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Val Kilmer opens up about his experiences on the set of Tombstone (1993)
Posted on 8/13/17 at 3:41 am
Posted on 8/13/17 at 3:41 am
I had no idea that the film was plagued with production problems. The film's first director, Kevin Jarre, was fired because he was inexperienced and fell behind schedule. The second director they hired, a guy by the name of George P. Cosmatos, was also inexperienced and knew little about what he was doing.
So what happened? Kurt Russell pretty much stepped in and directed the film himself. Val Kilmer wrote that Russell would draw up shot lists for the director, and that he and Kilmer would sit in Russell's room tweaking and re-writing the script on a nightly basis.
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So what happened? Kurt Russell pretty much stepped in and directed the film himself. Val Kilmer wrote that Russell would draw up shot lists for the director, and that he and Kilmer would sit in Russell's room tweaking and re-writing the script on a nightly basis.
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Posted on 8/13/17 at 7:24 am to RollTide1987
You're the one, Wyatt
Posted on 8/13/17 at 7:50 am to RollTide1987
So Kurt Russell was actually Huckleberry?
Posted on 8/13/17 at 11:55 am to RollTide1987
I remember hearing something about Kurt Russell "saving" Tombstone years ago, but I never imagined this is what they meant.
I always assumed they meant his hard-headed insistence on playing Wyatt the way he did, as opposed to Costner's "broken man re-born" in "Wyatt Earp" that was released at about the same time.
I liked both roles, for different reasons, but Kilmer's Doc > Quaid's.
I always assumed they meant his hard-headed insistence on playing Wyatt the way he did, as opposed to Costner's "broken man re-born" in "Wyatt Earp" that was released at about the same time.
I liked both roles, for different reasons, but Kilmer's Doc > Quaid's.
Posted on 8/13/17 at 12:08 pm to RollTide1987
I'd always heard about Russell basically being responsible for the movie being finished, it's amazing that it turned out as well as it did. Think about being up all night rewriting dialogue, drawing up scenes, then pulling off an actual acting performance like the scene where Morgan dies. Ol Kurt seems like a pretty good dude.
Posted on 8/13/17 at 12:49 pm to EyeTwentyNole
I never knew this. Kudos for the director swallowing his pride.
Posted on 8/13/17 at 12:58 pm to RollTide1987
quote:Which is ironic since he wasn't even the original person cast for Wyatt.
So what happened? Kurt Russell pretty much stepped in and directed the film himself.
Posted on 8/13/17 at 1:11 pm to Mouth
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So Kurt Russell was actually Huckleberry?
I actually just laughed out loud at this. Twice.
Posted on 8/13/17 at 7:02 pm to RollTide1987
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Val Kilmer wrote that Russell would draw up shot lists for the director, and that he and Kilmer would sit in Russell's room tweaking and re-writing the script on a nightly basis.
Well it's obvious they didn't have a history book handy during rewrites.
Posted on 8/13/17 at 7:30 pm to RollTide1987
Cosmatos was hired specifically to ghost direct to circumvent a Director's Guild rule known as the "Eastwood Rule" that prevented Russell from doing it himself.
The rule, resulting from Eastwood firing the director on Josey Wales and taking over, is set to prevent anyone on the set from pulling a power play to become director.
The rule, resulting from Eastwood firing the director on Josey Wales and taking over, is set to prevent anyone on the set from pulling a power play to become director.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 8:20 am to teke184
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The rule, resulting from Eastwood firing the director on Josey Wales and taking over, is set to prevent anyone on the set from pulling a power play to become director.
Well, its a damn good thing that Eastwood did pull that power play.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 8:24 am to DAbully
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Well it's obvious they didn't have a history book handy during rewrites.
Well, yo're no daisy at all...
Posted on 8/14/17 at 8:26 am to RollTide1987
tombstone is one of my favorite movies.
other than kilmer's performance and the costume and sets (all exceptional) everything about it screams "competent" which is oddly one of the things I like about it. it's a pretty straightforward movie.
even more impressive considering this story.
other than kilmer's performance and the costume and sets (all exceptional) everything about it screams "competent" which is oddly one of the things I like about it. it's a pretty straightforward movie.
even more impressive considering this story.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 8:31 am to RollTide1987
Other than Heston, Buck Taylor, and Harry Carry Jr., Russell had more film experience than the rest of the cast.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 8:55 am to RollTide1987
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So what happened? Kurt Russell pretty much stepped in and directed the film himself
Posted on 8/14/17 at 8:59 am to RollTide1987
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Val Kilmer wrote that Russell would draw up shot lists for the director, and that he and Kilmer would sit in Russell's room tweaking and re-writing the script on a nightly basis.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:55 am to RollTide1987
This is one of the worst kept secrets in Hollywood, but I'm glad Kilmer is now basically confirming it. And while the film isn't perfectly accurate (no historical drama is), it is actually not that bad in that department. It's one of the more accurate depictions of the OK Corral, based on what we know.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 11:03 am to airfernando
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Which is ironic since he wasn't even the original person cast for Wyatt.
Who was originally cast as Wyatt?
Posted on 8/14/17 at 11:05 am to 19
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Kilmer's Doc > Quaid's.
I think his stuff got over-quoted to me before I actually watched he film. Quaid was just unrecognizable, and maybe he doesn't have the quotable lines that Kilmer did, "you can suck my rebel dick.......I know it's hard to be my friend" always makes me laugh.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 11:07 am to RollTide1987
I remember reading something about Kurt Russell being a favorite of Walt Disney
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