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Wyatt Earp (1994)

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Directed by Lawrence Kasdan, this epic version of the legendary western sheriff-gunslinger's life story stars Kevin Costner as Earp, who lived from 1848 to 1929. Growing up on a farm in Iowa, Earp tries to run away to join the Union Army in the Civil War, but he is turned away because of his youth. Instead, he studies law and marries Urilla Sutherland (Annabeth Gish). But Urilla dies of typhoid fever before they can have children. Earp grows despondent and descends into drinking and petty

PG-13, 3 hr. 12 min.

Western, Drama, Action & Adventure

Directed By: Lawrence Kasdan

Written By: Lawrence Kasdan, Dan Gordon

In Theaters: Jun 24, 1994 Wide

On DVD: May 18, 2004

Warner Home Video

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Cast

Kevin Costner
Wyatt Earp
Dennis Quaid
Doc Holliday
Gene Hackman
Nicholas Earp
Jeff Fahey
Ike Clanton
Mark Harmon
Johnny Behan
Michael Madsen
Virgil Earp
Catherine O'Hara
Allie Earp
Bill Pullman
Ed Masterson
Isabella Rossellini
Big Nose Kate
Tom Sizemore
Bat Masterson
JoBeth Williams
Bessie Earp
Mare Winningham
Mattie Blaylock
David Andrews
James Earp
Linden Ashby
Morgan Earp
Joanna Going
Josie Marcus
James Gammon
Mr. Sutherland
Rex Linn
Frank McLaury
Randle Mell
John Clum
Adam Baldwin
Tom McLaury
Annabeth Gish
Urilla Sutherland
Lewis Smith
Curly Bill Brocius
Ian Bohen
Young Wyatt
Betty Buckley
Virginia Earp
Todd Allen
Sherm McMasters
Mackenzie Astin
Young Man on Boat
Greg Avelone
Ellen Blake
Paris
Jim Caviezel
Warren Earp
Steve Cormier
Tent Saloon Bartender
Brett Cullen
Saddle Tramp
David Doty
Mayor Wilson
Alison Elliott
Lou Earp
Gabriel Folse
Billy Clanton
John Furlong
Clem Hafford
Greg Goossen
Friend of Bullwacker
Karen Grassle
Mrs. Sutherland
Steven Hartley
Spangenberg
Michael Huddleston
Albert
John Dennis Johnston
Frank Stillwell
Kris Kamm
Billy Claiborne
Jon Kasdan
Bar Boy
Jack Kehler
Bob Hatch
Martin Kove
Ed Ross
John Lawlor
Judge Spicer
T�a Leoni
Sally
Michael McGrady
John Shanssey
Matt O'Toole
Gyp Clements
Hugh Ross
Erwin Sutherland
Boots Southerland
Marshall White
Mary Steenburgen
Rockne Tarkington
Stable Hand
Adam Taylor Gordon
Texas Jack
Albert Trujillo
Camp Foreman
Ben Zeller
Dr. Seger
Owen Roizman
Danny
Billy Streater
Marshall Meagher
Marlene Williams
Saloon Dealer
Jennifer Shull
John Doe
Tommy Behind-the-Deuce
Steven G. Tyler
Deputy Ford
Luce Rains

Critic Reviews for Wyatt Earp

All Critics (34) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (17) | DVD (15)

...very sincere. Exceptionally sincere. Overly sincere. And very, very long. (HD DVD Edition)

October 21, 2007 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

Though handsome to look at (cinematography is by Owen Roizman), the movie is overlong, stately, and too detailed for its own good; director Kasdan claims his version if more accurate, which may be true, but it doesn't make for a good picture.

December 21, 2006 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

A great Western that was unfairly disparaged back in 1994. The authentic Wyatt Earp is actually a much-better film than the pulpier, more-popular Tombstone.

January 25, 2006 Comments (7)

Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Costner's still shouting, but it's hard to hear him from all the way back there in 1940.

July 27, 2004 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

...hiding in this three-hour-plus extravaganza is a good two-hour movie. Too bad it's so hard to find.

June 1, 2004 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

Well-meaning western yarn starring Costner in the title role but it's too slow-moving and uneven to digest as anything riveting regarding the Wild West. Kasdan's Wyatt Earp definitely ends up shoots blanks

May 31, 2003 Comment

Frank Ochieng

TheWorldJournal.com

Bloated and unexciting, but Quaid is tremendous

January 5, 2003 Comment

James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

Turgid and painfully poker-faced, though Dennis Quaid's Doc Holliday is as good as anyone's

December 30, 2002 Comment

Rob Vaux

Flipside Movie Emporium

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Pretty good Western, even if it seems to go on forever and bears some great flaws in the script. But first, let me start with what I liked about the film. For as far as the scenery, cinematography and music score goes, this was like delving into a really lush and beautiful painting. I love the atmosphere of the film,

May 8, 2007

Mike S

Super Reviewer

It's not an epic, but it sure wanted to be. Just because you can shoot over three hours of footage doesn't mean you should. I love westerns, but this isn't anything that the genre represents. There's really nothing interesting about the characters, the story or setting. It also has a cast that doesn't deliver

March 1, 2010

Conner Rainwater

Super Reviewer

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