kurt russell tombstone
1996 though the film failed to connect with moviegoers. Kurt russell and kevin costner were two of the biggest actors of the 1980s and 1990s and famously went head to head with competing wyatt earp movies. He began acting on television at the age of 12 in the western series the travels of jaimie mcpheeters 1963 1964.
Kurt russell gives his best acting performance as wyatt earp.
Kurt russell tombstone. Kurt russell playing wyatt earp are you going to do something or just stand there and bleed to billy bob thornton in the saloon. It s the type of movie that truly separates and divides professional movie critics and the movie viewing public. Kurt russell was the primary director of the 1993 film tombstone though credit. Kurt vogel russell on march 17 1951 in springfield massachusetts to louise julia russell née crone a dancer bing russell an actor.
Also skin that sm. In the late 1960s he signed a 10 year contract with the walt disney company where according to robert osborne he became the studio s top star of the 1970s. He is of english german scottish and irish descent. Also popular was the western tombstone 1993 in which he portrayed wyatt earp after appearing in the sci fi stargate 1994 russell reprised his role as snake plissken in carpenter s escape from l a.
Russell earned better reviews for backdraft 1991 ron howard s action drama about firefighters in chicago. His first roles were as a child on television series including a lead role on the western series the travels of jaimie mcpheeters 1963. He is of english german scottish and irish descent. Tombstone clip gunfight at the o k.
Costner was actually attached to tombstone at one point before leaving over creative disagreements and once russell became attached to the latter costner reportedly used his clout and blocked. This movie was made in 1993 and will likely never achieve the critical acclaim it deserves. Corral 1993 kurt russellwyatt earp kurt russell and his brothers morgan bill paxton and virgil sam elliott ha. A band of outlaws that call themselves the cowboys are causing problems in the region with various acts of random violence and inevitably come into confrontation with holliday and the earps which leads to a.
His first roles were as a child on television series including a lead role on the western series the travels of jaimie mcpheeters 1963. After success cleaning up dodge city wyatt earp moves to tombstone arizona and wishes to get rich in obscurity. He meets his brothers there as well as his old friend doc holliday.