Wyatt Earp (1994)

Directed by

Lawrence Kasdan

Genre

action film, Western film, adventure film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

3h 02m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 950 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This biographical Western covers the life of lawman Wyatt Earp from his youth through his time as a marshal and the O.K. Corral gunfight. It follows his relationships and career across many years focusing on the events that shaped him.

epicslow-burnseriousdetailedold-fashionedbroodingintrospectivelengthy

What happens

Wyatt Earp is a 1994 American epic biographical Western drama film about the lawman of the same name. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan, who co-wrote the screenplay with Dan Gordon, the film follows Earp from his early life to his career as a marshal and his involvement in the O.K. Corral gunfight. It features an ensemble cast led by Kevin Costner as Earp, with Gene Hackman, Mark Harmon, Michael Madsen, Catherine O'Hara, Bill Pullman, Dennis Quaid, Isabella Rossellini, Tom Sizemore, JoBeth Williams, and Mare Winningham in supporting roles. The film was developed in competition with Tombstone, another adaptation of Earp's life and the O.K. Corral gunfight that came out six months earlier. Released on June 24, 1994, Wyatt Earp received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances and Kasdan's direction, but criticized the three-hour runtime and unfavorably compared it to Tombstone. It was a box office failure, grossing $55.9 million on a $63 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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