About famous wild west lawman Wyatt Earp retiring in the small town of Tombstone, Arizona, Tombstone was directed by George P. Cosmatos (though rumored to be secretly directed by Kurt Russell as well) and stars Kurt Russell as the famous lawman who befriends Doc Holliday (Val Kilmer), a gunslinger, gambler, and dentist that goes to the warm climate of Arizona due to tuberculosis.
In a way, Val Kilmer steals the show too, playing the confident, witty, sardonic, and deadly gunslinger like a pro.
Val Kilmer basically takes a method acting approach to his performance as Doc Holliday and it ages like a fine wine.
At times he’s got a stone-cold temperament and has a few pretty brutal and uncomfortable scenes, including the showdown with Ringo.