@@johncrabtree8857 I feel the same way ! Val Kilmer's Doc Holliday is unrivaled in the World of HollyWierd ... 😉 .. And his battle with Cancer , tore at me 🥺 ... A true gentleman, He will be missed by MANY when that time comes ... And I, will feel as though, I have lost my BEST FRIEND !! ... His performance will be remembered for GENERATIONS to come ! ... A SHAME INDEED, SIR ... ❤️'d your comment ! ~ Doc ♦️
That part of the movie was to show Ringo's knowledge of Shakespeare. Ringo never had any college education as he left home at the age of 18. But he read a lot of Shakespeare and that gave people the impression he had a college education.
@philleotardo_o not really. Google the translation and you will see it made perfect sense given the context of the scene and previous back and forth that led to it.
@@ray.shoesmith it's not gibberish, it's just a bunch of phrases or sayings. They're less speaking Latin and more using the known phrases to communicate
The fact that he wasn’t even nominated for his role as Doc Holiday is criminal. Kilmer gave a legendary performance in this movie. Absolutely stole the show with every scene he was in. Perhaps one of the most quotable characters in cinematic history, so many great and memorable lines.
What you said was absolutely spot on and the way I felt about him an this movie...the lines he delivered not only struck a chord but the intensity with which he said them you knew you were dealing with a very scary man and there wasn't one person that wanted anything to do with him ....not even ringo!!
-Hell doc, i got a lot of friends... - I don't. I'll always remember this movie as one of the western films i have enjoied the most. Val Kilmer performance was legendary!
I have met Val Kilmer in person before he lost his voice and he said this was his favorite role. This and his portrayal of Jim Morrison made him a great actor in my books.
I never met him, but have x-ed him several times and saw him portraying Twain in person right and he complained of throat pain after it. Grew up in the same childhood as you see in the documentary Val. He is really similar to one of my brothers from another mother back then. Me and my buddies heard he was going to play Morrison and we were not disappointed. Ecellent actor.
I have loved and watched him since “Top Secret.” At the time I didn’t know he was also quite the singer. He actually did a Soundtrack album for that got him to make full versions of the silly songs in the movie. He also played Jim Morrison and sang his own Doors songs for that. He has had some great roles and I was waiting to see what was next. I always thought that he was the more talented actor than Tom Cruise. (Not to poop on Cruise. I have heard nothing but nice things about him from other actors and crew members.)
@@josebrown5961 IMAO Kilmer was streets ahead of Cruise, no matter what role. Cruise is totally overated as an actor using only a weak charisma to win people over. Kilmer was the real deal.
How many GREAT lines in this movie did he have?! LOL Many! :):) en vino varitas,,,,, :) Probably more great lines than anyone else in the movie. ,,,and yes he should have gotten an Oscar!
I really want to see you too, if I didn't know he was drunk he was like so what you can twirl your gun around!!! The only problem is that's not how it really happened in real life!,💯🇵🇷🏴☠️👌🏽...
@@eagleye2237 in My favorite scene is You'll die first get me, your friends might get me in a rush but not before I make your head into okay canoe!Bluffin! Nah he kill Me! Not as stupid as you look Ike!!! Classic!!!!!!!
Just go watch The whole Movie. Not one boring moment, not one wasted scene. Everyone on the cast was firing on all cylinders and Val Kilmer As Doc was the cherry on the top. Bravo
I remember watching this movie with my great grandpa when I was little and admiring Doc when he said that line "Wyatt Earp is my friend...", Seeing brotherhood being valued like that gave me chills and made me want to always be a loyal and dependable friend like Doc Holliday.
First time I watched Tombstone, it was because of Kurt Russell. The many times I have re-watched Tombstone, it's to see Val Kilmer absolutely slay as Doc. How fortunate we are that he decided to take that role
one of the best scenes in that movie was Doc on his death bed when he presents Wyatt the book he wrote about him, his best friend. Still gets to ya just writ'n about it - Great Acting!
Val Kilmer's performance will rightfully be remembered as one of the best performances ever. And I think it was elevated by Michael Biehn working opposite him... they were the perfect foil for each other.
What year was it up for Oscars? 93 or 94 So how on earth could Gene Hackman win for Unforgiven or Tommy Lee Jones for the fugitive? Neither role is anything special
Tombstone... anytime I see it on I will watch it, doesn't matter where in the movie or what I've been doing.. just a great movie. Val Kilmer stole every scene he was in while adding a shine to the other characters.. great actors in their own right but even better with Val playing his part. Love the movie, love the man.
I'm the same way, if Tombstone is on I will stop and watch it. Val Kilmer proformace as Doc Holiday was awesome, Iceman in Top Gun, anything he does is great to watch.
@@machargs123 For me it's when Doc is questioned why he's there and not in bed while so ill. "Wyatt Earp is my friend." "Hell, I've lots of friends." "I don't."
So what does Doc dying at 35 got to do with Val Kilmer's health ? I have been to Tombstone and learned some real historical facts concerning Wyatt Earp and his friend John Wayne!@@torianholt2752
Took me a while to realize there’s a lot of nuances with Doc’s reply with his cup. While everyone was laughing and whistling during Ringo’s demonstration, Doc was memorizing it all the time. When Doc responded he repeated every move back to Ringo showing that he was the better gun fighter even when drunk. Ringo knew it by the look in his eyes, and that’s why he looked as he did when he realized it was Doc by the Oak tree before their duel. Watch it back.
It's one thing when a man isn't afraid to die, it's a whole other thing when he knows he's dying and is looking for that last big thrill so he can make his exit on his terms. Chilling.
Yep i noticed that as well, it also seemed to piss ringo off that doc didnt take him as a legitimate threat, like ringo was embarassed that doc didnt try to one up him haha but in fact he did.
As someone who flips balisongs and spins revolvers for the fun of it, I promise these actors spent a lot of time on this. Just learning to do a behind the 8-ball (one of the most common balisong flips) takes time and practice. To fit that into their acting schedule is impressive
@@hanzflackshnack1158 i dont doubt it, ive heard interviews with the actor that played ringo and he was diehard into that role, and of course kilmer wemt all in
This is one of the few movies ever made that gets better every time you watch it!! Val is a massive part of why this is, but the whole is just stellar! A timeless treasure!
I grew up when westerns ruled television, and I saw many good ones, on t.v. and movie theater. "Tombstone" is the best western I've ever seen and Val Kilmer WAS the best supporting actor that year. Kudos to the entire cast and especially to Kurt Russell. I remember watching him in Disney productions when he was a kid, and when I heard he was going to play the part of Wyatt Earp, I didn't think he was the right actor for the part. Boy, did he make me glad I was wrong! He was excellent!
@@Borgborg128 Not sure who or what TGTBATU is?? ohhhh... The Good the Bad the Ugly.. hmmmm I did see it but I have never put it on at any place in the movie and stopped what I was doing to rewatch it... Not saying that it wasn't good just I didn't find it as memorable as TombStone. Never was much of a fan of Clint Eastwood's tight-lipped acting until he played craggy older men.
I agree with most of what you have said about Val being the best supporting actor that year. His acting performance rivels some of the best ever in any movie, such as Heath Ledger in the Dark Knight. But the best Western I've had the pleasure of watching is "Young Guns".
After he didn't get an Oscar for one of the best played roles in cinematic history, the Oscar's meant absolutely nothing. He owned every scene he was in.
James Sutherland, ABSOLUTELY AGREE 👍 l love westerns but, went too Tombstone & bought the movie. Best time of my life. People of the town were fantastic!! Val certainly got robbed out of that one. God bless him. Merry Christmas James.
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Val Kilmer may have been robbed of an Oscar for this performance, but he is forever immortalized by it. NO ONE will EVER be Doc Holliday again. His lines will be forever quoted as he so eloquently spoke them.
And you music lover...you're next. Drunk piano player...ya can't hit nothing in fact I bet you're seeing double. I've got two guns...one of each of ya!
Val Kilmer should have got every oscar for this performance, best actor, supporting, director, key grip, lighting, Oh and the congressional medal of honour thrown in.
Except none of us have a God damn clue if the real Doc Holiday was anything like that. The only education was Validosta Institute, and then he said he went to dental school in Baltimore but no schools there have a record of him. He very well may have been extremely uncouth.
Well you’d be happy to know there was allot of adlibs done by Val Kilmer and Kurt Russell. Dialog that fit situations. No one knows what the real words Doc said in real life. So they gave them similar situations and dialog. But when Doc and Wyatt changed or ad libed words they went with it. Good for the actors. Good decisions by the writers and the director. They should have all gotten awards for this movie.
That wasn't by accident. Kilmer did his research, including commissioning a linguistics expert for that time period. He wanted to know what kind of vocabulary, accent, intonation, and inflection a man like Holiday would use, given his education and geographical upbringing, eventually becoming a southern aristocrat. Kilmer practiced and refined his delivery to perfection. I remember an ET interview he did when this was released, where he said ultimately he was shooting for a very subtle, well-educated, Foghorn Leghorn. Made sense. His practice and refinement certainly paid off.
@@Craig-ib7gk And unfortunately this is rare to see in modern movies. Seems like the set designers and costume designers work hard to recreate the period but today's actors usually drop the ball in recreating the cadence and tone of the past.
The scene where Ringo does the pistol dance in Docs face in front of everyone is one of the greatest beginnings to a character rivalry in all of film. Doc is a notorious marvel of a professional poker player and renowned, feared pistoleer of the west. Even as far as to say one of the best if not the best. Johnny Ringo also a notorious cowboy whose business is violence and also considered one of the best if not the best pistoleer in the west. When he does the pistol dance in docs face it's a challenge. He does the routine flawlessly, displaying his skill with pistols to flaunt and challenge docs notoriety and his skill to the death. When doc does the dance with a cup, he's mocking him, but the eye contact and the look on both of their faces, indicates Ringo is fearful of him and believes he is not good enough to truly beat holiday. Holiday doesn't even get serious with it, he makes it a joke. But they know behind the smooth words and light manner, he means business and can shoot you probably better. It's great scene.
The conversation in Latin is even better! D-“In wine there is truth.” JR-"do what you do.” D-“Let the Jew Apella believe it; not I” JR “Experience is the teacher of fools.” Docs last line sets it off, "Rest in peace!"
The dance with the cup is indeed a way to mock Ringo, but I think also is a way in which inadvertently Doc displays his superior gun handling skills, how? because a cup is way lighter than a pistol, so is harder to control. And You're right, that scene is one of the greatest beginnings to a character rivalry. (Another film that portrays this kind of rivalry, where each part respect the other, is Heat, with Robert De Niro and Al Pacino.)
Jack: Doc, you ought to be in bed, what the hell are you doing this for anyway? Doc: Wyatt Earp is my friend. Jack: Hell, I've got lots of friends. Doc: I don't. That is as real as it gets.
Val Kilmer made this movie as great as it is. Without Val, Tombstone would not have been near as popular. What a hell of a performance with amazing character development. It's absolutely unacceptable that Kilmer didn't get an Oscar award or even a nomination for this role. Everyone knows that when you watch Tombstone, you're always looking forward to all of Holiday's scenes. Of course you can't forget about the rest of the amazing cast.
Kilmer and Biehn were epic enemies in this movie. I wish we had more of them together. Both were EPIC actors that never really got the high status they deserved.
The greatest thing about this role is the subtlety of his acting. The little gestures, stealing the money after he leaves the table. Drawing his gun and hiding it behind his back. It’s not the lines that made this role legendary,it’s everything else.
Watched this great movie for the first time 1996. Took me 17 years to fully understand all the dialogue in it. This is real, undiluted American Southern accent. And still one of my favorite movies of time. Val Kilmer should have won Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
@@samhugh4965 Even more particular, an Antebellum North Georgia accent. People still talk like that there, at least once you get about 50 miles or so away from Atlanta. Doc grew up in Griffin, GA, about 75 miles from my hometown in Columbus (more or less). I spent most of my life before going into the Air Force hearing that exact accent from practically everyone I knew. I've still got a trace of it myself, even though I haven't lived there in years and it only comes out if I'm really angry, really tired, or really drunk 😛
Val Kilmer should have gotten for his performance as Doc Holliday. He was the first actor to portray Doc as a Southerner, including the proper accent. He was the first to use contemporary American phrases. It is such a shame he passed from Cancer.
One of the best NEW Westerns ever made! Val was amazing, Curt was amazing, Sam was amazing, Bob was amazing. This movie has the spirit of the old west.
The fact that Val Kilmer basically stole the spotlight from everyone else because of his ridiculously amazing performance is one thing. The fact that he stole it away from several other great actors who gave absolutely stellar performances of their own in this film puts it on a whole other level.
I didn't realise how immensely talented Val Kilmer is until I watched Tombstone. He's as good as De Niro or Marlon Brando, or Lawrence Ollivier, truly up there with the greats.
Everyone is commenting on how Kilmer didn't get an Oscar for his role. At the time, everyone was pushing the Kevin Coster Wyatt Earp movie that came out at the same time. The critics ignored this movie because of the Coster movie. The public didn't. No one remembers Costers movie, and Tombstone has become a beloved classic. Amazing performances by all the cast, but Kilmers Doc Holliday performance was iconic.
Its the little body movements and the tone at which Kilmer says things are what makes this character amazing. The way he says, "where you going with that shotgun" with that head tilt. Those are the subtle things that make the character memorable.
@Collin Tansey no they kept it huckleberry in the script...no such thing as a huckleberry....its a hucklebearer...the huckle was the ring on the casket and the bearer was the person carrying it...its not huckleberry thats a fruit...
@@frankcastle1585 You fool. The term "I'm your Huckleberry" means "I'm just the one your looking for". It is an actual saying dating back to the early 1800's. But "Huckle bearer" was NEVER used in place of "Pallbearer". And "huckle" NEVER meant "casket handle". Those terms are not supported in any literature throughout history. Sorry dude, you believed a fake story you read on the internet, lol. 😂
HERE is what is really AMAZING ... of all the thousands of western films ... of all the thousands of "cops and robbers films" ... Val Kilmer played a key supporting role in the #1 western of all time (Tombstone) and the #1 cops and robbers film of all time ... HEAT!
@@justin-os4xp huckleberry was a real phrase back then, usually meaning "I'm the man for the job" or around those lines. Huckle bearer was too. Doc says it with his accent in a way that it sounds like either, basically toying with people saying "I'm the man who will send you to your grave." It's not misunderstood, he's literally saying both to mock people.
You can’t have this without adding the ending scene with Kilmer and Ringo in their final shootout scene. That’s where you get the famous line “why Ringo, you look like someone just walked over your grave.”
Outstanding performance as Doc Holiday! I've watched this films countless times throughout the years and never grow tired of it! One of my favorite lines was when a cowboy tells Doc Holiday "You nothing but a drunk piano player! As a matter of fact, you're seeing double!" Doc Holiday responds with "I've got two guns, one for each of ya!" BRILLIANT! 👍
Val Kilmer's masterpiece performance as Doc Holliday was Oscar worthy! "Why Johnny Ringo. You look like somebody just walked over your grave." Classic delivery of one of the best movie lines ever!! ❤️
03:13 I watched this movie two or three times and did NOT realize that was Billy Bob!!!! What a great, great movie. Val Kilmer did such an amazing job.
Val nailed it doing doc.dennis Quaid had a more sinister look in his eyes. But Val was more real when he coughed, you could see the blood from his mouth.
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The fingerwalk, The accent, The goofy/cryptic lines. Truly a Masterpiece by Kilmer.
Val Kalmar's role is understated.
Not to mention his ever present illness, tuberculosis.
Val Kilmer was my favorite Doc Holliday ! ❤
It's a shame he wasn't even nominated for an Oscar
@@johncrabtree8857 I feel the same way ! Val Kilmer's Doc Holliday is unrivaled in the World of HollyWierd ... 😉 .. And his battle with Cancer , tore at me 🥺 ... A true gentleman, He will be missed by MANY when that time comes ... And I, will feel as though, I have lost my BEST FRIEND !! ... His performance will be remembered for GENERATIONS to come ! ... A SHAME INDEED, SIR ... ❤️'d your comment ! ~ Doc ♦️
Michael Biehn as Ringo is criminally underrated in this movie. He played the perfect antagonist to Val Kilmer's Holiday.
Unfortunately he had to compete with Val for the spotlight, but he went toe to toe for sure! He played a magnificent villain!
Yeah, you are right..!
@Mr Spitsworth there just must be something about him!
If anyone other than Mike played Johnny, it would have been worse
@Mr Spitsworth His film career all but fell off a cliff after filming "Deadfall." Probably the worst performance of his entire career.
6:47 Val’s humiliation ritual here to Ringo is amazing
Absolutely disgusting that Val Kilmer didn’t win every acting award that year. His finest performance ever. “I’m your huckleberry”
I totally agree with you Val Kilmer was outstanding at the role he should have been nominated for best supporting actor and he should have won!
agree with that. But when did Hollywood ever their bullshit decisions right?
@@peterwall583 Every scene he was in was acted to perfection.
Those awards dont mean shit. Fuck those awards and their committees.
it's a crime is what it is. kilmer made that movie.
His conversation with Ringo in Latin was pure genius. He spoke so genuine and eloquently, just for that he should have gotten an academy award.
That part of the movie was to show Ringo's knowledge of Shakespeare. Ringo never had any college education as he left home at the age of 18. But he read a lot of Shakespeare and that gave people the impression he had a college education.
Except in Latin the conversation is gibberish
@philleotardo_o not really. Google the translation and you will see it made perfect sense given the context of the scene and previous back and forth that led to it.
@@ray.shoesmith it's not gibberish, it's just a bunch of phrases or sayings. They're less speaking Latin and more using the known phrases to communicate
What did he say?
The fact that he wasn’t even nominated for his role as Doc Holiday is criminal. Kilmer gave a legendary performance in this movie. Absolutely stole the show with every scene he was in. Perhaps one of the most quotable characters in cinematic history, so many great and memorable lines.
Very Cosmopolitan
What you said was absolutely spot on and the way I felt about him an this movie...the lines he delivered not only struck a chord but the intensity with which he said them you knew you were dealing with a very scary man and there wasn't one person that wanted anything to do with him ....not even ringo!!
And the best 2 words in the movie " say when "
Another misspelling just like the title of this video it's Doc Holliday
The Oscars tend to be irrelevant to the impact that an actor makes on pop culture
-Hell doc, i got a lot of friends...
- I don't.
I'll always remember this movie as one of the western films i have enjoied the most.
Val Kilmer performance was legendary!
Felt that... I dont...
I don't. It's an important line.
@@The2ndFirst indeed
This is one of my favorite lines. So underrated.
Love to be his Huckelberry
Val kilmer should have got an oscar for his role as doc holiday, it was such an amazing role for him and he lost all that weight for the role
I know, he stole the whole movie, he’s a very gifted actor
Definitely! He wasn’t even nominated for an Oscar that year. That’s so wrong!
I agree, he owned this role!
He crushed his doc holiday role
Oscar lol zelenski got that
I have met Val Kilmer in person before he lost his voice and he said this was his favorite role. This and his portrayal of Jim Morrison made him a great actor in my books.
I never met him, but have x-ed him several times and saw him portraying Twain in person right and he complained of throat pain after it. Grew up in the same childhood as you see in the documentary Val. He is really similar to one of my brothers from another mother back then. Me and my buddies heard he was going to play Morrison and we were not disappointed. Ecellent actor.
I have loved and watched him since “Top Secret.” At the time I didn’t know he was also quite the singer. He actually did a Soundtrack album for that got him to make full versions of the silly songs in the movie.
He also played Jim Morrison and sang his own Doors songs for that.
He has had some great roles and I was waiting to see what was next. I always thought that he was the more talented actor than Tom Cruise.
(Not to poop on Cruise. I have heard nothing but nice things about him from other actors and crew members.)
I just don't think I could barely it❤he's my huckleberry everyone stand back,he's mine❤
@@josebrown5961 IMAO Kilmer was streets ahead of Cruise, no matter what role. Cruise is totally overated as an actor using only a weak charisma to win people over. Kilmer was the real deal.
@@lenbignell stop trying to coin the phrase "streets ahead"!
"I have not yet begun to defile myself"
One of the greatest lines in film history from one of the greatest film characters of all time.
Love that line!
How many GREAT lines in this movie did he have?! LOL Many! :):) en vino varitas,,,,, :) Probably more great lines than anyone else in the movie. ,,,and yes he should have gotten an Oscar!
I love that line; iconic to the infinite!!!
I say that every day! 😮
His funniest line 2 me was, 2 the dumbest of the bad guys, “maybe Poker’s just not your game…i know! Let’s have a spelling contest !!”😂😂😂❤👍🙋♀️👋
That scene where Ringo pistol dances flawlessly bravado and Doc whiskey cups flawlessly mocking is priceless movie making
One of film-makings greatest scenes!!
Every piece from the entrance of the Cowboys to the tension release of "Drinks on me!"
I really want to see you too, if I didn't know he was drunk he was like so what you can twirl your gun around!!! The only problem is that's not how it really happened in real life!,💯🇵🇷🏴☠️👌🏽...
@@eagleye2237 in My favorite scene is You'll die first get me, your friends might get me in a rush but not before I make your head into okay canoe!Bluffin! Nah he kill Me! Not as stupid as you look Ike!!! Classic!!!!!!!
@@savagetakeoff5073 what happened in real life?
Just go watch The whole Movie. Not one boring moment, not one wasted scene. Everyone on the cast was firing on all cylinders and Val Kilmer As Doc was the cherry on the top. Bravo
I remember watching this movie with my great grandpa when I was little and admiring Doc when he said that line "Wyatt Earp is my friend...", Seeing brotherhood being valued like that gave me chills and made me want to always be a loyal and dependable friend like Doc Holliday.
that's awesome that you took that from a movie with so much to choose from... I'm sure you're great friend
"Hell I've got lots of friends."
"I don't" That's such an amazing and sad line.
@@SirDisticwhat I came here for
Wish everyone was like you bro
@@SirDisticl unfortunately still use that line.
Absolutely Val's best role.
'"Oh Johnny I apologize I forgot you were there, you may go now."🍸
Lol 😊
Every time I chuckle at that! And I've seen the film 30 times, lmao beautiful!
@@alphonseblackwood2930 me too. Again and again.
LOL
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This is by far the best cast western that has ever been made. Still one of my favorite movies! ❤
Definitely one of best westerns ...
First time I watched Tombstone, it was because of Kurt Russell. The many times I have re-watched Tombstone, it's to see Val Kilmer absolutely slay as Doc. How fortunate we are that he decided to take that role
Same
one of the best scenes in that movie was Doc on his death bed when he presents Wyatt the book he wrote about him, his best friend. Still gets to ya just writ'n about it - Great Acting!
Val Kilmer's performance will rightfully be remembered as one of the best performances ever. And I think it was elevated by Michael Biehn working opposite him... they were the perfect foil for each other.
Yes....One of the BEST performances ever!!
The whole cast was phenomenal.
Tombstone was filmed South and West of Santa Fe at the JW Eaves Ranch. Helluva summer. Kilmer's Ranch is many miles east, even east of Pecos, NM.
I agree great acting, well you're a daisy if you do
best portrayal of doc holiday I've ever seen.
Everyone watched this movie bc of Kurt Russell....Everyone watches it over and over bc of Val Kilmer and Michael Biehn
Yes, exactly
@easymoney-vq7yc Correct, and he is the reason people watch it over and over. They originally watched it bc of Russell.
They’re all great. Russell was playing the straight man. He was never going to be the most memorable.
I agree brother
Doc got some of the more memorable lines. But Russel killed it.
Nobody will remember who won a Oscar that year but no one will forget who played the best Doc Holiday ever.
So many have played Doc, but no one like Val did!
What year was it up for Oscars? 93 or 94
So how on earth could Gene Hackman win for Unforgiven or Tommy Lee Jones for the fugitive?
Neither role is anything special
That is about the best point of all.
Val Kilmer nailed it. Michael Beihn nailed it. Kurt Russell nailed it.others also.. A movie to watch again and again.
So you forgot Al Pacino and Clint Eastwood? Two stars far bigger than Val Kilmer.. I know what your trying to say though. Doc is underrated.
The way Val Kilmer delivered his dialog made it sound like poetry, that’s talent right there
He is a wonderful actor. How about the one he did with Dlniro in L.A. About the bank robbery!
You're talking about Heat, my second favorite movie after Tombstone. Val was terrific in that one too.
Now Val can barely speak, what a sad end for him.
Then again, you may be the antiChrist.
Such a well written screenplay!!!
This might genuinely be the best one-off performance in the history of film. No matter much praise he gets for it, it will never be enough.
Tombstone... anytime I see it on I will watch it, doesn't matter where in the movie or what I've been doing.. just a great movie. Val Kilmer stole every scene he was in while adding a shine to the other characters.. great actors in their own right but even better with Val playing his part. Love the movie, love the man.
Agree with you absolutely.
Doesn't matter what part!
I'm the same way, if Tombstone is on I will stop and watch it.
Val Kilmer proformace as Doc Holiday was awesome, Iceman in Top Gun, anything he does is great to watch.
Val Kilmer: the love of my life… acting wise
An amazing collection of actors in their prime!
'I'm your huckleberry.'
No one could play Doc but Val Kilmer. Just a fabulous performance.
Best line ever ain’t it
@@machargs123 Indeed sir. My hypocrisy goes only so far.
Huckleberry? Huckle bearer? Huckle was a handle on a casket! Huckle bearer was who carried another to the grave!
@@machargs123 For me it's when Doc is questioned why he's there and not in bed while so ill. "Wyatt Earp is my friend." "Hell, I've lots of friends." "I don't."
@@cherimolina2121 and he carried him to his grave.
Val kilmer .... Your roll in this movie will always and forever live as one of the best !
Oh yes Sir!!! U were a total and Complete BADASSS!!!!!!
And his bagel, as well
@@mrsmacca126 🤣
His portrayal of Doc Holiday was spot on. What an absolute acting genius by Kilmer! He was so deserving of an academy award!
its not a fucking holiday ....its Halliday
@@thomasmarkmccrory6582 John Henry Holliday.
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spell long?
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Val brought Doc Holliday back to life with that performance.
Val Kilmer should have got a oscar for this it's his best role and absolutely nailed it.
Val was born to play Doc. Let's ALL pray for his full recovery and keep him healthy. The world's a better place with Val Kilmer in it !
Doc died at like 35, so how’s that gonna work?
So what does Doc dying at 35 got to do with Val Kilmer's health ? I have been to Tombstone and learned some real historical facts concerning Wyatt Earp and his friend John Wayne!@@torianholt2752
Because Val Kilmer, the actor that portrays Doc in this movie has cancer.
@@henrykeyter53 Tuberculosis ain’t cancer
@@torianholt2752 Have you a brain of pee, pea or peanut?
Took me a while to realize there’s a lot of nuances with Doc’s reply with his cup. While everyone was laughing and whistling during Ringo’s demonstration, Doc was memorizing it all the time. When Doc responded he repeated every move back to Ringo showing that he was the better gun fighter even when drunk. Ringo knew it by the look in his eyes, and that’s why he looked as he did when he realized it was Doc by the Oak tree before their duel. Watch it back.
Doc was also closely studying how Johnny handled his gun knowledge that he'd use in the final gunfight.
It's one thing when a man isn't afraid to die, it's a whole other thing when he knows he's dying and is looking for that last big thrill so he can make his exit on his terms. Chilling.
Yep i noticed that as well, it also seemed to piss ringo off that doc didnt take him as a legitimate threat, like ringo was embarassed that doc didnt try to one up him haha but in fact he did.
As someone who flips balisongs and spins revolvers for the fun of it, I promise these actors spent a lot of time on this. Just learning to do a behind the 8-ball (one of the most common balisong flips) takes time and practice. To fit that into their acting schedule is impressive
@@hanzflackshnack1158 i dont doubt it, ive heard interviews with the actor that played ringo and he was diehard into that role, and of course kilmer wemt all in
This is one of the few movies ever made that gets better every time you watch it!! Val is a massive part of why this is, but the whole is just stellar!
A timeless treasure!
200 years in the future and people will still be lauding Val Kilmer's performance and complaining he got robbed of an Oscar.
That's how you know it's true
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@@earlclue Walter en Español
And rightfully so!
Rr
Easily one of the best performances in cinematic history. Deserved an Oscar to be sure.
I grew up when westerns ruled television, and I saw many good ones, on t.v. and movie theater. "Tombstone" is the best western I've ever seen and Val Kilmer WAS the best supporting actor that year. Kudos to the entire cast and especially to Kurt Russell. I remember watching him in Disney productions when he was a kid, and when I heard he was going to play the part of Wyatt Earp, I didn't think he was the right actor for the part. Boy, did he make me glad I was wrong! He was excellent!
Nah TGTBATU is GOAT imo
@@Borgborg128 Not sure who or what TGTBATU is?? ohhhh... The Good the Bad the Ugly.. hmmmm I did see it but I have never put it on at any place in the movie and stopped what I was doing to rewatch it... Not saying that it wasn't good just I didn't find it as memorable as TombStone. Never was much of a fan of Clint Eastwood's tight-lipped acting until he played craggy older men.
I agree with most of what you have said about Val being the best supporting actor that year. His acting performance rivels some of the best ever in any movie, such as Heath Ledger in the Dark Knight. But the best Western I've had the pleasure of watching is "Young Guns".
Once Up On A Time In The West. Another great one.
@@jagfromtexas And let's not forget "The Wild Bunch" or "Rio Bravo".
After he didn't get an Oscar for one of the best played roles in cinematic history, the Oscar's meant absolutely nothing.
He owned every scene he was in.
they certainly don't mean shit these days anyway. agree he did get snubbed, he knows it and everyone else does too
James Sutherland, ABSOLUTELY AGREE 👍 l love westerns but, went too Tombstone & bought the movie. Best time of my life. People of the town were fantastic!! Val certainly got robbed out of that one. God bless him. Merry Christmas James.
Thet meant something for a long time. Lately, not as much. But I wouldn't say they mean nothing. A lot of well deserved actors have won.
Exactly. TBT
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One of the greatest movie performances of all time, he should've won all of the awards for this
unfortunately the rest of the movie doesn't quite stack up. Sure there are some cool scenes but I'd hardly call the final product great.
@@michaelmeadows4883 solo tú lo dices...nadie recuerda quien gano el Oscar ese año,pero todos recuerdan a a Doc en Tombstore.
Val Kilmer gave THE Performance and deserved any and All accolades for his acting in this film.
One of The Best at his craft.
Absolutely agree.
Val Kilmer may have been robbed of an Oscar for this performance, but he is forever immortalized by it. NO ONE will EVER be Doc Holliday again. His lines will be forever quoted as he so eloquently spoke them.
"No I'm sure of it. I hate him" 😂 Val in my favorite role of any cinema. Should have won the Oscar no bs
He definitely should have been nominated. But I don't hate the Tommy Lee Jones win for The Fugitive. I'd still pick Kilmer as well.
“If I thought you weren’t my friend, I just don’t think I could bear it.” Best line ever! 1:32
Nope. The best line is: "Oh, Johnny I apologize I forgot you were there. You may go now". This just killed me.
@@---qs2crnope my fights not with you holiday I beg da differ we started a lil game we never got to finish play for blood remember
And you music lover...you're next.
Drunk piano player...ya can't hit nothing in fact I bet you're seeing double.
I've got two guns...one of each of ya!
Hehe passive aggressiveness...😂😂😂
This is my favorite line. He also spins his guns in opposite direction to show even though he's drunk, he's still sharp.@@Saphy_Bagel
Val Kilmer just commands the screen in every scene he's in. I wish Doc Holiday would've had a standalone movie. He's just so good!
Val Kilmer should have got every oscar for this performance, best actor, supporting, director, key grip, lighting, Oh and the congressional medal of honour thrown in.
His role was historical
Lmfao
Every scene in Tombstone was Val’s best scene
Thats the truth!
no small talk scenes for him only the best when they brought him out
Absolutely!
Agree.
That’s so sweet honey
Always gotta come back to some Doc Holiday! And that friends quote at the end always hits.
No one will ever play a better Doc Holiday than Val Kilmer. The man was practically made for this role.
Except none of us have a God damn clue if the real Doc Holiday was anything like that. The only education was Validosta Institute, and then he said he went to dental school in Baltimore but no schools there have a record of him.
He very well may have been extremely uncouth.
His dialog throughout the whole movie was worth watching, seemed well refined
Dialogue you fool
@@kd3283 shut up dennis
Well you’d be happy to know there was allot of adlibs done by Val Kilmer and Kurt Russell. Dialog that fit situations. No one knows what the real words Doc said in real life. So they gave them similar situations and dialog. But when Doc and Wyatt changed or ad libed words they went with it. Good for the actors. Good decisions by the writers and the director. They should have all gotten awards for this movie.
That wasn't by accident. Kilmer did his research, including commissioning a linguistics expert for that time period. He wanted to know what kind of vocabulary, accent, intonation, and inflection a man like Holiday would use, given his education and geographical upbringing, eventually becoming a southern aristocrat. Kilmer practiced and refined his delivery to perfection. I remember an ET interview he did when this was released, where he said ultimately he was shooting for a very subtle, well-educated, Foghorn Leghorn. Made sense. His practice and refinement certainly paid off.
@@Craig-ib7gk And unfortunately this is rare to see in modern movies. Seems like the set designers and costume designers work hard to recreate the period but today's actors usually drop the ball in recreating the cadence and tone of the past.
Nobody is underrated in this movie. They all fkin legends! Every single one of them.
The scene where Ringo does the pistol dance in Docs face in front of everyone is one of the greatest beginnings to a character rivalry in all of film. Doc is a notorious marvel of a professional poker player and renowned, feared pistoleer of the west. Even as far as to say one of the best if not the best. Johnny Ringo also a notorious cowboy whose business is violence and also considered one of the best if not the best pistoleer in the west. When he does the pistol dance in docs face it's a challenge. He does the routine flawlessly, displaying his skill with pistols to flaunt and challenge docs notoriety and his skill to the death. When doc does the dance with a cup, he's mocking him, but the eye contact and the look on both of their faces, indicates Ringo is fearful of him and believes he is not good enough to truly beat holiday. Holiday doesn't even get serious with it, he makes it a joke. But they know behind the smooth words and light manner, he means business and can shoot you probably better. It's great scene.
The conversation in Latin is even better! D-“In wine there is truth.” JR-"do what you do.” D-“Let the Jew Apella believe it; not I” JR “Experience is the teacher of fools.” Docs last line sets it off, "Rest in peace!"
Absolutely the best rivalry in all of cinema
The dance with the cup is indeed a way to mock Ringo, but I think also is a way in which inadvertently Doc displays his superior gun handling skills, how? because a cup is way lighter than a pistol, so is harder to control. And You're right, that scene is one of the greatest beginnings to a character rivalry. (Another film that portrays this kind of rivalry, where each part respect the other, is Heat, with Robert De Niro and Al Pacino.)
You might also notice that he perfectly copies every movement that Johnny made with his pistol, when he did it with the cup. To further mock him
Ringo also gave away a lot of his movements with that display that I’m sure Doc took note of…
Jack: Doc, you ought to be in bed, what the hell are you doing this for anyway?
Doc: Wyatt Earp is my friend.
Jack: Hell, I've got lots of friends.
Doc: I don't.
That is as real as it gets.
Brilliant line!
you got it ! i wish i had a friend .
Hit me in the feels that's for sure..
I mean it’s true. He didn’t have very many friends outside of the Earp brothers and Big Nose Kate.
same
Val Kilmer made this movie as great as it is. Without Val, Tombstone would not have been near as popular. What a hell of a performance with amazing character development. It's absolutely unacceptable that Kilmer didn't get an Oscar award or even a nomination for this role. Everyone knows that when you watch Tombstone, you're always looking forward to all of Holiday's scenes. Of course you can't forget about the rest of the amazing cast.
A movie for all time. Never tire of seeing it....again...and again. Every one loved it. Kilmer was above superb. A damned fine actor.
Val Kilmer did such a great job portraying Doc Holiday. I can watch these scenes over and over again. Thank you for posting.
"I don't." May be my favorite line in movie history.
Kilmer and Biehn were epic enemies in this movie. I wish we had more of them together.
Both were EPIC actors that never really got the high status they deserved.
Kilmer
If it were up to his fans he would of gotten an award for his acting.
Val Kilmer is one of the greats and a legend in my book.
Probably one of my favorite movies ever. Val Kilmer should have won every award easily with this role.
The greatest thing about this role is the subtlety of his acting. The little gestures, stealing the money after he leaves the table. Drawing his gun and hiding it behind his back. It’s not the lines that made this role legendary,it’s everything else.
Val Kilmer is one of the best actors of all time. I don't care if he's only in a few good films, he left behind some of the best acting ever filmed.
When he was on, nobody was better
I agree!
@@roddyboethius1722 Very well said Tombstone, Heat and the Prince of Egypt Val was the definition of quality over quantity
Well thats hard to argue considering DOC HOLLIDAY and not to mention he played Jim Morrison. I mean damn he is amongst the legends.
The sarcasm that Val Kilmer portrays as Doc Holliday, in itself, is amazing!
Why Val Kilmer doesn't have two Oscars for this and the doors is absolutely shamefully unjustified.
Politics
@@gagereisinger7476 SAD
@@gagereisinger7476 the true actors convince others to march towards their graves.
For real that's skinless!!! I've seen other people playing Doc Holliday, they weren't even close to as good as him💯🇵🇷🏴☠️👌🏽
Yes.
Watched this great movie for the first time 1996. Took me 17 years to fully understand all the dialogue in it. This is real, undiluted American Southern accent. And still one of my favorite movies of time. Val Kilmer should have won Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
"Val Kilmer should have won Oscar for Best Supporting Actor." YES!!!
And in particular, an antebellum accent.
@@samhugh4965 Even more particular, an Antebellum North Georgia accent. People still talk like that there, at least once you get about 50 miles or so away from Atlanta. Doc grew up in Griffin, GA, about 75 miles from my hometown in Columbus (more or less). I spent most of my life before going into the Air Force hearing that exact accent from practically everyone I knew. I've still got a trace of it myself, even though I haven't lived there in years and it only comes out if I'm really angry, really tired, or really drunk 😛
Val Kilmer should have gotten for his performance as Doc Holliday. He was the first actor to portray Doc as a Southerner, including the proper accent. He was the first to use contemporary American phrases. It is such a shame he passed from Cancer.
He's not dead!
One of the best westerns of all time. I just watched it again for the forth time in two years
Shouldn’t this just be EVERY scene he is on screen ? Dude was beyond robbed of an Oscar that year
Val Kilmer went super hard in this, muddling the lines between a good and bad man. One of my favorite performances.
I hope Mr.Kilmer knew that his portrayal of Doc Holiday would seen by SO MANY people as one of the great performances of all-time.
One of the best NEW Westerns ever made! Val was amazing, Curt was amazing, Sam was amazing, Bob was amazing. This movie has the spirit of the old west.
Kurt, Sam, Bill, Val, and more great actors. Couldn’t ask for a better cast!! And memorable movie lines!
Val Kimler should’ve got an Oscar it is a travesty, one of the best roles in Hollywood history
Doc Holiday, the kind of friend EVERYONE needs! 😊
I'm your huckleberry...
The fact that Val Kilmer basically stole the spotlight from everyone else because of his ridiculously amazing performance is one thing. The fact that he stole it away from several other great actors who gave absolutely stellar performances of their own in this film puts it on a whole other level.
Yep! Stole a movie stacked with talent from top to bottom. It's Val's movie. It wouldn't be the same without his Doc.
I believe he actually channeled Holiday's ghost. He absolutely nailed the part.
He sure did he did an awesome job.
I didn't realise how immensely talented Val Kilmer is until I watched Tombstone. He's as good as De Niro or Marlon Brando, or Lawrence Ollivier, truly up there with the greats.
Agree 💯
Do yourself a favor and watch the movie "Real Genius." 1985 I believe. He was great in that too! @@roddyboethius1722
Everyone is commenting on how Kilmer didn't get an Oscar for his role. At the time, everyone was pushing the Kevin Coster Wyatt Earp movie that came out at the same time. The critics ignored this movie because of the Coster movie. The public didn't. No one remembers Costers movie, and Tombstone has become a beloved classic. Amazing performances by all the cast, but Kilmers Doc Holliday performance was iconic.
Its the little body movements and the tone at which Kilmer says things are what makes this character amazing. The way he says, "where you going with that shotgun" with that head tilt. Those are the subtle things that make the character memorable.
One of my favourite movies ,great acting but can we applaud Joanna Pacula as Kate ,she was perfect in her character.
Oh yes we can applaud Joanna Pacula for her performance is big nose Kate exceptional❤
Val Kilmer, The man. Superb great actor.
_"I'm your Huckleberry"._
"Maybe poker's just not your game Ike. I know, let's have a spelling contest!"
Such classic lines!
Its hucklebearer
@@frankcastle1585 No it's not Hucklebearer, moron..
@@frankcastle1585 No its huckberry. There was an argument for hucklebearer and people kept trying to force it as correct but its not.
@Collin Tansey no they kept it huckleberry in the script...no such thing as a huckleberry....its a hucklebearer...the huckle was the ring on the casket and the bearer was the person carrying it...its not huckleberry thats a fruit...
@@frankcastle1585 You fool. The term "I'm your Huckleberry" means "I'm just the one your looking for". It is an actual saying dating back to the early 1800's. But "Huckle bearer" was NEVER used in place of "Pallbearer". And "huckle" NEVER meant "casket handle". Those terms are not supported in any literature throughout history. Sorry dude, you believed a fake story you read on the internet, lol. 😂
Thanks!
Have been watching movies since 1952. This is absolutely one of my favorites, and Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday is the best actor I have ever seen!!!
hahahaahahahaa
HERE is what is really AMAZING ... of all the thousands of western films ... of all the thousands of "cops and robbers films" ... Val Kilmer played a key supporting role in the #1 western of all time (Tombstone) and the #1 cops and robbers film of all time ... HEAT!
Kilmer should be given an Oscar even now for this role.
Agreed!
"I'm your Huckleberry." I love that line.
He actually says huckle bearer. That's what a pole bearer once was called
Well you're a daisy if you do
I have that for my ringtone.
@bw1620 yep. Most misunderstood movie quote of all time.
@@justin-os4xp huckleberry was a real phrase back then, usually meaning "I'm the man for the job" or around those lines. Huckle bearer was too. Doc says it with his accent in a way that it sounds like either, basically toying with people saying "I'm the man who will send you to your grave." It's not misunderstood, he's literally saying both to mock people.
"You're so drunk you are seeing double"
"I got two guns, one for the each of ya"
You can’t have this without adding the ending scene with Kilmer and Ringo in their final shootout scene. That’s where you get the famous line “why Ringo, you look like someone just walked over your grave.”
I'm sure there will be a part 2
I wish
You ain't no daisy
Not true though. Doc was 560 miles away when Ringo was killed by a single bullet to his head.
@@lucytupper69 movies aren’t true. Silly point.
"oh Johnny, I forgot you were there, you may go now"... I love that line❤️❤️❤️❤️
Great line. Lol 😊
@@rhondae8222 what did doc say after yelling "Johnny Tyler"? I seriously don't know
@@thesleep6408 Doc Holliday:
Why Johnny Tyler! You madcap!
Johnny Tyler:
Doc?
Doc Holliday:
Where you goin' with that shotgun?
One of my all times favorite Western movies…Val Kilmer portrayal of Doc Holiday was Amazing. It’s a movie I never get tired of watching. Love it!!!
It took me 20 years to realize that was Val Kilmer. That's how amazing his acting was in this movie.
Outstanding performance as Doc Holiday!
I've watched this films countless times throughout the years and never grow tired of it!
One of my favorite lines was when a cowboy tells Doc Holiday "You nothing but a drunk piano player! As a matter of fact, you're seeing double!"
Doc Holiday responds with "I've got two guns, one for each of ya!"
BRILLIANT! 👍
Iconic role that Kilmer literally brought to life in a way no one was prepared for. One of the greatest parts any actor has ever undertaken.
Val Kilmer's masterpiece performance as Doc Holliday was Oscar worthy! "Why Johnny Ringo. You look like somebody just walked over your grave." Classic delivery of one of the best movie lines ever!! ❤️
One of the best roles ever played!
Agree totally.
03:13 I watched this movie two or three times and did NOT realize that was Billy Bob!!!! What a great, great movie. Val Kilmer did such an amazing job.
Chubby and not grey lol
“I got a lot of friends”
“I don’t”
Best quote in a movie by far
No doubt Doc was the man, but when his woman says, "Touch that gun, I'll burn you down", that was pretty badass.
Exactly!
Kate was a badass
@@emilythurman5040 yes indeed 😉
that is one badass sexy b
@@daniellee1722 I'm your huckleberry 😅🤣😂
Val got down on this one. My 6yr old son got goosebumps 1st time I played the movie for him
Val kilmer was absolutely amazing in the role of doc , brilliant performance 👏👏👏👏👏
Val nailed it doing doc.dennis Quaid had a more sinister look in his eyes. But Val was more real when he coughed, you could see the blood from his mouth.
No one should even attempt to portray Doc after Kilmers performance. Itll never be outdone!!👌👌👍👍👍👍
I watched this movie so many times, and I almost memorized the whole lines for the whole movie. ;-)
When he started flipping around that tin cup....😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 go Doc...go..😂😂😂
My mother in law late sixties could recite the dialog between Ringo and Doc at the end after which she'd laugh in delight. Amazing