I would say that Val Kilmer's role as Jim Morrison in the film The Doors, is his best role and performance. Even if the film is inaccurate and the depiction of Morrison was incorrect, Val Kilmer really put everything he had into the role.
Yes, Val Kilmer was a standout in all his movies and often had iconic performances. So many to pick from. Some of my favorites The Ghost and the Darkness, Heat, Thunderheart, The Doors, and of course Top Gun. It is so sad how his health has declined at such a relatively young age.
True fact , at the creek scene Wyatt walked out, didn't flinch, shot Curly Belle in the chest and when the shooting stopped they counted 16 bullet holes in his duster, or trench coat, and he was never hit!!
Another cool fact you guys might already know but I think it’s cool. In 1928 a 79 year old Wyatt Earp was helping out on the set of a western movie and an unknown 21 year old kid that, up till then, just helped with props got to meet Wyatt and hear first hand stories about his life that amazed him .. And that kids name so happened to be John Wayne. Pretty awesome.
"Doc Holliday wants to die, don't he?" You nailed his character. He's dying. He knows he's on borrowed time. He'd much rather die on his feet than on his back. At least that helps him to feel like he's in control.
In real life, Wyatt's clothes were nicked and shot through by bullets. But in his entire career, he was never so much as grazed by a bullet. Google him. Even a few months before his death, he still had "the stare". And Kurt Russell was perfectly cast. Old photos of Wyatt Earp in his prime are eerily similar to Russell.
Yes you can do a small bit of research and find that majority of this movie is pretty accurate. Most of the events in this movie actually happened and they actually happened this way. According to the history.
@@billallen4793 Part of that was because he refereed a lot of boxing matches. But, most of the tail end of his life, he was a consultant on Western movies, though he could never het anyone to buy his story.
Also, being called a "daisy" wasn't an insult back then. It referred to someone being strong an resilient like a weed, like a daisy weed. Which is why Doc first says "you're a daisy if you do" when someone says they can take him down, as if surviving a gunfight with doc makes them resilient in life. Then at the end, he tells Ringo he is "no daisy at all" because he didn't have what it takes to survive.
the scene where Ringo and Doc speak latin is amazing. The translation is cold AF. Doc says "In wine there is truth" ringo replies "Do what you do best" implying he is a drunkard. Doc replies " That is not what I am best at". Ringo gently stroking the handle of his pistol says "Fools must learn by experience". Doc gets serious and ends the exchange with "It's your funeral".
Doc Holliday was a real one. Funny, charming, and someone you'd definitely prefer to be in your corner than not. Such a classic performance and im glad you enjoyed it as much as we all did.
Billy Bob Thornton, Johnny Tyler, didn't know that he was dealing with Wyatt Earp. He realized that he could have been killed in the blink of an eye. That is why he said, "Thank You."
A tremendous cast, but please do not overlook that the legendary Robert Mitchum was narrating and the immortal Charlton Heston played Henry Hooker at the ranch. These are 2 of the best cowboy actors of all time!
fun fact: Wyatt Earp, despite being numerous shootouts in his career as a lawman, was never shot once. Not winged, not miffed, nothing. And he didn't like shooting much either, he'd just pistol whip the shit out of people with those long 10 inch barrels on his Peacemakers
I thought they were 9" barrels and not 10", but YEP! That was Wyatt's preferred method for dealing with people. Argue with him and SMACK, upside your head with a steel barrel, then wake up in a jail cell...
The movies portrayed him carrying that long barreld pistol, but in reality, he carried the top break Schofield or a 5"5 barrel Colt single action revolver.
I’m fairly positive that once Sam Elliot reached a certain age he just up and decided for himself one day that he was no longer going to get any older. That man has looked the same for nearly 30 years. 😂
Fun fact all the mustaches are real, it was a thing the director asked of all the actors. The line by the river when Doc is asked why he is doing this, because Wyatt is his friend. The simple answer of "I Don't", speaks volumes and kills me every time I hear it. Loved your reaction, first time watching your channel, it will not be the last.
"Hucklebearer" is a made-up term by some website in the early 2000, there is zero historical references that the word has ever been used in the past. Anything you will find on the internet about this will inevitably lead back to that same website. It's Huckleberry, Kilmer confirmed he says huckleberry twice in the movie, the script says huckleberry, and his memoirs are titled huckleberry. It SOUNDS like hucklebearer because of his slurred speech he carries the whole movie.
The scene where Wyatt walked into the water saying no no no. According to history that really happened. The guy who got away wrote it in his life story. They thought he was invincible!!
I just happened upon your channel. This is one of my favorite movies. Doc had tuberculosis & died when he was 36. The reason he looked at his bare feet at the end & thought it was funny is because, back then, there was a saying "they died with their boots on" meaning they died in a gunfight, which is how Doc thought he would die. I loved your reaction.
Love me some Doc Holliday...easily the best role performance by Val Kilmer... Glad you enjoyed this instant classic western...oh...and your pups were a nice distraction..👍😉...🌿🌿🌿
I wanna say I just stumbled across this reaction. Not only is this my favorite movie, but you did it justice! New Subscriber! Great job brother! All love!
This is a great channel as I am new to it too. There are a lot of movie reactions now on UA-cam but you, even if you are a Ravens fan, haha, stand out for sure my friend... (Steelers fan here.. sorry lol It's all good.). I love seeing your dogs there too. Keep up the great work! :). Did you ever see the movie About Time (2013) or Eddie the Eagle (2016) ?
This has to be, hands down, the best reaction I've seen to this movie. Tombstone is in my top 5 favorite movies. Even though I own this movie, both on VHS and DVD, any time this movie is aired on TV, which is quite often, I stop, put down the remote and watch it.
"I'm your Huckleberry." is a layered metaphor that most people don't understand. 1.) It relates to the classic duo of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, two kids who always obliged each others bad habits. 2.) It also relates to the name of the slipknot used for a hangman's noose, specifically, a knot that has 13 loops. Without that knot, nooses just had simple knots, and people strangled to death under their own weight. With the knot, their necks break, it's supposed to make it less horrible in some way. So, when Doc says it to Ringo, he's saying two things: "I'll oblige your bad habits and it will be your death." all in one phrase, "I'm your Huckleberry."
Loved your reaction to this, favorite part is Doc's last scene where you are talking about his feet being out of the blanket and that he looks cold. That's because he is cold, to make his body tremble and shake, and also so he could feel the pain that Doc would have felt saying goodbye to his friend, Val Kilmer made the art department fill the bed he was in with ice.
I know you didn’t show it, but in case you were wondering, the bit where Doc and Ringo exchange words in Latin translates out to roughly mean this. Doc: “Leave me to my drinking.” Ringo: “Do what you do best.” Doc: “Drinking is not what I do best.” Ringo: “Young fools have to learn the hard way.” Doc: “It’s your funeral.” Another thing, which was so beautifully shot, was the scene right after where Ringo does his fancy gun tricks, then Doc follows up with his drinking cup. If you notice, all the cowboys are laughing their asses off at how silly Doc is being, except Ringo. He’s the only one that fully realizes what is happening, that Doc, after only seeing Ringo’s gun tricks once, is copying them move for move, while piss drunk. It was in that moment that Ringo really became afraid of Doc Holiday, because he knew how much better the Doc was than him at gunslinging.
Haven't verified it but it passes the eye test: Johnny Ringo is shook because Doc sees Johnny's freestyle pistol moves once and replicates them perfectly using an empty tin mug.
If Val Kilmer wasn’t in this movie it wouldn’t be good. He made this movie. There are so many iconic lines he delivered perfectly in this movie. I loved it
The west didn't exactly have accurate historians so we don't know half the stuff these guys got up to. One of the strangest stories about Earp was him charging the cowboys across the stream (the NO scene). Part of what's strange about it is that the story comes from the cowboys themselves and not from anyone on Wyatt's side. When the enemy is the one padding the legend that makes me think it was at least somewhat true however exaggerated it might be. Either that or they were all hopped up on opium and whiskey and were shooting at their hallucinations the whole time.
Crazier things have happened. I used to be into reading about WWII because of the equipment made back then but got into reading the stories of people. That RNGesus just pops up. Some people are bulletproof no matter what crazy they try, others just standing in the wrong spot miles from trouble on a mountain side and some explosion from the valley sends a toothpick through their helmet. Nothing else reached as far and everyone else marching was safely outta range but dude died to some random ass shit like that. It goes both ways, and bad luck might even be great luck if you always manage to somehow survive the trouble life brings.
Younger Sam Elliott: Frogs - 1972 (still gives me nightmares) The Sacketts - 1979 The Shadow Riders - 1982 Mask - 1985 with Cher Roadhouse - 1989 with Patrick Swayze The Thin Man 1934 is a great old movie Also Ice Pirates starring Robert Urich.
Definitely one of my favorite movies, it's just perfect. And the reason why Doc laughed and said "Ain't that funny?" when looking at his feet, right before he died, he never thought he'd die with his boots off, in bed. He figured he'd die in gunfire.
@@J_EOMReacts it also explains why his feet were uncovered, which made no sense as a dying patient! Make that man comfortable and cover his damn feet! But it was more for cinematic purposes.
Die with your boots on is an old saying meaning you'd die fighting or fully occupied. Doc certainly thought he'd die with his on. He'd courted his own death for years.
the amount of stars in this movie is insane, people in it for just a scene or two are blockbuster stars. This movie will go down as maybe the best ever made, its been 29yrs and still holds up so well. Also, really enjoyed the way you edited this with commentary its very well done and enjoyable!
It saddens me to think that 2 of these actors are no longer with us...Powers Boothe and Bill Paxton. RIP guys and thanks for the great times ! Kilmer was absolutely fantastic. One of the best groups of actors ever put together.
I want to add my vote to you watching "Unforgiven" starring Clint Eastwood, as well as the "Firefly" TV series. Dude, you are straight up hilarious with your commentary!
@@J_EOMReacts Hey family have you done a review of "The Quick and the Dead"? Gene Hackman, Leonardo Decaprio, Sharron Stone. It is my 3nd favorite Western right behind Tombstone and Magnificent Seven. All three are excellent movies.
The phrase "I'm you're huckleberry" is a play on "I am your huckle bearer" which means the coffin handles back then were known as huckles. So a Huckle bearer was a person who would be carrying your coffin.
Hey, I’ve heard that before. But I don’t think it’s true. I’m your huckleberry was actually a saying that meant I’m that man. Or I’ll be that man. Also, Val Kilmer titled his autobiography Huckleberry I’m pretty sure.
@@johnmathewson6630 I read the part that the huckleberry were the handles on the coffin and that it means I'm the man that'll get the job done which is cooler for Hollywood but the huckleberry of your coffin to me is more threatening and scarier but I see your point
If you play it back and listen, he does say huckle bearer, it's just that his accent is slurring it a little so your mind will automatically link it to the more common thing you've heard before, Huckleberry like huckleberry hound or huckleberry fin. Your mind isn't thinking huckle bearer.
Kilmer went on record to say that it is 'not' "huckle bearer" but that he said "huckleberry". Huckleberry is simply slang for "I'm the man for the job", nothing more. He even released a memoir titled "I'm your huckleberry".
I really love this movie too. I love the way Val plays Doc. Another great movie with Val starring in it is The Doors. He plays the lead singer of the band.
Among other things that were accurate in the movie, the Johnny Tyler incident and the Ed Bailey incident were actual events. Wyatt Earp often went disarmed but was so fast he often defeated armed opponents. Added in Edit: Fred White was a relatively young man (younger than Harry Carey Jr. by a long shot) and he lingered for about three days. He testified that Curly Bill's shooting of him was an accident. That's what got him off, not the lack of eye witnesses.
Wyatt slapped the dealer with his bare hand not his gun. Wyatt is a complete bad ass in this. So is doc holiday. They're all great but those two are machines. This is one of the greatest movies ever.
Sam Elliot was born in 1944 so he was about 50 here. In the scene where Wyatt and the woman were talking on horses at 14:20, the horses were saying the same thing to each other. "That mare's in season....They just know..." :-)
From the very first time I saw this, it instantly became my favorite movie of all time. That was almost 30 years ago now. Still #1. The whole scene where Doc says Wyatt is my friend is the very point of the movie. And one of the best lines in cinema.
The actual phrase is "I'm your huckle bearer." Back then the side handles on a casket were called a huckle. So Val telling Ringo that, was him saying I'll kill you then carry your damn casket to your grave.
When you said I wanna look for a doc holiday Funko pop I right away got all excited because that's one of very few Funko pops that I do have. I got it for my dad even though he passed away 4 years ago I still bought it last year because my dad liked him and his character so much, plus tombstone is one of his favorite movies too. Great reaction though dude. Btw I just subscribed today on you're channel, and I think you're dogs are so cool btw.
I only watched Tombstone recently. I live in Oklahoma and got to see Kurt Russell at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. He was being inducted. I assumed he’d talk about the movie so I found it on Hulu. I so enjoyed hearing Kurt speak. He couldn’t say enough about script. Found a copy online and watched the movie a second time after reading. Then a went down a rabbit hole of all things Val Kilmer and even read his bio. Recommend it all!
I'm working at Texas Jack Vermillion's house as I write this. His name is Peter and he's a character and a half. He and his wife are really good people. Peace, light and respect everyone!!
They had to show Doc's bare feet sticking out so they could set up his dying joke. I forget his actual words, since they didn't make the edit. But as he lay dying he looked at his bare feet and laughed and said something along the lines of, "Well I never imagined!" He had always said he would die with his boots on, as in a gunfight and not of natural causes. He was expressing amazement that he had lived long enough to die a natural death. Edit: Just looked up the clip, and his words were. "Well I'll be damned. (laughs) This is funny!"
Yeah I figured when he looked at his feet that’s why he laughed. He just looked so cold and somebody told me reason he looked that cold is bc he was laying on ice for that scene so he would shiver
It's cause Wyatt and doc had said that the only time they'd take off their boots 👢 (forever) was in death so him at the hospital sets that up. Wyatt didn't stop moving once he got with that one lady.... Doc said my boots will come off when I'm dying
This movie is full of superheroes. Spot if you can: Batman, Ego, Ghost Rider, The Phantom, Yondu, Agent Garrett, Senator Rourke, Sandman ....even the actress-lady does DC voiceovers.
Thete was a really fun western on HBO back in the 80s, starring Anthony Edwards and Loius Gosset Jr called "El Diablo". Best line in the whole movie: " You shot him in the back!" "Well, his back was to me. I ain't as fast as I used to be, but I cheat real good"
KInda an exaggeration of Earp's life--Actually he only killed about 7 men while taming 3 of the west's wildest towns, but he was an exceptional lawman with unbreakable will. Kilmer's accurate with Doc's potrayal...he fought his illness with everything from booze to opium, so was always wound tightly. According to many who met him, yes, he was charming one second but could switch to killer mode in an eyeblink. And yep, Wells Fargo is America's oldest bank..Started the stagecoach biz in the 1850's and moved into banking in the 1870's. (they still use the stagecoach logo today)
I'm sure this has already been said but in case it hasn't and you didn't catch it, Doc looks at his feet before he dies and says "This is funny". That's the last thing he says before he dies. They say its because he always thought he'd die in a gunfight with his boots on. The fact that he looks at his feet with no boots on right before he dies ... he went out with his own bang. Loved Val Kilmer in this movie. Great reaction! I'm enjoying watching all these.
Just subscribed to your channel after stumbling upon your reaction to Tombstone and I absolutely love your taste in movies!! I'm an 80s kid and you have alot of the greatest movies!! Goodfellas is definitely a favorite of mine and my sons as well, we come from a huge Sicilian family and although we're not affiliated with the mob,lol we love it regardless and Tombstone is such a fantastic movie!! Your mother has excellent taste in movies also!! God bless you and your family and wish you all the success possible with your channel as well as good health and all life has to offer 💜
32:41 Movies based on historical events often take creative license, but Wyatt Earp’s “walking on water” gunfight with Curly Bill *actually* happened, so did Earp’s “Vendetta Ride”.
Wyatt did kill Curly Bill Brocius, but it didn’t happen in water. It happened on dry land, in Iron Springs, AZ. Check out True West magazine’s YT page. They recently nailed this bit of Western history down.
There was very little difference between a lawman and a outlaw in the old west and many lawmen we're former outlaws and vice versa. This was a era of hard men .
Source: Arizona Daily Star May 30, 1882 Interview with Virgil Earp "There was something very peculiar about Doc. He was gentlemanly, a good dentist, a friendly man, and yet outside of us boys I don't think he had a friend in the Territory. Tales were told that he had murdered men in different parts of the country; that he had robbed and committed all manner of crimes, and yet when persons were asked how they knew it, they could only admit that it was hearsay, and that nothing of the kind could really be traced up to Doc's account".
Great review!! Great movie! You should definitely watch Costner’s Wyatt Earp, It covers Wyatts life from a child, up until the destruction of the cowboys... Both are great films, and they really compliment each other..
Omg…best reaction to this movie ever! Lmao, when you saw Ike running away at the end and it cut to you saying “aww, you f@cking p*ssy” I was cracking up! This was great, loved all your comments throughout. Funny stuff
@@J_EOMReacts you and me both, brother! Ike was a weasel. Hard to believe but most of this story is true. (The shootout @ Tombstone alley, shootout @ OK corral where Wyatt walked out into open gun fire, the train scene when he blasted that guy with a shotgun and Ike ran away) all documented as really happening. And before doc Holliday was a gun slinger he was a dentist, he was actually a really smart guy. A little unhinged, obviously but Val Kilmer is played character perfect. The only thing that not really accurate is that it was never reported that doc actually killed Johnny Ringo. His death was reported as a suicide when they found his body by the river with a single bullet to the head. But who knows, maybe doc did kill him. 🤷🏻♂️ but if it makes you feel better Ike Clanton died six years later when he was shot by a lawman for cattle rustling
This is a movie I can quote front to back. It’s crazy when a movie is no longer a movie but a part of your life. My mother’s favorite movie and the one who introduced me to it.
Docs final words were a reference to him saying he would die with his boots on and in this movie he feels himself dying and looks down to see his boots aren't on.
I love this movie. My father would watch this when ever he crossed it. This and shawshank redemption. So watching with you, seeing your reaction to the scenes I have watched a number of times, knowing somethings coming and being able to see you react to it new. Made it fun again. I lost my father feb ‘21. So getting to feel him around me, even just for a little made my night. Thank you for reminding me of this movie. Great review. Please tell the “co pilots” i luv them. They are such good babies.
Another great reaction to my favorite Western! Everytime i see Romulas sit up like he does, it just melts my heart can't wait to see what you react to next!
I believe they made a great choice of casting Kurt Russell for Wyatt Earp because he actually looks just like the real Wyatt Earp. If you've got to see a photo of him, the likeness is almost eerie. Also, did you notice the marshal was played by Harry Carey, Jr from a lot of John Wayne movies?
"Because Wyatt Earp is my friend."
"Hell, Doc, I got a lot of friends."
"I don't."
Iconic
Facts. Doc is certified for that only
My favorite line from the movie. I can count my friends on one hand.
@@salemsmadhouse When you think of true friends, it's such a hard line
Val Kilmer made this film! It was a travesty that he wasn't even nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar. Best performance of his career!
He did an amazing job
You obviously haven't seen Top Secret. His first big role. Seriously underrated.
@@amyjordan195 I haven't even heard of that one, surprisingly. I'll definitely check it out!
I would say that Val Kilmer's role as Jim Morrison in the film The Doors, is his best role and performance. Even if the film is inaccurate and the depiction of Morrison was incorrect, Val Kilmer really put everything he had into the role.
Yes, Val Kilmer was a standout in all his movies and often had iconic performances. So many to pick from. Some of my favorites The Ghost and the Darkness, Heat, Thunderheart, The Doors, and of course Top Gun. It is so sad how his health has declined at such a relatively young age.
"Why, Johnny Ringo. You look like someone walked over your grave." One of my favorite lines.
"I was just foolin' about."
"I wasn't."
Every single line that Doc utters is solid gold. The dude is just the biggest smartass on the planet
True fact , at the creek scene Wyatt walked out, didn't flinch, shot Curly Belle in the chest and when the shooting stopped they counted 16 bullet holes in his duster, or trench coat, and he was never hit!!
That’s wild
@@J_EOMReacts Unlike lots of tall tales of the Wild West, this one was confirmed by survivors from both sides of the gunfight.
It's "Curly Bill".
Another cool fact you guys might already know but I think it’s cool. In 1928 a 79 year old Wyatt Earp was helping out on the set of a western movie and an unknown 21 year old kid that, up till then, just helped with props got to meet Wyatt and hear first hand stories about his life that amazed him .. And that kids name so happened to be John Wayne. Pretty awesome.
Unfortunately the Ringo scene was pretty much made up, and there's even speculation he actually killed himself under the tree.
Val Kilmer deserved an Oscar for his portrayal of Doc Holiday
Facts
"Doc Holliday wants to die, don't he?"
You nailed his character. He's dying. He knows he's on borrowed time. He'd much rather die on his feet than on his back. At least that helps him to feel like he's in control.
Doc was that dude and a hell of a friend
Yep. Which is why he looks at his feet as he dies. Says it's funny because he didn't die with his boots on.
In real life, Wyatt's clothes were nicked and shot through by bullets.
But in his entire career, he was never so much as grazed by a bullet.
Google him. Even a few months before his death, he still had "the stare". And Kurt Russell was perfectly cast. Old photos of Wyatt Earp in his prime are eerily similar to Russell.
That’s crazy her never got hit at all
Yes you can do a small bit of research and find that majority of this movie is pretty accurate. Most of the events in this movie actually happened and they actually happened this way. According to the history.
By all accounts, Wyatt was fearless, absolutely without the slightest fear. To the point one questions his sanity
Erp ended up being a sport's writer, can't remember where offhand..from Wyoming USA 🇺🇲🤠
@@billallen4793 Part of that was because he refereed a lot of boxing matches. But, most of the tail end of his life, he was a consultant on Western movies, though he could never het anyone to buy his story.
Loved how basically everyone but Wyatt and his friends lived in mortal fear of Doc.
Also, being called a "daisy" wasn't an insult back then. It referred to someone being strong an resilient like a weed, like a daisy weed. Which is why Doc first says "you're a daisy if you do" when someone says they can take him down, as if surviving a gunfight with doc makes them resilient in life. Then at the end, he tells Ringo he is "no daisy at all" because he didn't have what it takes to survive.
“I’m your huckleberry!”
Is a way of saying:
I’m the man for the job.
The creek shootout scene where Wyatt turns on God mode was something that actually happened. It was corroborated by multiple witnesses.
the scene where Ringo and Doc speak latin is amazing. The translation is cold AF. Doc says "In wine there is truth" ringo replies "Do what you do best" implying he is a drunkard. Doc replies " That is not what I am best at". Ringo gently stroking the handle of his pistol says "Fools must learn by experience". Doc gets serious and ends the exchange with "It's your funeral".
That’s dope as hell
I've always wondered what that conversation was about. Thank you for letting us know, and I agree with the first comment that's dope as hell!
Doc Holliday was a real one. Funny, charming, and someone you'd definitely prefer to be in your corner than not. Such a classic performance and im glad you enjoyed it as much as we all did.
I’m definitely a big big fan
Billy Bob Thornton, Johnny Tyler, didn't know that he was dealing with Wyatt Earp. He realized that he could have been killed in the blink of an eye. That is why he said, "Thank You."
Wow.. I had no clue that that was Billy Bob Thornton. Lol
Yep!
Also Doc Holliday
“Wyatt… is this what you want?”
"They about to turn Wyatt Earp into a black airforce one" Literally spit out my coffee at that line. Wyatt turned his savage meter to level ten.
Choked on my drink too, lucky I turned my head to look at my cat, it saved my computer... but now my cat is pissed off at me. 😅😂
I choked on my water 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
There's a reason why Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday are legends. The way Wyatt killed Curly Bill in the movie, is how that actually happened.
Them two bad dudes
A tremendous cast, but please do not overlook that the legendary Robert Mitchum was narrating and the immortal Charlton Heston played Henry Hooker at the ranch. These are 2 of the best cowboy actors of all time!
So many people have no idea who Charlton Heston is .... one of the greatest! I didn't catch the voice of Robert Mitchum, though .... thanks!
fun fact: Wyatt Earp, despite being numerous shootouts in his career as a lawman, was never shot once. Not winged, not miffed, nothing. And he didn't like shooting much either, he'd just pistol whip the shit out of people with those long 10 inch barrels on his Peacemakers
I thought they were 9" barrels and not 10", but YEP! That was Wyatt's preferred method for dealing with people. Argue with him and SMACK, upside your head with a steel barrel, then wake up in a jail cell...
That’s crazy he was never shot
Those were Buntline specials, gifted to Wyatt by Ned Buntline, frontier impresario...
Doc had advanced TB...it accounted for a lot that went on in his life...
The movies portrayed him carrying that long barreld pistol, but in reality, he carried the top break Schofield or a 5"5 barrel Colt single action revolver.
I’m fairly positive that once Sam Elliot reached a certain age he just up and decided for himself one day that he was no longer going to get any older. That man has looked the same for nearly 30 years. 😂
Lol I swear he been the same age my whole life
Seconded.
Fun fact all the mustaches are real, it was a thing the director asked of all the actors. The line by the river when Doc is asked why he is doing this, because Wyatt is his friend. The simple answer of "I Don't", speaks volumes and kills me every time I hear it. Loved your reaction, first time watching your channel, it will not be the last.
I’m glad you enjoyed and we look forward to seeing you again
"Hucklebearer" is a made-up term by some website in the early 2000, there is zero historical references that the word has ever been used in the past. Anything you will find on the internet about this will inevitably lead back to that same website. It's Huckleberry, Kilmer confirmed he says huckleberry twice in the movie, the script says huckleberry, and his memoirs are titled huckleberry.
It SOUNDS like hucklebearer because of his slurred speech he carries the whole movie.
i never said anything about Huckleberry, so no clue why you're telling me about it. @@FrenchieQc
@Dobi714 yeah my bad I just clicked on the wrong name it seems
Doc Holliday was the OG smartass. But he also had tuberculosis, which is why they called him a "lung-er"
Im not a big Western movie fan, but, Tombstone is one baddass flick. Val Kilmer was born to play Doc Holiday.
He truly was
Everybody loves Doc. One of the best characters ever.
Appreciate you knowing Billy Zane from "The Phantom"...Most remember him as the bad guy from "Titanic" (I would have also accepted "Sniper")
Sniper is what always pops in my head. First thing I saw him in.
Tales from the crypt movie too
Billy Zane was great as a bad guy in a movie from 1989 called Dead Calm with Nicole Kidman and Sam Neill (Jurassic Park).
Demon Knight is the one i first seen him in
I don't consider him the bad guy in Titanic myself.
The scene where Wyatt walked into the water saying no no no. According to history that really happened. The guy who got away wrote it in his life story. They thought he was invincible!!
I would think it too lol
I just happened upon your channel. This is one of my favorite movies. Doc had tuberculosis & died when he was 36. The reason he looked at his bare feet at the end & thought it was funny is because, back then, there was a saying "they died with their boots on" meaning they died in a gunfight, which is how Doc thought he would die. I loved your reaction.
Much appreciated and hopefully we see you around the channel!
Love me some Doc Holliday...easily the best role performance by Val Kilmer...
Glad you enjoyed this instant classic western...oh...and your pups were a nice distraction..👍😉...🌿🌿🌿
This is a amazing movie and thank you for showing my babies some love
I wanna say I just stumbled across this reaction. Not only is this my favorite movie, but you did it justice! New Subscriber! Great job brother! All love!
Much appreciate and welcome to the family!
This is a great channel as I am new to it too. There are a lot of movie reactions now on UA-cam but you, even if you are a Ravens fan, haha, stand out for sure my friend... (Steelers fan here.. sorry lol It's all good.). I love seeing your dogs there too. Keep up the great work! :). Did you ever see the movie About Time (2013) or Eddie the Eagle (2016) ?
This has to be, hands down, the best reaction I've seen to this movie. Tombstone is in my top 5 favorite movies. Even though I own this movie, both on VHS and DVD, any time this movie is aired on TV, which is quite often, I stop, put down the remote and watch it.
Lol I’m be doing that from now on bc this movie is amazing. And thank you it means a lot to me to hear that. Glad you enjoyed
I own this movie and watch it every time it comes on tv too. It's that good.
"I'm your Huckleberry." is a layered metaphor that most people don't understand. 1.) It relates to the classic duo of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, two kids who always obliged each others bad habits. 2.) It also relates to the name of the slipknot used for a hangman's noose, specifically, a knot that has 13 loops. Without that knot, nooses just had simple knots, and people strangled to death under their own weight. With the knot, their necks break, it's supposed to make it less horrible in some way.
So, when Doc says it to Ringo, he's saying two things: "I'll oblige your bad habits and it will be your death." all in one phrase, "I'm your Huckleberry."
Loved your reaction to this, favorite part is Doc's last scene where you are talking about his feet being out of the blanket and that he looks cold. That's because he is cold, to make his body tremble and shake, and also so he could feel the pain that Doc would have felt saying goodbye to his friend, Val Kilmer made the art department fill the bed he was in with ice.
That’s some dedication to the role. Like how he looked at his feet before he died too
Thought he would die with his boots on, always taking every fight and still found nobody to best him and send him on his way.
The pacing of this movie is perfect. Hit all the points perfectly but moves fast the whole time
I almost busted a gut when you said from now on he’s his daddy! 😂😂😂
I know you didn’t show it, but in case you were wondering, the bit where Doc and Ringo exchange words in Latin translates out to roughly mean this.
Doc: “Leave me to my drinking.”
Ringo: “Do what you do best.”
Doc: “Drinking is not what I do best.”
Ringo: “Young fools have to learn the hard way.”
Doc: “It’s your funeral.”
Another thing, which was so beautifully shot, was the scene right after where Ringo does his fancy gun tricks, then Doc follows up with his drinking cup. If you notice, all the cowboys are laughing their asses off at how silly Doc is being, except Ringo. He’s the only one that fully realizes what is happening, that Doc, after only seeing Ringo’s gun tricks once, is copying them move for move, while piss drunk. It was in that moment that Ringo really became afraid of Doc Holiday, because he knew how much better the Doc was than him at gunslinging.
Haven't verified it but it passes the eye test: Johnny Ringo is shook because Doc sees Johnny's freestyle pistol moves once and replicates them perfectly using an empty tin mug.
You know I never caught that he actually did the same exact moves with the cup.
In real life after the fighting was over Wyatt took doc up to a hospital in Colorado and stayed with till he passed. Real friends
If Val Kilmer wasn’t in this movie it wouldn’t be good. He made this movie. There are so many iconic lines he delivered perfectly in this movie. I loved it
yes his character made the movie but Kurt made sure the movie was made. lookup the making of the film. kurt carried it on his back
In the OK coral gunfight, the first cowboy in the center was the real cousin of the real Wyatt Earp.
Awe your best friend is like " Here we go again he is talking to himself again." lol that face he makes when u start talking is awesome.
🤣🤣🤣 Romulus be showing out for the camera
The west didn't exactly have accurate historians so we don't know half the stuff these guys got up to. One of the strangest stories about Earp was him charging the cowboys across the stream (the NO scene). Part of what's strange about it is that the story comes from the cowboys themselves and not from anyone on Wyatt's side. When the enemy is the one padding the legend that makes me think it was at least somewhat true however exaggerated it might be. Either that or they were all hopped up on opium and whiskey and were shooting at their hallucinations the whole time.
Lol either way that a bad scene and event that happened
I may be misremembering but didn't his coat have shots through it allegedly, leading to even more confusion and superstition to the moment.
@Necramonium Well yeah since it's written by the victors and later conflated by the "fans".
Crazier things have happened. I used to be into reading about WWII because of the equipment made back then but got into reading the stories of people. That RNGesus just pops up. Some people are bulletproof no matter what crazy they try, others just standing in the wrong spot miles from trouble on a mountain side and some explosion from the valley sends a toothpick through their helmet. Nothing else reached as far and everyone else marching was safely outta range but dude died to some random ass shit like that. It goes both ways, and bad luck might even be great luck if you always manage to somehow survive the trouble life brings.
In the bar scene, Doc finds out how Ringo draws which prepares him for the duel later. Sneaky!
It ain't fuk around and find out...what I heard in my head was "Here, hold my beer and watch this..."
One of my favorite movies, for sure. Everything that came out of Doc’s mouth is quotable!
Facts
Younger Sam Elliott:
Frogs - 1972 (still gives me nightmares)
The Sacketts - 1979
The Shadow Riders - 1982
Mask - 1985 with Cher
Roadhouse - 1989 with Patrick Swayze
The Thin Man 1934 is a great old movie
Also Ice Pirates starring Robert Urich.
" Yay! Sam Elliott! " " Conagher, The Quick and the Dead ( 1987 ) not the later, Once an Eagle " .
Definitely one of my favorite movies, it's just perfect. And the reason why Doc laughed and said "Ain't that funny?" when looking at his feet, right before he died, he never thought he'd die with his boots off, in bed. He figured he'd die in gunfire.
That honestly makes a lot of sense
@@J_EOMReacts it also explains why his feet were uncovered, which made no sense as a dying patient! Make that man comfortable and cover his damn feet! But it was more for cinematic purposes.
Die with your boots on is an old saying meaning you'd die fighting or fully occupied. Doc certainly thought he'd die with his on. He'd courted his own death for years.
the amount of stars in this movie is insane, people in it for just a scene or two are blockbuster stars. This movie will go down as maybe the best ever made, its been 29yrs and still holds up so well. Also, really enjoyed the way you edited this with commentary its very well done and enjoyable!
It saddens me to think that 2 of these actors are no longer with us...Powers Boothe and Bill Paxton. RIP guys and thanks for the great times ! Kilmer was absolutely fantastic. One of the best groups of actors ever put together.
I want to add my vote to you watching "Unforgiven" starring Clint Eastwood, as well as the "Firefly" TV series. Dude, you are straight up hilarious with your commentary!
Both of those are on the list. Lol and thank you I greatly appreciate it
They cut her teets! LOL. That is a gritty western.
@@J_EOMReacts Hey family have you done a review of "The Quick and the Dead"? Gene Hackman, Leonardo Decaprio, Sharron Stone. It is my 3nd favorite Western right behind Tombstone and Magnificent Seven. All three are excellent movies.
@@ObjectiveEthics I haven’t done it but we can add it to the list
Val Kilmer is the reason I love this movie. He was Doc Holiday and he was the best part of the movie.
Facts
By far the best western movie ever!!!
The phrase "I'm you're huckleberry" is a play on "I am your huckle bearer" which means the coffin handles back then were known as huckles. So a Huckle bearer was a person who would be carrying your coffin.
Hey, I’ve heard that before. But I don’t think it’s true. I’m your huckleberry was actually a saying that meant I’m that man. Or I’ll be that man. Also, Val Kilmer titled his autobiography Huckleberry I’m pretty sure.
@@johnmathewson6630 I read the part that the huckleberry were the handles on the coffin and that it means I'm the man that'll get the job done which is cooler for Hollywood but the huckleberry of your coffin to me is more threatening and scarier but I see your point
If you play it back and listen, he does say huckle bearer, it's just that his accent is slurring it a little so your mind will automatically link it to the more common thing you've heard before, Huckleberry like huckleberry hound or huckleberry fin. Your mind isn't thinking huckle bearer.
Kilmer went on record to say that it is 'not' "huckle bearer" but that he said "huckleberry". Huckleberry is simply slang for "I'm the man for the job", nothing more. He even released a memoir titled "I'm your huckleberry".
No it was actually Huckleberry Kilmer confirmed it It means I am the one basically
"I'm your Huckleberry. That's *just* my game!"
Old west style revolvers are all single action. If the hammer is not pulled back the gun cannot be fired, even by accident.
Great reaction! Val Kilmer's portrayal of Doc Holiday in this film is one of my favorite performances in cinematic history!
I really love this movie too. I love the way Val plays Doc. Another great movie with Val starring in it is The Doors. He plays the lead singer of the band.
It’s on the list
Funny cuz I'm wearing a tank top right now that says, 'I'm your Huckleberry'. It's got a skull with a cowboy hat and 2 pistols crossed behind it.
That is awesome
Among other things that were accurate in the movie, the Johnny Tyler incident and the Ed Bailey incident were actual events. Wyatt Earp often went disarmed but was so fast he often defeated armed opponents.
Added in Edit: Fred White was a relatively young man (younger than Harry Carey Jr. by a long shot) and he lingered for about three days. He testified that Curly Bill's shooting of him was an accident. That's what got him off, not the lack of eye witnesses.
One of my favorite westerns. Glad you watched it! Doc and Wyatt were some baaaaad ass dudes!
Glad you had fun with this one ! 🤠
Love it
Wyatt slapped the dealer with his bare hand not his gun. Wyatt is a complete bad ass in this. So is doc holiday. They're all great but those two are machines. This is one of the greatest movies ever.
31:03 "I told ya'll, he done turned into a black air force one" LOL
Lol the energy was real
Thanks for the fun watch👍🏼
He is my uncle, couple times removed. (I am a Holliday)
Your uncle is a bad man 💪🏾💪🏾
Sam Elliot was born in 1944 so he was about 50 here.
In the scene where Wyatt and the woman were talking on horses at 14:20, the horses were saying the same thing to each other. "That mare's in season....They just know..." :-)
The legend
From the very first time I saw this, it instantly became my favorite movie of all time. That was almost 30 years ago now. Still #1. The whole scene where Doc says Wyatt is my friend is the very point of the movie. And one of the best lines in cinema.
The actual phrase is "I'm your huckle bearer." Back then the side handles on a casket were called a huckle. So Val telling Ringo that, was him saying I'll kill you then carry your damn casket to your grave.
That was a bad man
@@J_EOMReacts Yes sir.
When you said I wanna look for a doc holiday Funko pop I right away got all excited because that's one of very few Funko pops that I do have. I got it for my dad even though he passed away 4 years ago I still bought it last year because my dad liked him and his character so much, plus tombstone is one of his favorite movies too. Great reaction though dude. Btw I just subscribed today on you're channel, and I think you're dogs are so cool btw.
I only watched Tombstone recently. I live in Oklahoma and got to see Kurt Russell at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. He was being inducted. I assumed he’d talk about the movie so I found it on Hulu. I so enjoyed hearing Kurt speak. He couldn’t say enough about script. Found a copy online and watched the movie a second time after reading. Then a went down a rabbit hole of all things Val Kilmer and even read his bio. Recommend it all!
I’m have to check it all out
I'm working at Texas Jack Vermillion's house as I write this. His name is Peter and he's a character and a half. He and his wife are really good people.
Peace, light and respect everyone!!
What is ur work there ? That sounds awesome tho
“He look like he stank.” BEST QUOTE EVER!!!!
🤣🤣🤣
They had to show Doc's bare feet sticking out so they could set up his dying joke. I forget his actual words, since they didn't make the edit. But as he lay dying he looked at his bare feet and laughed and said something along the lines of, "Well I never imagined!" He had always said he would die with his boots on, as in a gunfight and not of natural causes. He was expressing amazement that he had lived long enough to die a natural death.
Edit: Just looked up the clip, and his words were. "Well I'll be damned. (laughs) This is funny!"
Yeah I figured when he looked at his feet that’s why he laughed. He just looked so cold and somebody told me reason he looked that cold is bc he was laying on ice for that scene so he would shiver
It's cause Wyatt and doc had said that the only time they'd take off their boots 👢 (forever) was in death so him at the hospital sets that up. Wyatt didn't stop moving once he got with that one lady.... Doc said my boots will come off when I'm dying
This movie is full of superheroes.
Spot if you can: Batman, Ego, Ghost Rider, The Phantom, Yondu, Agent Garrett, Senator Rourke, Sandman ....even the actress-lady does DC voiceovers.
Lol I never thought of it like that
Thete was a really fun western on HBO back in the 80s, starring Anthony Edwards and Loius Gosset Jr called "El Diablo". Best line in the whole movie:
" You shot him in the back!"
"Well, his back was to me. I ain't as fast as I used to be, but I cheat real good"
KInda an exaggeration of Earp's life--Actually he only killed about 7 men while taming 3 of the west's wildest towns, but he was an exceptional lawman with unbreakable will. Kilmer's accurate with Doc's potrayal...he fought his illness with everything from booze to opium, so was always wound tightly. According to many who met him, yes, he was charming one second but could switch to killer mode in an eyeblink. And yep, Wells Fargo is America's oldest bank..Started the stagecoach biz in the 1850's and moved into banking in the 1870's. (they still use the stagecoach logo today)
"Ill be your huckle berry" came from a term a ill be your huckle bearer (pall Bear) carry your casket to the grave
I'm sure this has already been said but in case it hasn't and you didn't catch it, Doc looks at his feet before he dies and says "This is funny". That's the last thing he says before he dies. They say its because he always thought he'd die in a gunfight with his boots on. The fact that he looks at his feet with no boots on right before he dies ... he went out with his own bang. Loved Val Kilmer in this movie. Great reaction! I'm enjoying watching all these.
Just subscribed to your channel after stumbling upon your reaction to Tombstone and I absolutely love your taste in movies!! I'm an 80s kid and you have alot of the greatest movies!! Goodfellas is definitely a favorite of mine and my sons as well, we come from a huge Sicilian family and although we're not affiliated with the mob,lol we love it regardless and Tombstone is such a fantastic movie!! Your mother has excellent taste in movies also!! God bless you and your family and wish you all the success possible with your channel as well as good health and all life has to offer 💜
Welcome to the family!
32:41 Movies based on historical events often take creative license, but Wyatt Earp’s “walking on water” gunfight with Curly Bill *actually* happened, so did Earp’s “Vendetta Ride”.
Wyatt did kill Curly Bill Brocius, but it didn’t happen in water. It happened on dry land, in Iron Springs, AZ. Check out True West magazine’s YT page. They recently nailed this bit of Western history down.
You’ll like Unfogiven too. And Kevin Costner made a great western called Open Range you will definitely enjoy as well.
There was very little difference between a lawman and a outlaw in the old west and many lawmen we're former outlaws and vice versa. This was a era of hard men .
Source:
Arizona Daily Star May 30, 1882
Interview with Virgil Earp
"There was something very peculiar about Doc. He was gentlemanly, a good dentist, a friendly man, and yet outside of us boys I don't think he had a friend in the Territory. Tales were told that he had murdered men in different parts of the country; that he had robbed and committed all manner of crimes, and yet when persons were asked how they knew it, they could only admit that it was hearsay, and that nothing of the kind could really be traced up to Doc's account".
Great review!! Great movie! You should definitely watch Costner’s Wyatt Earp, It covers Wyatts life from a child, up until the destruction of the cowboys... Both are great films, and they really compliment each other..
the thing with doc laughing at seeing his feet was because the real doc holiday always said he would die with his boots on.
Omg…best reaction to this movie ever! Lmao, when you saw Ike running away at the end and it cut to you saying “aww, you f@cking p*ssy” I was cracking up! This was great, loved all your comments throughout. Funny stuff
I greatly appreciate that and I’m glad you enjoyed. Lol I was big mad that kill Ike at the end.
@@J_EOMReacts you and me both, brother! Ike was a weasel. Hard to believe but most of this story is true. (The shootout @ Tombstone alley, shootout @ OK corral where Wyatt walked out into open gun fire, the train scene when he blasted that guy with a shotgun and Ike ran away) all documented as really happening. And before doc Holliday was a gun slinger he was a dentist, he was actually a really smart guy. A little unhinged, obviously but Val Kilmer is played character perfect. The only thing that not really accurate is that it was never reported that doc actually killed Johnny Ringo. His death was reported as a suicide when they found his body by the river with a single bullet to the head. But who knows, maybe doc did kill him. 🤷🏻♂️ but if it makes you feel better Ike Clanton died six years later when he was shot by a lawman for cattle rustling
If you haven’t watched “Young Guns” or “Young Guns 2” you should check them out. It’s about the story of Billy the Kid
"I'll fight you right now!" Wyatt snatches dude's gun and pistol whips him. Favorite scene in the movie!
Wyatt was about that action lol
The guy that Doc Holliday stabbed over the poker game at the start was Sylvester Stallone's brother, Frank Stallone.
Lol I didn’t even know he had a brother
a line that will stick with me for the rest of my life....Hey maddy wheres Whyate ...right behind you stillwell
From what I've read, Tom M. really did weep at Earps funeral.
Towards the end, I loved how the Doggy looked at his Man friend like, "Who are you talking to, I'm right here, there is no one over there. 😄
This is a movie I can quote front to back. It’s crazy when a movie is no longer a movie but a part of your life. My mother’s favorite movie and the one who introduced me to it.
Docs final words were a reference to him saying he would die with his boots on and in this movie he feels himself dying and looks down to see his boots aren't on.
I love this movie. My father would watch this when ever he crossed it. This and shawshank redemption. So watching with you, seeing your reaction to the scenes I have watched a number of times, knowing somethings coming and being able to see you react to it new. Made it fun again. I lost my father feb ‘21. So getting to feel him around me, even just for a little made my night. Thank you for reminding me of this movie.
Great review.
Please tell the “co pilots” i luv them. They are such good babies.
I’m glad we could make your night and I will definitely tell them you luv them. And thank you for showing my babies love
8:41 omg fam! You said "he got to call him daddy from now on". I am SROTFLMAO 😆 🤣 😂 😹
Lol that’s Daddy Wyatt for the rest of his life
@@J_EOMReacts Yessir
I live 28 miles from Tombstone. I live in the old west.
That is awesome
Your movie reviews are by far the best. And I love your dogs.
Another great reaction to my favorite Western! Everytime i see Romulas sit up like he does, it just melts my heart can't wait to see what you react to next!
I’m glad you been enjoying and thank you for showing my baby love.
"I don't know what that means, but 'I'm your huckleberry.'"
I LOVE IT! You're an awesome reactor, dude!
Thank you 🙏🏾. I truly appreciate that.
One of the best performances from Val Kilmer honestly from everybody in this movie but Val Kilmer for sure.
Val killed this part. It was a honor to watch
Tis a pure joy discovering out what you've been enjoying yourself, your reactions are purely joyous and well timed!
I believe they made a great choice of casting Kurt Russell for Wyatt Earp because he actually looks just like the real Wyatt Earp. If you've got to see a photo of him, the likeness is almost eerie.
Also, did you notice the marshal was played by Harry Carey, Jr from a lot of John Wayne movies?
I haven’t seen any John Wayne movies
@@J_EOMReacts that's okay it was just another bit of trivia that only a handful of people know
@@chestinaowens9527 I think I’m be watching a few of his movies though
@@J_EOMReacts is it okay if I suggest you start with Stagecoach? It's not technically his first film but it is the one that made him a star ✨
"I forgot you were there" coldest line in a movie EVER