There are very few Westerns that have the capacity to match the sheer quality and scale of 1993’sTombstone.

But most of the credit goes to actorKurt Russell, who was really the driving force of the film.

“Hurts, don’t it?”

Close up of actor Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp, smiling in Tombstone

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he says, with a pure mixture of calmness and intensity.

“Now let go of that stud, and go on about your business.”

It’s only one hit, but it’s seriously effective.

Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) beats a man for beating a horse in ‘Tombstone.'

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Soon after, he’s approached by the U.S. Kurt Russell is awesome, so this is really saying a lot.

According to Kilmer, Russell worked closely with replacement directorGeorge P. Cosmatosto pull the entire production together.

Kilmer may have given the breakout performance inTombstone, but Russell is undoubtedly the film’s star.

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A successful lawman’s plans to retire anonymously in Tombstone, Arizona are disrupted by the kind of outlaws he was famous for eliminating.

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Tombstone

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