Why the Movie “Tombstone” Prevailed over “Wyatt Earp”

Wyatt Earp just had too much Costner.

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In the early 90s, two large scale westerns were competing to get to movie theaters first. Both had similar subject matter. One was the Kurt Russell driven Tombstone while the other was a Kevin Costner vehicle called Wyatt Earp. I saw both movies on TV in the last while and it’s pretty easy to see why Tombstone is considered the better…