Bill paxton, sam elliott, dana delany, michael biehn, val kilmer, kurt russell. In one of the shots, the camera pans around the cemetery and focuses in on one of the tombstones. Jan 28, 2019 tombstone is often referred to as one of the best westerns ever filmed but it certainly isnt without error. This location has been used for many western movies. Tombstone filming locations old tucson studios, mescal. Tombstone territory is an american western series starring pat conway and richard eastham. Tombstone is a bit of a confused mess, having lots of western tropes, sometimes using them in original ways, but often just uncertain what it is doing with them. Favorites films such as rio bravo, gunfight at the ok corral, the three amigos, and more recently, tombstone with kurt russell and val kilmer, were filmed. The series first two seasons aired on abc from 1957 to 1959.
Jul 17, 2012 a scene from the 1993 film tombstone, which was filmed at old tucson. Danny trejo talks dead in tombstone, filming in romania. A scene from the 1993 film tombstone, which was filmed at old. The pic was filmed at various locations in arizona, but not in tombstone. Val kilmer sets the record straight about kurt russell and. Tombstone cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Pontiac moon, 1994, pg cochise county, monument valley. It seems like they killed her even after he paid them.
The homes above were the first we visited in 2009 that inspired us to start our website. Comments 3 3 responses to movies filmed in arizona. Val kilmer credits kurt russell with making tombstone. With kurt russell, val kilmer, sam elliott, bill paxton. Wyatt earp kurt russell and his brothers, morgan bill paxton and virgil sam elliott, have left their gunslinger ways behind them to settle down and start a. The main street appears prominently in 1990s westerns such as tombstone 1993. Kurt russell is perfectly cast in the lead role, as is val kilmer in the role as doc holiday.
Tombstone filming locations old tucson studios, mescal vlog. Corral 1957, hour of the gun 1967, doc 1971, tombstone 1993, and wyatt earp 1994. Jims house from american pie, nancys house from a nightmare on elm street, michael myers house from halloween and ferris buellers house from ferris buellers day off. A highenergy action adventure based on legend rather than historical fact finds wyatt earp kurt russell desiring to retire from law enforcement. A successful lawmans plans to retire anonymously in tombstone, arizona are disrupted by the kind of outlaws he was famous for eliminating.
Val kilmer says kurt russell was the huckleberry when it came to making tombstone writing on his website about the 1993 film, kilmer all but confirmed that it. Tombstone is surrounded by picturesque unspoiled natural landscapes. Unfortunately, by the time i got word that a film titled tombstone was getting ready to start filming in arizona, it was already too late for me to audition andor be cast in the movie. Tombstone territory 10 surprising facts about the show too.
Val kilmer says kurt russell is solely responsible for the films success, implying he all but directed it the films initial director was replaced a month into production. However, thats not the one we actually see in the film. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing tombstone near you. Tombstone has appeared in many western films including frontier marshal 1939, my darling clementine 1946, gunfight at the o. Cosmatos, written by kevin jarre who was also the original director, but was replaced early in production, and starring kurt russell and val kilmer, with sam elliott, bill paxton, powers boothe, michael biehn, and dana delany in supporting roles, as well as narration by robert mitchum.
In large measure, this is the obvious moment when wyatt enters the storys adventure world, but notice how he repeatedly and emphatically rejects the call to adventure. Photos of old tucson studios before the 1995 fire retro tucson. The first season was sponsored by bristolmyers consumer products and the second season by lipton teasoup and philip morris marlboro cigarettes. Dec 24, 1993 but in tombstone, a performance that aims to chew all the scenery in sight seems slightly mannered. It gets a lot of comparisons to the kevin costner wyatt earp film but has a completely different tone. Tombstone s citizens also include a conspicuous minority of black men and women.
The engraving on the stone reads, here lies lester moore, four slugs from a. Tombstone is often referred to as one of the best westerns ever filmed but it certainly isnt without error. He is asked by a drug dealer to find the men who kidnapped his wife. A year later, tombstones marshal was named virgil earp, who, with his younger brothers, wyatt and morgan, and a gambler named doc holliday, vanquished the clanton and mclaury boys in a gunfight. Tombstone still holds up all these years later, and it was the coolest experience to see it on the big screen in an 1800s themed ghost town for full effect. Kevin costners new tv series yellowstone is filming, and spending tons of money, all over utah. Tombstone s western heritage has made the town popular in film, music, and television. Filmed on location around tucson, where the storys major incidents occurred, tombstone boasts the visuals of an epic due to william a. Kinney road, tucson, arizona, usa 35 of 35 found this interesting interesting. Favorites films such as rio bravo, gunfight at the ok corral, the three amigos, and more recently, tombstone with kurt russell and val kilmer, were filmed there. Tombstone is streets better than wyatt earp, that was made at the same time. Tombstone 1993 kurt russell stars as wyatt earp in tombstone filmed at old tucson studios in 1993. Tombstone, arizona was one of the old wests most notorious frontier towns, home to countless bandits and desperadoes and in 1881, the location of the legendary gunfight at the o. Peter sherayko texas jack in tombstone visited the haunted saloon and talked with terry ike clanton about the movie.
Feb 26, 2019 tombstone 1993 the making of tombstone full hq duration. A walk among the tombstones 2014 matt scudder liam neeson is a former cop now a private eye. The earp brothers and their wives arrive in the silver boom town of tombstone, arizona. A modern retelling of the tombstone and wyatt earp legend, this film starring kurt russell, val kilmer and sam elliott was filmed at old tucson studios mescal. At least three people proposition him to use his skills as a lawman in the town, but wyatt wants nothing to do with. But the man later goes to see him and tells him how his wife was killed. Gammons gulch is located north of benson, arizona, in the high desert of cochise county. Tombstone is a historic city in cochise county, arizona, united states, founded in 1877 by prospector ed schieffelin in what was then pima county, arizona territory. A fractious old west in a modern moral universe the new. Tucson international airport and tucson arizona are 45 minutes from gammons gulchs location. Kartchner caverns is just minutes from i10 exit on highway 80.
Directed by 2 writing credits 1 cast 73 produced by 8 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 3 casting by 1 production design by 1 art direction by 3 set decoration by 2 costume design by 1 makeup department 15. Favorites films such as rio bravo, gunfight at the ok corral, the three amigos, and more recently, tombstone with. The town itself is set upon a mesa over the goodenough mine. Its only 30 miles from the mexico border, making it good haunts for outlaws. Debuting on abc in 1957, tombstone territory more than lives up to the reallife versions rough and tumble reputation. Tombstone is a 1993 american western film directed by george p. Russells clear, steady portrayal of wyatt earp gives the film a core of emotional integrity. Filming in tombstone, arizona tombstone chamber of commerce.
When director roel reines shootemup western dead in tombstone was filming in romania last year, i got to visit the set along with a few other online reporters. Television utah is starring as montana in yellowstone, and the production is. Danny trejo talks dead in tombstone, filming in romania, the. Kurt russell, val kilmer, sam elliott, bill paxton, powers boothe, michael biehn, charlton heston, jason priestley, jon tenney, stephen. They served as lawmen during 188081 and fought the cowboys in the famous gunfight on october 26, 1881, they left the area in april 1882. One with don johnson, west of tucson, trailing a woman in a law case. It features a local guy, larry a bartender at the crystal palace saloon, who plays the cowboy roaming the streets of tombstone. A modern retelling of the tombstone and wyatt earp legend, this film. Do you have any new or corrected filming details to add. He, and his two brothers with their families move to tombstone to make their fortunes. They emerge as the earliest example of organized crime in america. When the worldfamous old tucson movie studio was set ablaze by arson in 1995, the backdrop for some of hollywoods greatest movies went up in smoke.
In the movie the earps arrive in tombstone in 1881 and ride past boot hill cemetery. Tombstone becomes queen of the boom towns where the latest paris fashions are sold from the backs of wagons. It became one of the last boomtowns in the american frontier. Filming locations 28 filming dates 1 filming locations. Tombstone is one of those movies that people either look at as a great film of its time or just another retelling of the same old played out story. After all these years, val kilmer sets the record straight. Public access to the property is only available by. Sep 25, 2015 a modern retelling of the tombstone and wyatt earp legend, this film starring kurt russell, val kilmer and sam elliott was filmed at old tucson studios mescal location near benson. This site is for research, and is not meant to infringe on the rights of the owners of this motion picture. A modern retelling of the tombstone and wyatt earp legend, this film starring kurt russell, val kilmer and sam elliott was filmed at old tucson studios mescal location near benson. Tombstones citizens also include a conspicuous minority of black men and women. Kevin costners new tv series yellowstone is filming, and. Tombstone, sierra vista, wilcox are also within a short distance of gammons gulch. There is a scene in tombstone when the earps enter the town for the first time.
Producers actually filmed some of the movie on location at knotts berry farm theme park in. Kurt russell, val kilmer, sam elliott, bill paxton, powers boothe. A look behind the scenes of the classic western drama. Though apparently conceived as a revisionist western, tombstone falls prey to the cliches of the genre, and its last third is a muddle.
Cosmatos, written by kevin jarre and starring kurt russell and val kilmer, with sam elliott. Become a part of history by filming in the most famous western town in the world. Today, tombstone is located in cochise county in the furthest southeast corner of arizona. Tombstone had a notoriously difficult production with rumors that star kurt russell was really the one who directed the movie. Aug, 2017 val kilmer says kurt russell was the huckleberry when it came to making tombstone writing on his website about the 1993 film, kilmer all but confirmed that it was russell who directed the western. But in tombstone, a performance that aims to chew all the scenery in sight seems slightly mannered.
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