Tombstone
Billy Bob Thornton improvise his role in 1993 western epicTombstone . Wyatt Earp is an iconic veridical - life history lawman best remembered for the shootout at the O.K. Corral alongside his brothers and Doc Holliday . His tarradiddle has been brought to the giving blind many times , includingMy Darling ClementineandGunfight At The O.K. Corralstarring the late Kirk Douglas ( Along The Great Divide ) . The early 1990s saw a conflict between two big - budget take on Earp ’s life ; 1993’sTombstoneand 1994’sWyatt Earp .
Wyatt Earpstarred Kevin Costner as the lawman while Dennis Quaid ( Jaws 3D ) played Doc Holliday . While the moving-picture show featured a fantastic cast and production aim , it was a dreary , overlong slog too . It also had the tough luck of followingTombstone , which was much more cordially received the late year . Costner was really attached toTombstonebefore eventual leading man Kurt Russell ( The Thing ) came onboard . Costner leftTombstonefollowing disagreement with writer / director Kevin Jarre and tried to use his clout to cut off off potential sources of financing for the rival picture once it moved on without him .
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Tombstone’scast is an embarrassment of rich , which let in Sam Elliott , Bill Paxton , Michael Biehn ( The Terminator ) , Powers Boothe , Dana Delany , and many others . Tombstonesuffered through product progeny , with Kevin Jarre being fired and replaced byRambo : First bloodline Part II’sGeorge P. Cosmatos ; following Cosmatos ' passing in 2005 , Russell would reveal he specter directed the moving-picture show himself . Prior to his breakout role withSling Blade , Billy Bob Thornton also seem inTombstoneas Johnny Tyler , a lineup dealer with a nasty temper .
Kurt Russell’sEarp encounters Tyler when he walks into a Tombstone taproom and is surprised by how empty it is . He ’s tell apart by the proprietor the problem is Tyler , who scares off most customers . OnTombstone’saudio commentary , Cosmotos revealed Billy Bob Thornton made up his own dialogue for the scene , with his only direction being " be a bully . " Johnny Tyler is sure enough that , but he ’s quickly humbled when Earp go up the table . His effort to restrain Wyatt hang flat , and when Tyler reaches for his gun an unarmed Earp walkway right up to his typeface , make bold him to draw .
Wyatt Earpslaps Johnny a few times and asks " Are you gon na do something or just stand there and phlebotomise ? " Needless to say , Tyler backs down and Earp disarms him , before kicking him out and asking for 25 % of the saloon ’s take for his service . It ’s one of many slap-up scenes inTombstoneand evince how the real - life Earp prefer to use bullying over repair to force . In this typeface , he knew Tyler was a loud - mouth bully who would bow down once confronted . He ’s after disarmed again when attempting to pip Wyatt in the back when Doc name him out ; he ’s forced to reach over his scattergun too .
ThisTombstonescene was also a safe showcase for Billy Bob Thornton , who in addition to being a capital advert - libber also gets to show a wide range of emotions in one short scene .
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