The son of an oklahoma carpet layer, james garner did stints in the army and merchant marines before working as a model. The 10 best movies about wyatt earp and doc holliday. Wyatt earp changed from burt lancaster into james garner, grew a mustache and set out to avenge. Directed by lawrence kasdan, this epic version of the legendary western sheriffgunslingers life story stars kevin costner as earp, who lived from 1848 to 1929.
Tombstone and wyatt earp were two bigbudget western biopics released within six months of each other, but which movie is the best. Thus, wyatt starts to chase the killers together with his friend doc holliday. Corral, and the gunfights aftermath in and around tombstone, arizona, starring james garner as earp, jason robards as holliday, and robert ryan. Thus, wyatt earp starts to chase the killers together with his friend doc holliday. Going west with james garner cowboys and indians magazine. James garner plays legendary wyatt earp in director john sturges hardhitting, historically accurate account of the famed tombstone gunfights. Known for his handsome looks and amiable nature, garner is a complete opposite on screen he is often seen playing antihero characters or role of conman.
This underrated retelling of the wyatt earp story features the grim james garner see also duel at diablo and a man called sledge, not the. Bell has published and illustrated books on billy the kid, wyatt earp and doc holliday, as well as. Its recovery caused journalists and historians to speculate on whether wyatt earp had himself converted to judaism. In revenge, clantons thugs kill the marshals brother. His professional acting career began with a nonspeaking part in the broadway play. Corral, and the gunfights aftermath in and around tombstone, arizona, starring james garner as earp, jason robards as holliday, and robert ryan as clanton.
The young wyatt earp at age 21, taken about 1869, probably in lamar, missouri. You dont have to be american to be a fan of western movies. The two become friends, but when a murder takes place, the two become partners and set about tracking down the killer. I wouldnt take your word if you swore to it on your mothers grave.
Any movie lover in any corner of the world has heard of billy the kid, jesse james, winnetou, the man with no name from the spaghetti western movies and of course the wild wests most famous duo. Whilst making a silent film about the life of the legendary lawman wyatt earp, veteran actor tom mix bruce willis discovers that the real earp james garner is on the film set as a technical advisor. The movie is being produced by the dastardly husband of an old love of earps, and earp and mix get entangled in movie studio shenanigans, murder, madams and deep secrets. James garner as wyatt earp and jason robards as doc holliday starred in a tale of the gunfight at the o. Wyatt earp is an old west lawman who became immortalized after the firefight at the o. Hour of the gun is a 1967 western film depicting wyatt earp and doc holliday during their 1881 battles against ike clanton and his brothers in the gunfight at the o. It stars kevin costner in the title role as the lawman of the same name, and features an ensemble cast that includes gene hackman, mark harmon, michael madsen, bill pullman, dennis quaid, isabella rossellini, tom sizemore, jobeth williams, mare. In revenge clantons thugs kill the marshals brother.
Hour of the gun 1967 james garner as wyatt earp imdb. James garner in sunset 1988 the following story is almost true give or take a lie or two, proclaimed blake edwards 1988 lowkey comedy that pairs hollywood silent film superstar tom mix bruce willis with earp played, for the second go around, by james garner. Written and directed by blake edwards, the movie stars bruce willis as legendary western actor tom mix and. James garner is a successful american film and television actor. When earps brothers are killed by goons employed by ike clanton robert. In 1999, bob boze bell and partners bought true west magazine published since 1953 and moved the editorial offices to cave creek, arizona. Hour of the gunjames garner, jason robards, robert ryan, john voight. Wyatt earp, in full wyatt berry stapp earp, born march 19, 1848, monmouth, illinois, u. Why tombstone and wyatt earp were released six months apart twenty years ago. Corral shootout and its aftermath, while the second centered around a comedic fictional adventure shared by earp and silent movie cowboy star tom mix. Why tombstone and wyatt earp were released six months. James garner full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. James garner 19282014 was an american actor whose five decade career included such films as the great escape, marlowe, and twilight 1998.
Wyatt earp 18481929 was a wild west frontiersmen best known for his participation in a notorious gunfight at the o. Martins tombstones epitaph traces wyatt earps james garner moral decline. James garner gracefully bore the weight of stardom variety. Wyatt earp, now an icon in western history, fiction and film, came late to that position. Wyatt earp is featured as an actual character, or with a name change, in more movies than any other person who has ever lived.
Garner cut a dashing figure as wyatt earp and philip marlowe in. There have been many movies both on the big screen and the little screen that have dealt with the gunfight at the o. James garner portrays wyatt earp in the early hollywood days who has been called in to consult on a movie about him with bruce willis playing a much bigger than life tom mix. The movie character that probably tells you more about wyatt and his personality is the character played. Families are sharing photos of their adorable diy movie theater. Hour of the gun 1967 100 min action, western 10 october 1967 japan marshal wyatt earp kills a couple of men of the clantongang in a fight. Garner played wyatt earp in two very different movies shot 21 years apart, hour of the gun in 1967 and sunset in 1988. Thanks to tombstone and wyatt earp we already know this story but this is a fine 60s entry, with a belter of a score from jerry goldsmith. In the 1939 movie frontier marshal wyatt earp was played by randolph scott. Hour of the gunjames garner, jason robards, robert ryan, john voight 1967. Having retired from a life of gunfights and peacekeeping, the great wyatt earp james garner has landed a job as adviser to a western movie about himself. Excellent western be sure to check it out on hd movie net.
He has starred in several television series spanning a career of more than five decades. James garner is stoic as earp but jason robards jnr steals the show in the flashy doc holliday role. Wyatt earp is a 1994 american biographical western film directed, produced, and cowritten by lawrence kasdan, with dan gordon. Youre a thief, a liar, and a disgrace to your office. In what movie did james garner play wyatt earp answers.
Western lawman wyatt earp 18481929 is well known to movie buffs, having been portrayed in hollywood movies and television shows by such stars as henry fonda, randolph scott, richard dix, joel mccrea, burt lancaster, hugh obrian, jimmy stewart, will geer, james garner, harris yullin, kurt russell, kevin costner and val kilmer. In the battle of the western biopics, does tombstone or wyatt earp emerge victorious. One by one, they gun down wyatt earps brothers but they wont have the last shot. James garner internet movie firearms database guns in. There was a 1934 movie based on the same story that had the heros name being michael wyatt and was played by george o. Although robert ryan was fiftysevenyearsold at the time that the film was made, ike clanton was only. Blogs the ten faces of wyatt earp from kevin costner to erroll.
The internet movie database lists a mere 49 projects featuring wyatt earp as a character you would have thought thered be far more. Sturges had previously directed a fictionalized version of the same events in the film gunfight at the o. Sunset 1988 movie bruce willis, james garner, malcolm mcdowell. Long after the legendary 1881 shootout, wyatt earp. April 7, 1928 july 19, 2014 was an american film and television actor, one of the first hollywood actors to excel in both media.
On the december 23, 2003 episode of 8 simple rules 2002, upon returning home from watching his characters granddaughter in a play, he quips. James garner gracefully bore the weight of stardom. Martins tombstones epitaph traces wyatt earps james garner moral decline from a lawman with high ideals to a meanspirited vigilante bent. In october of 1957, when earps fame was at its peak with gunfight at the o. John sturges this underrated retelling of the wyatt earp story features the grim james garner see also duel at diablo and a man called sledge, not the comic one with the easygoing charm. And wyatt decided not to take the job in tombstone after all. This page looks at the ones that were released in theaters in north america and featured wyatt earp and doc holliday. The first time wyatt earp was portrayed in a movie is in wild bill hickock, a 1923 film directed by clifford smith. Hour of the gun 1967 james garner as wyatt earp youtube. The most famous phrases, film quotes and movie lines by james garner. Tom mix and wyatt earp team up to solve a murder at the academy awards in 1929 hollywood. Corral riding high on the box office and the life and legend of wyatt earp in the top five on television, some teenagers stole the headstone. To television audiences, he is perhaps best known for his roles as bret maverick in the series maverick 1957 and jim rockford in the rockford files.
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