Tombstone

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  • Tombstone -- Bloody retelling of the legendary events of 1879 in the Arizona town where a gang of murderous outlaws (led by Michael Biehn and Powers Boothe) come up against the new sheriff Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell), his brothers (Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton) and Doc Holliday (Val Kilmer) who have decided to wipe them out. George P. Cosmatos directs a glossy dud filled with shootouts between wooden characters mouthing cliches while attired in high-fashion Western duds. Excessive violence including numerous grisly murders, acceptance of cold-blooded murder, recurring substance abuse and an instance of rough language. (O) (R) ( 1993 )




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