Tombstone Ending Explained

There’s a line from John Ford’s highly-regarded Western The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, starring John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart, that states, “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend,” which is what the ending of Tombstone does. Starring Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer as two icons of the American West Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday, the ’90s classic follows Earp’s attempt at leaving gunslinging behind in Tombstone, Arizona, only to be drawn into conflict again by the Clanton Gang and quick-drawing outlaw Johnny Ringo. Tensions come to a head in one of the most famous gunfights in Wild West history; the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.