Hello, my friend) Anyway this is a veeery good movie. And Kilmer was great in this

[@davidpixton1980]

Val Kilmer is my Huckleberry... Although The Island of Dr Moreau was a bit... Wacky...

[@randybrennum5083]

Jim Morrison

[@ramoth777]

Don't forget 'Real Genius'...

[@barryfederovitch6722]

Absolutely true

[@michaelnight9162]

A movie that can be watched a thousand times and never get old. While young guns introduced me to westerns, movies like this and Unforgiven made it an obsession

[@brownrm47]

This is the greatest rivalry in cinema.

[@deborahclarke3389]

This scene is priceless. All the actors in Tombstone are fabulous!!!

[@edwinrivera5377]

Agreed even billy zane in the movie

[@leehanson1416]

Powers Boothe.

[@RageOfTheTiger]

Great cast, but Kilmer really stole every scene he was in.

[@jokesonyou1373]

Powers Booth was wasted. He should've been recast as somebody else. IMO

[@russellthorburn9297]

Kilmer easily deserved an Oscar for this performance. In fact Kilmer's performance was the best of the entire decade and perhaps more.

[@samdiaz7074]

Saw this as a kid and in my 30s this is still the epitome of a badass. Half way to death but you'll get there first

[@antonioacevedo5200]

Can't, the winners of Oscar's must be diverse.

[@deviljon]

That decade had some pretty great performances in it...

[@mikeking3507]

he was great in HEAT also with Pacino and Denero

[@PinkManGuy]

2:05 I love the look of mocking contempt on Doc's face here. "Oooh, look at meee! I'm Johnny Ringooo!"

[@zackeryayers9676]

The look on johnnys face when Doc starts twirling the cup. He knew he had no chance

[@boxonothing4087]

Val Kilmer gets a lot deserved praised or his performance, but Michael Biehn's performance on their final duel is nothing short of breathtaking. Look at his face and you'll see him go through all stages from sarcasm to desperation with stops at shock, apprehension, fear and outright terror.

[@OnlinePersonafication]

I'm pretty sure you don't cough when you get shot in the head though

[@toadthewhole1447]

Get that box stuffed yet?

[@charleswettish8701]

​@@OnlinePersonafication People survive getting shot in the head often enough for it to be obviously true that person could possibly cough after being shot in the head.

[@contumelious-8440]

@@OnlinePersonafication said: "I'm pretty sure you don't cough when you get shot in the head though" As many people as onlinepersona has seen shot in the head, we should take their word for it!! (In case you missed the sarcasm, I'm saying you don't know shit, OP...hey that's kinda cool)

[@OnlinePersonafication]

@@contumelious-8440 Best Gore was great when the site was still up... Let's assume Online Persona hasn't seen someone get shot in a head looooool

[@BazonBlades]

Val Kilmer and Michael Biehn had crazy good chemistry playing off each other.

[@nightdrv]

“I was just foolin about”. “I wasn’t…..” 😈 Loved watching Johnny‘s confidence just dissolve.

[@dx7689]

It’s amazing how each mustache portrays each character’s personality so well.

[@artistryartistry7239]

The rivalry between these two is among the best in any Western, or maybe any movie I've seen. Both men are superior to everyone around them, and each poses the only credible threat to the other. In a duel, not only do both stand to bear the indignity that they were indeed second best, they stand to pay the ultimate price with the loser having his soul snatched away by the other man. Talk about your high stakes game.

[@mandelabrein8116]

Ringo was never a threat to Holiday and they both knew it. That's why Ringo tried to get out of it at the end but he realized Doc wasn't gonna let him

[@sup9542]

And the dialogue is so great, but everyone has different interpretations of what it means. My interpretation: Johnny Ringo was an educated man who knew Latin, had a lot of talent, and could have had a fine life, but he was just too "high strung," i.e. always looking for a fight. He picked the wrong "huckleberry," i.e. "sucker." Everyone else who agreed to fight him was a sucker who would lose. Everyone except Doc. He just picked a fight with the wrong huckleberry. And Doc feels sorry for him at the end, because if he wasn't so high strung, they could have gotten along.

[@MegaZeta]

...huh? No, the implication of every scene between Ringo and Holliday is that Ringo *_ISN'T_* a match for Holliday.

[@cobbler88]

As the nail rivals the hammer. This exact take appears, word-for-word, elsewhere on the interwebs. Paraphrasing is your friend. 🤣

[@sog1272]

Was a fun rivalry but no where equally matched... Doc was a "lunger" and still had Alpha confidence against Ringo who was in his prime. Ringo tried to back out at the end but Doc already accepted Ringo's call for blood which I Beta Ringo tried to say he was just fooling around. Nah Bruh. There will be blood. Pure Alpha.

[@kabeerdavis6392]

"I'm your huckleberry" That sh*t gives me chills every time.

[@0dteESmini]

huckleberry is a plant. hes saying hucklebearer

[@coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13]

@@0dteESmini No, the term is huckleberry meaning, “I’m the man for the job/role/game….”

[@willmorrison1022]

@@0dteESmini I absolutely DARE you to find the term "hucklebearer" in ANY dictionary of the English language from ANY century. It doesn't exist. You are parroting nonsense made up by a fool. STOP IT.

[@Deadener]

@@0dteESmini And "hucklebearer" isn't even a real word at all. Zero history.

[@guins99]

Be wary of any stranger proclaiming himself to be your personal huckleberry.

[@jackwalker1822]

Two awesome scenes. Doc Holliday was truly a badass and Val Kilmer's portrayal is Oscar worthy even if he didn't officially win it. I need to watch this movie a lot more times. A real classic.

[@JimmyJump813]

One of the greatest scenes of all time. Right here. Excellent acting.

[@jackhealy3328]

I've watched this movie more times than I can count, and I noticed a particularly grisly detail. For those who don't remember how your brain works, the left hemisphere controls the right side of your body and the right vice versa. So when Doc shot Ringo in the head, he hit the left hemisphere of the brain (from Ringo's POV) and you notice, almost his entire right side of his body was twitching and failing. From his leg going limp, to his hand twitching and making his gun go off, to his right eyelid becoming half-glazed. I'm shocked they went to that level of detail.

[@mattyboyanderson]

OUTSTANDING F***ING CATCH DUDE. OUTSTANDING.

[@anthonydixon452]

Hey Jack Healy, "You are an educated man"🧐.

[@tyslims2805]

@@anthonydixon452 oh how I do hate him

[@thatguyjudgingyou660]

This kid watched one episode of greys anatomy and thinks he knows everything about the brain

[@bibsp3556]

I mean it probably would have annihilated most of his brain from that distance. Turned to jelly through hydrostatic shock.

[@MrXmancruz3056]

"I'm your huckleberry and that's just my game " chills everytime

[@patrickmontoya2604]

It I'm your huckle bearer, which is even more of a chilling message because a huckle bearer is a man who carrys your coffin.

[@0dteESmini]

its hucklebearer

[@MrXmancruz3056]

Just read that although it may have meant to be stated as "huckle bearer" Val kilmer does in fact say huckleberry as does the script

[@willmorrison1022]

@@patrickmontoya2604 Nope. Some schmuck made that up because he didn't know what the phrase meant. Other people, rather than take 25 SECONDS to look it up and find out it's nonsense parroted the same nonsense. There is not and has never been a phrase about "hucklebearers". EVER. You have the power of the world's intellect at your fingertips but rather than use it, you insist on repeating nonsense. STOP IT.

[@delmar2169]

@@0dteESmini it's huckleberry.

[@marlenesheffield8777]

One of my favorite movies of all time. Val Kilmer should have received an Oscar nomination.

[@aangel804]

Val Kilmer deserved every award he could have gotten for this role as doc holiday! Nobody could have played it better. Same goes for everyone. Kurt Russell too

[@MoonsideResident]

God, the last duel scene has got to be one of the most (if not the most) quotable scenes in cinematic history! For me, at least. Every line in it is just perfect.

[@ChosenPlaysYT]

4:00 “Play for blood remember?” “Fights not with you I was just foolin about.” “I wasn’t.” Iconic 👑

[@gavenknapp5004]

He was perfect in this movie. Hands down Val Kilmer's greatest roll. Was my favorite movie/hero as a child. The line "I'm your Huckleberry" is still something I used to this day.

[@allahware9684]

@@SANTOSOSANTOS I mean, you can read the entire script, it's definitely huckleberry, as it's said twice in the film.

[@Green_Bullet]

@@SANTOSOSANTOS ~INCORRECT… LOL.. THE SCRIPT READS “HUCKLEBERRY”. IT MEANS SOMEONE WHO IS UP TO OR WILL DO SOMETHING… LOL~

[@yoshijb9428]

Michael Bhein was better. Loved watching "Kyle Reese" go all cowboy.

[@joshg.6315]

Val Kilmer stole the show in a move filled with outstanding performances. Legendary performance.

[@Vanhook4456]

"Why did ya do it Doc?" "Cause your my friend Wyatt" "Hell, I got lots of friends" "I Dont" - Doc Holliday -

[@mbuzard46]

In the scene that you are quoting, Doc was talking to Jack Johnson about Wyatt Earp at the river after Wyatt performed the “miracle”.

[@DukeManson]

"Wyatt Earp is my friend"

[@vladislavmkrtychev8852]

@@mbuzard46 Yeah, by the river "walking on water".

[@sunnu777]

"...Cause 'HE'S' my friend..." You're mixing up the scenes...

[@xczechr]

@@mbuzard46 You mean in the scene he is misquoting.

[@daviddntait]

"Say when" my all time favorite line/scene of any movie I've ever watched period. Badass

[@celiasjoblom1795]

Ringo looked like he'd shit himself when he saw Doc walking towards him! My favorite Doc Holliday line has to be "I wasn't" The way he smiles after he says it! A badass!

[@garym51124]

Phenomenal acting from both ofnthe gentlemen....wow what a great movie this was/is. Its timeless

[@jonathanorr6818]

"I want your blood and I want your soul, and I want em both right now!" Best villan line ever...

[@william-ajones3959]

"I believe we started a game we never got to finish" This is every man's dream line to those who were bullies and never knew when to stop.....love this!!!

[@ricardoramirez2328]

I totally agree with you!®🤫

[@bobsmith6141]

Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday is legendary ... nobody ever played that part better .

[@LukeLovesRose]

So many great actors. So many great lines. So many great performances. So many mustaches. Gosh darn it. I love this movie.

[@wekabird886toktown7]

This movie is one of the greatest westerns ever made. The entire movie is a classic, and anything after it was a pittance of an attempt to tell the story like it was in this movie. Val Kilmer should've gotten an Oscar for his role in this movie. He gave the entire movie and edge that wouldn't have been there if not for his acting skills. Incredible movie full of incredible actors. It should have won an Oscar for best movie.

[@joegodbout8338]

Val Kilmer should have gotten an oscar for his performance and the writers one for their script, everyone had great and memorable lines.

[@trush0t1]

Everything was perfect about this movie except, and it's my opinion, the directing and editing. Would it affect Val's chances at an award? I dunno maybe but the way some scenes were directed were questionable with how some of the actors delivered their lines. I dunno just my opinion.

[@thekansasjayhawk3504]

An Oscar worthy performance by Val 1000 times over!!! The academy disgraced themselves by denying Val this award.

[@metricton8167]

The camera work...just perfect....emerging from the shadows to deliver one of the best lines ever to be spoken in a movie

[@dimestoretrophy6233]

Never fuck with someone that believes he is already dead

[@martinnewcombe6088]

Michael Biehn and Val Kilmer, two of my favourite actors in the one scene...nice!!

[@JPLMONEY23]

No one can top Val Kilmer's version not even Doc Holliday himself....now thats saying alot.

[@splaticusmax4576]

The crazed look in Biehns eyes when he says alright to doc is superb.

[@kevincaruthers5412]

Love that one line... "I'm your Huckleberry" Epic!

[@vipr1142]

What does he mean by that? I know its a plant (berry) but also a novel [edit] Actually after listening a few times, he says "Im your huckle bearer"

[@SealofPerfection]

@@vipr1142 That's NOT what he says. He says "Huckleberry". But he's using a thick Southern accent, so words that end with "Y" will sound like "uh" or "er" So "Huckleberruh" which is why you think it's "Bearer", but it's not. In fact, that wasn't even a real phrase used like that, but "I'm your huckleberry" was, and is documented as such.

[@SealofPerfection]

@@HumbleDadTrying No one in history ever said that phrase. Again, the book written in the 1920's that this movie was based on has this exact scene in it and Doc says that exact line. "I'm your huckleberry, that's just my game.' That was written 100 years ago. There are many instances of that term being used, but not one single one of "I'm your huckle bearer" being used. There's a reason for that: It WASN'T used....at all. You can't find a single literally instance of that phrase being used. So sorry, but you are wrong and I am right. I have all the proof and you have none. You're welcome. Go forth and be less ignorant now

[@HumbleDadTrying]

@@SealofPerfection you came with some serious facts and proved me wrong... Respect to you and I will now remove my previous post that I was indeed wrong in

[@dneuf6146]

This scene is part of movie history. Amongst one of the great scenes of all time. Bravo!

[@Devilish12]

Easily my favorite character in the movie.

[@darkness198065]

"Poor soul, you were just too high strung." - legendary 🤙

[@followme2748]

Many high strung people on the planet

[@FJUWANA]

Ringo: " I just fooling about.." Doc: : " I wasn't" Ringo :

[@natereg9747]

It was at this moment Ringo knew….he fucked up

[@DaDunge]

It's funny I think Ringo is more certain of Holiday being better than him than Holiday is, I think Doc went there to die. Oh no doubt he knows he was better before his sickness got worse but at this point? I think Doc to some extent was lookign for a quick way out.

[@AuspexAO]

@@DaDunge Yup, he definitely thought Ringo was going to be the one to give him a nice clean death. I think that's why he feels the need to taunt him about not being special. He's angry that Ringo couldn't do the job.

[@DaDunge]

@@AuspexAO It's also a callback to earlier when someone says they're going to kill him and he says "Do and you're a Daisy".

[@tombehnke9058]

On some level, I've got to respect Ringo for even stepping up and "playing for blood" when he was sober.

[@darlenejohnson3529]

More so respecting Doc Holliday knowing Ringo was a fast gun however Ringo was scared of Doc. Even though that was sick and dying wow

[@stevienichols4855]

Val Kilmer played the most outstanding Doc Holiday I have ever seen. His wardrobe was incredible. His carriage denotes a superior quality of mind. "I'm your huckleberry." Yeah, I like that.

[@anubis.6256]

This one of the greatest movies ever made. "I'm your Huckleberry. " It's SO GOOD!!!!

[@BigDaddyJinx]

I don't care what anyone says - this role was by far his best role he ever played. He WAS Holliday just as RDJ WAS Stark.

[@Crono1922]

That's a bad comparison

[@Greysonsgrandma]

He should have gotten an Oscar he was that good

[@chele5786]

I liked him better as Jim Morrison

[@Greysonsgrandma]

@@chele5786 he was wicked in that one too

[@matthewstorey125]

That’s a great comparison. Haters going to hate. Like deep is jack sparrow for me. Rdj is stark

[@BoostedMonkey4g63]

And this is why I go back to see this movie over and over, just because of the scene! Val kilmer was on 🔥🔥🔥

[@m.h.2714]

Val Kilmer's Doc Holiday is probably one of the best characters with the best one liners.....

[@krillinroshi9312]

“Im your huckleberry” Best line in the movie!

[@SAVAGESUN]

It's not often that a supporting actor delivers the greatest performance in a movie, but there is no question that Kilmer does just this in this classic beauty of a film. The writers deserve some credit as well. I only wish there more of these brilliant westerns. This one is top 5 all time IMO.

[@marktherreault7942]

I sat with my dad at 86 years old and watch this movie he had tears in his eyes he told me the valve Karma was the best he's seen from the as soon as television was on around we must have watched this movie a dozen times it gives me chills every time how to live back in them days we see how tough you really are

[@frankbryan3478]

Val Kilmer should have gotten an award for his role. So perfect!!

[@jimmagnus1200]

Everyone in this great movie put forth a stellar performance.

[@unafraid7628]

Greatest tombstone movie of all time... a true classic that you never get tired of seeing.

[@williamking1905]

One of the best rivalries in one of the best films of all time.

[@oneduelist]

Holliday in the background just CASUALLY puts his hand on his revolver while Johnny's still yelling at Earp... Great character building.