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Wyatt Earp

Play trailer Poster for Wyatt Earp PG-13 Released Jun 24, 1994 3h 11m Biography Play Trailer Watchlist
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The epic biography of western lawman Wyatt Earp, who at an early age, is taught that nothing matters more than family and the law. He becomes a respected sheriff in Dodge City and Tombstone. Joined by his brothers and Doc Holliday, Earp wages war on the dreaded Clanton and McLaury gangs.
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Easy to admire yet difficult to love, Wyatt Earp buries eye-catching direction and an impressive cast in an undisciplined and overlong story.

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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Wyatt Earp tries to confront us with something weightier than the pleasures of old-fashioned heroism. Unfortunately, it ends up offering something sketchier: a psychodramatic hero without a center. Rated: C Dec 22, 2021 Full Review Ty Burr Entertainment Weekly Wyatt Earp presents unvarnished historical realism as a kind of ultimate Truth, and it might actually work if Kasdan didn't keep piling on the Western-movie clichés. Dec 22, 2021 Full Review David Ansen Newsweek Gorgeously shot and meticulously designed, Wyatt Earp is big, solemn -- and barely alive. Dec 22, 2021 Full Review Casey Chong Casey's Movie Mania A laborious epic Western in an otherwise handsomely mounted production. Rated: 2.5/5 Jun 23, 2024 Full Review Alan Jones Radio Times Director Lawrence Kasdan's three-hour plus journey to the notorious shoot-out at the OK Corral is a monumental western that works both as a serious history lesson and as a quietly understated drama. Rated: 4/5 Jan 25, 2024 Full Review Steven Alan McGaw Texas Triangle/TXT In each of his fine, flavorful scenes, Quaid handily supplies the energy and humor sorely lacking from the rest of this tedious, windy film. May 8, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Len P There are a few versions of Wyatt Earps life due to sensationalist accounts in territorial tabloids of the late 19th century to promote circulation. He, and especially his wife Josephine, strongly sanitised his biography, omitting his own infamous past following his first wife’s death. It is a shame that the script writers didn’t make a reasonable effort to tell a true story rather than this garbage. It is unlikely that Virgil brought his injured brother, James, home from the war, but returned later. Wyatt didn’t burn his matrimonial home after the death of his first wife. He sold it for $75. There is no evidence Wyatt Earp hunted Buffalo for a living and he didn’t make the acquaintance of the Masterson brothers until 2 years later in Dodge City. Virgil was maimed in his left arm, not right. Morgan was “assassinated” 2½ months after his older brother, Virgil, was ambushed in the street and maimed with a shotgun, not the same day. He didn’t die on a billiard table nor was his wife present, having left for Colton, the previous month, after the Ok Corral gunfight. During the “Vendetta Ride”, all the known accounts of the gunfight where Curly Bill Brocius was killed differ significantly from the screenplay in the movie, including the scenery. Nor was Johny Ringo killed in this gunfight, as implied in the dialogue. This movie contains lots of fiction, using an historical character's name as the movie title to draw in viewers. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/04/25 Full Review Audience Member An epic movie,loved the cast Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/25 Full Review Daniel N Old school but good fun. Worth a watch if you like westerns and Wyatt Earp. Dennis Quaid is annoying as Doc Holiday but besides that it's a good movie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/29/24 Full Review Louis F I think this movie is an absolute classic, it captures the feel of the desert, west, cowboys etc. Not sure what everyone is complaining about. The score is amazing as well. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/20/24 Full Review A.L.Jude P Slow paced buy when started there was no paise till it ended. What an epitome for excellent movie making ? Hope no one will give a close up for negative reviews. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/14/24 Full Review Narciso R Awesome movie, what a cast. One of the things I love about movies, you get to see different angles on how life may have been in that era. This movie is different from other Wyatt versions. Excellent, the tomatometer must be operated by idiots. Wyatt wasn't just competing against tombstone, it was competing against Wolf. Sorry, I really enjoy Jack Nicholson, I saw Wolf. NRJ. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/03/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The epic biography of western lawman Wyatt Earp, who at an early age, is taught that nothing matters more than family and the law. He becomes a respected sheriff in Dodge City and Tombstone. Joined by his brothers and Doc Holliday, Earp wages war on the dreaded Clanton and McLaury gangs.
Director
Lawrence Kasdan
Producer
Jim Wilson, Kevin Costner, Lawrence Kasdan
Screenwriter
Dan Gordon, Lawrence Kasdan
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Bros., Tig Productions
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 24, 1994, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$24.6M
Runtime
3h 11m
Sound Mix
Surround
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