Wyatt Earp

Director: Lawrence Kasdan Lawrence Kasdan

Overview

Lawrence Kasdan wrote this lengthy western about legendary lawman Wyatt Earp, his brothers, Doc Holliday, and their showdown with the Clanton gang at the O.K. Corral. Cinematography by Owen Roizman.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/02/2006
UPC:	0012569744929
Original Release:	1994
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Letterbox]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	3:10:00
Sales rank:	2,959

Special Features

Closed Caption;Languages: English & Français; Subtitles: English, Français & Español (Feature Film Only)

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Kevin Costner	Wyatt Earp
Dennis Quaid	Doc Holliday
Gene Hackman	Nicholas Earp
Michael Madsen	Virgil Earp
David Andrews	James Earp
Linden Ashby	Morgan Earp
Catherine O'Hara	Allie Earp,Hotel Resident
Bill Pullman	Ed Masterson
Joanna Going	Josie Marcus
Jeff Fahey	Ike Clanton
Mark Harmon	Sheriff Johnny Behan
Isabella Rossellini	Big Nose Kate
Tom Sizemore	Bat Masterson
JoBeth Williams	Bessie Earp,Saloon Dealer
Mare Winningham	Mattie Earp
James Gammon	Mr. Sutherland
Rex Linn	Frank McLaury
Tea Leoni	Actor,Sally
Randle Mell	John Clum
Adam Baldwin	Tom McLaury
Annabeth Gish	Urilla Sutherland
Jim Caviezel	Actor,Warren Earp
Lewis Smith	Curly Bill Brocius,Billiard Parlor Patron
Ian Bohen	Young Wyatt
Betty Buckley	Virginia Earp
Alison Elliott	Lou Earp
Jennifer Shull	Actor
Todd Allen	Sherman McMasters
Mackenzie Astin	Young Man on Boat
Karen Grassle	Mrs. Sutherland
John Denis Johnstone	Frank Stilwell
Martin Kove	Ed Ross
Jack Kehler	Bob Hatch
Kirk Fox	Pete Spence
Norman Howell	Johnny Ringo
Boots Southerland	Marshall White
Scotty Augare	Indian Charlie
Gabriel Folse	Billy Clanton
Kris Kamm	Billy Claiborne
John Lawlor	Judge Spicer
Monty Stuart	Dutch Wiley
Hugh Ross	Erwin Sutherland
Gregory Avellone	Traveler
Michael McGrady	John Shanssey
Mary Jo Niedzielski	Martha Earp
Scott Paul	Young Morgan
Matt O'Toole	Gyp Clements
Oliver Hendrickson	Young Warren,Turkey Creek Jack
Darwin Mitchell	Tom Chapman
Steve Kniesel	Bullwacker
Larry Sims	Dirty Sodbuster
Greg Goossen	Friend of Bullwacker
Heath Kizzier	Red
Clark Sanchez	Mike Donovan
Ed Beimfohr	Faro Dealer
Giorgio E. Tripoli	Judge Earp
Albert Trujillo	Camp Foreman,Camp Foreman
Ben Zeller	Dr. Seger
Rockne Tarkington	Stable Hand
Mary Steenburgen	Actor
Scott Rasmussen	Minister
Ellen Blake	Paris
Steph Benseman	Pine Bluff Sheriff,Delivery Boy
Bob 'Dutch' Holland	Tubercular Inmate
John Doe	Tommy Behind-the-Deuce
Steve Cormier	Tent Saloon Bartender
Matt Langseth	Link Borland
David Doty	Mayor Wilson
Steven G. Tyler	Deputy Ford
Billy Streater	Marshall Meagher
David L. Stone	Larry Deger
Jake Walker	Mannen Clements
Geo Cook	Big Cowboy
Dillinger Steele	Drunk Cowboy
Steve Lindsay	Drunk Cowboy
Dick Beach	Wagner
Benny Manning	Walker
Sarge McGraw	Deputy Black
Steven Hartley	Spangenberg
Brett Cullen	Saddle Tramp
Paul Ukena	Bar Regular
Owen Roizman	Danny
Karen Schwartz	Marshall White's Wife
Glen Burns	Bar Patron
John Furlong	Clem Hafford
Zack McGillis	Rancher
Adam Taylor	Texas Jack
Jon Kasdan	Barboy
Dale West	Station Master
Michael Huddleston	Albert
Matt Beck	McGee
Gary Dueer	Dick Gird
James Newton Howard	Composer
John Dennis Johnston	Frank Stillwell

Technical Credits

Lawrence Kasdan

Dan Gordon

Lawrence Kasdan	Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Dan Gordon	Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Kevin Costner	Producer
Burt Dalton	Special Effects
Michael Grillo	Executive Producer,Producer
Norman Howell	Stunts
Charles Okun	Executive Producer,Producer
Jennifer Shull	Casting
Jon Slan	Executive Producer,Producer
Jim Wilson	Producer
Mick Jackson	Director
Karen DeJong	Special Effects
David A. Arnold	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

Kevin Costner plays the laconic lawman Wyatt Earp in this stately but sweeping western saga, which doesn't merely cover Earp's controversial career as a frontier marshal but delves into his personal life as well. Writer-director Lawrence Kasdan obviously didn't want to regurgitate old information, and it's plain from his script that there was a lot more to Wyatt then his well-documented friendship with dissipated gambler Doc Holliday (played here by a gaunt Dennis Quaid) and the notorious gunfight at Tombstone's O.K. Corral. The film's early section deals at length with Earp's first marriage, which ends tragically when his young wife (Annabeth Gish) succumbs to typhoid fever while pregnant with their first child. Kasdan allots considerable footage to Wyatt's subsequent tailspin, which only ends when he becomes -- quite inadvertently -- a lawman in the cattle town of Wichita. Earp's later forays into Dodge City and Tombstone document his relationships with Holliday and fellow star-packer Bat Masterson (Tom Sizemore), as well as his courting of Josie Marcus (Joanna Going). These latter days are depicted at some length, if not always with scrupulous fidelity to the historical record. Gene Hackman contributes a superb performance in the small but showy role of the Earp patriarch, and erstwhile pretty boy Mark Harmon shows impressive acting chops with his portrayal of Tombstone sheriff Johnny Behan, Wyatt's rival for Josie's affections. Costner plays the title role with solemnity, and if he doesn't seem especially impassioned it's because that's the way Wyatt supposedly was in real life. Kasdan stages incidents from the infamous Earp-Clanton feud with startling brutality, making them more sordid than has previously been the case in Hollywood movies tackling this subject. Clocking in around 190 minutes and dense with drama, Wyatt Earp may or may not be the definitive work on this fascinating historical character, but it's certainly the most ambitious.