Tombstone - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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Fan of Tombstone or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Tombstone

[cameron]

Bill Paxton also plays a character who has a brother called Wyatt in Weird Science (1985)

[morris]

George P. Cosmatos liked that in the script, the gunfight at O.K. Corral wasn't the end of something, it was the beginning of something.

[marc]

Before being Sheriff of Cochise County (Tombstone), Democrat John H. Behan (1844-1912) served as Sheriff of Yavapai County (Prescott) from 1871-1873. Virgil W. Earp (1843-1905) was nominated as the Republican candidate for Sheriff of Yavapai County in 1900. He subsequently withdrew for health reasons.

[jim]

Mickey Rourke turned down the role of Johnny Ringo.

[tom]

The Gunfight at the O.K Corral should more accurately be called the Gunfight NEAR the O.K Corral as it really took place in a vacant lot next to Fly's photographic studio close to the O.K Corral.

[gabriel]

At its founding in March 1879, Tombstone had a population of just 100. Two years later, in late 1881, the population was more than 7,000 (excluding Chinese, Mexicans, women, and children).

[christina]

Sam Elliott and Stephen Lang appeared in Gettysburg (1993).

[tom]

The famous phrase "I'm your huckleberry" is said to be a misquote due to Doc's thick Georgia accent. It is believed that he actually said, "I'm your huckle bearer." A huckle is the handle of a casket. Doc was issuing a threat. But it still says "huckleberry" in the script.

[bernice]

Director George P. Cosmatos is quoted as saying that all lightning and mustaches are real. The lightning to which George is referring are the images of lightning that were filmed on-location during monsoon season, however, lightning effects in acting scenes were created with "Lightning Strikes 250K Linear" units.

[jim]

Michael Biehn and Bill Paxton appeared in The Lords of Discipline (1983), The Terminator (1984), Aliens (1986), and Navy Seals (1990). This was their fifth and final appearance on-screen together.

[nora]

The expression "I'm your huckleberry", spoken by Doc means "I'm the perfect man for the job." It could indeed be a reference to Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn, then known as the sidekick of Tom Sawyer, before Huck got his own book. The phrase also refers, rather ominously, to the pallbearers who carry a coffin or casket to the actual gravesite, and specifically the one elected to sit, completely sober, in case the grave bell rings. So saying, "I'm your huckleberry" could also be a threat like "I'll put you in your grave."

[terry]

Virgil and Morgan were not shot on the same night as shown here. In fact Virgil was ambushed and wounded December 28th 1881, and warrants were issued for Ike and Phin Clanton and Pony Diehl's arrest but charges were dropped due to a lack of evidence. Morgan was shot while playing pool at 10:50pm March 18th 1882, dying an hour later. Pete Spence, Frederick Bode, Frank Stilwell, "Indian Charlie" Cruz, and one other individual were charged as suspects. The judge could not indict them because the primary witness was Spence's wife, and according to the law, a spouse cannot be compelled to testify against a spouse. The Cowboys went free.

[miriam]

The cowboy firing the pistol at the camera in the beginning credits of this film is actually from the final scene of the 1903 short "The Great Train Robbery", a film by the Edison Company. The scene frightened audience members who believed they were about to be shot. The actor is unknown.

[alyssa]

Glenn Ford was originally cast as Marshall White.

[tamara]

The participants in what became known as the Earp Vendetta Ride after Morgan's murder were: Wyatt, Warren, and James Earp; Doc Holliday, Sherman McMaster, Jack "Turkey Creek" Johnson, Charles Smith, Dan Tipton, and John Vermillion. The members of the group they were hunting were: Johnny Behan, Frank Stilwell, Pete Spence, Ike Clanton, Florentino Cruz, Curly Bill Brocius, Johnny Ringo, Frederick Bode, Pony Diehl, Johnny Barnes, Frank Patterson, Milt Hicks, Bill Hicks, Bill Johnson, Ed Lyle, and Johnny Lyle.

[bernard]

The gunfight was not well known to the American public until 1931, when Stuart Lake published the initially well-received biography "Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal" two years after Earp's death. The book was the basis for the film My Darling Clementine (1946), directed by John Ford, and the later film Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) after which the shootout became known by that name.

[mathew]

In the movie, Curly Bill Brocius is not charged with the murder of Marshal Fred White, as there were no witnesses to the shooting. In real life, charges were not filed because prior to his death, Marshal White explained the shooting was an accident.

[wallace]

It was Val Kilmer's idea to whistle on the way to the O.K. Corral.

[sandra]

The Black Stud Horse ridden by Kurt Russell in the movie was owned by Joe Rider of Rider Ranches of Tacna, Arizona.