Key Passages-- approximate times given are marked from the beginning of the film not the video tape --
Tape I
0:06:50 Wyatt Shoots the Moon
Young Wyatt plays with rifle. “Pitshuuu." Wyatt fires gun. "Pitshuuu, Pitshuuuu, Come on Johnny Rip…Pitshuuuu, Pitshuuuu." Wyatt Aims and Shoots Moon, "Pitshuuuuuu.”
0:10:00 Nicholas Earp
Your mother thinks there’s something wrong with me. She says there’s something in my blood that won’t allow me to stay put. Well, she might be right. If she’s lucky, I haven’t passed it on to you. We’ll see, but for this family time has come to move on again. To the west of here is vast expanse, untamed territory full of wild Indians, and countless dangers. But beyond that wilderness lies a land with great promise where civilization has flourished for hundreds of years. We’ll go to California. See what we can make a’ that place.Martha: "But why Pa?"
Nicholas: "More Opportunities for lawyers out there and still rich land available for people who know how to work it. In California, Wyatt will study law and perhaps come work with me. Maybe Morgan and Warren will join our firm."
Virgil: I’ve already told Pa I’m not going. I’m going to see what’s available to me here.
Martha: I don’t want to go either.
Morgan: Martha’s in love with Jimmy Georgianson.
James: Good for you, Martha. He’s a stand-up boy.
Mother: This family knows what it means to put down roots, Martha. You don’t want to go, that’s your decision.
Nicholas: Well, James says he’ll join us, which suits me fine. The closer you can keep your family the better. They're the only ones you can rely on. Remember this, all of you, nothing counts so much as blood. The rest are just strangers.
Family giggles
Mother: Nicholas, I think you’ve already told them that.
James: A hundred times.
Nicholas: Well, you can’t hear it enough.
Virgil: I heard it a thousand times.
Warren: I herd ya, Pa. Blood counts most.
Family laughs.
0:15:17 Earps always know
Nicholas: How you doing, Wyatt.Wyatt: I’m O.K., Pa.
Nicholas: You know this land is full of people doing wicked things to each other.
Wyatt: I ain’t afraid. I like it out here. I like how nothing much has been touched.
Nicholas: I gotta tell ya something, Wyatt. I told your brothers when they went off to fighting. I suppose the times come for you. You know I’m a man that believes in the law. After your family it’s about the only thing you’ve got to believe in. But there are plenty of men who don’t care about the law. Men who will take part in all kinds of viciousness. Don’t care who gets hurt. In fact, the more they get hurt the better. When you find yourself in a fight with such viciousness. Hit, Hit to kill……you’ll know, don’t worry….you’ll know when it comes to that….The Earps always know.
0:23:22 The Casino
Sally: Come on, Wyatt.Wyatt: It’s the damndest game I ever saw.
Sally: You can’t get a spot now anyways, so why don’t you just come up with me for a while
Wyatt: I just don’t know if that’d be the right thing to do Sally, see I promised my heart to another.
Sally: Which girl, I’ll fight her for you.
Wyatt: It’s no one here, she’s back in Lamar Missouri, where my grandparents live.
Sally: Missouri, she ain’t gonna help you tonight.
Wyatt: I saw her three times back in ’63; the third time she smiled at me just right.
Sally: Wyatt, I guarantee you she don’t know what I know.
Wyatt: I’ll bet your right about that, 'less things have changed in Lamar
Enter Red
Red: Hey Wyatt, your boy Dutch is Drunk and telling everybody how your gonna take Ed Ross.
Wyatt: Damn….who’s Ed Ross.
Red: Ssssh. He’s the guy who decked you at the fight this morning. Look, I’d get a hold of Dutch before he starts some real trouble for you, alright.
Wyatt: Thanks, Red.
Red: Sure.
Sally: I know Ed Ross. He’s bad business.
Wyatt: We better find Dutch
Gentleman rises from faro table
Gentleman: Gentleman, that’s it for me.
Wyatt: You done here.
Gentleman: All yours.
Wyatt: How you play this game, fellas?
Dealer: Simple, friend, place your bet on the number you think is a winner. You're betting for it lose, trap her with the money on top. All bets on the spread. Here comes the turn. Loser Jack. The winner is Ace.
Wyatt: Haaha. I had a feeling this was the game me.
Dealer: Haaha. You’re a winner, sir.
Wyatt: Could we have a better time than this up stairs
Sally: At least upstairs I’d be making some money.
Ed Ross Enters
Ed Ross: WYATT EARP!
Everyone gets real quiet and backs away.
Wyatt Earp: That’s my name.
Ed: It don’t mean shit to me or to anyone else in this world, and it never will after this night.
Sally: Ed, this Boy ain’t worth your trouble.
Ed: Shut up Sally! Earp, I heard you was looking for me to make a fight. So I thought I’d be easy to find.
Wyatt: You heard wrong, mister. Only thing happened between us is I got popped good and I don’t want to…
Ed: Stop Talking.
Pause
Wyatt: O.K.
Wyatt throws and hits Ed in chest with a pool ball in self defense.
Wyatt: This man wanted to shoot me down, over NOTHING! He lost. I’m taking his gun.
Wyatt high on the adrenaline from the show down, keeps shooting his victory gun in the air at the fireworks.
0:44:16 Thief
Cowboy enters stable with horse. Horse gets upset, cowboy finds Wyatt and kicks him out. Wyatt begs and attacks Gentleman and steals his horse.Cowboy: What’s the matter with you…what the hell. This ain’t no hotel, you stinking bum, I can’t tell you from the horse crap.
Wyatt waves men by him then approaches Gentleman.
Wyatt: Keep walking. Pardon me sir, I wonder if you could spare a fellar the price of a meal.
Gentleman: Your Drunk!
Wyatt: Well, no sir, not at the present.
Gentleman: You reek of it and worse. I’m no in the business of helping drunks.
Wyatt: Your correct mister, I have…I have done my share of drinking lately…and I, I intend to correct my behavior, and it would be good, it would be a good start if you could lend me the price of a meal.
Gentleman: There’s no excuse for drunkenness or for the self-pity that so often occasions it.
Wyatt: Yes, Sir.
Gentleman: Now if you really want a meal come with me and I’ll arrange it, but I won’t give you money.
Wyatt: Thank you sir, I accept.
Gentleman: I don’t know if they’ll serve you here, maybe they’ll give you a meal in back. -- Wyatt attack him, beats him, steals money, hat, and horse
Wyatt: You don’t know what you’re talking about.
1:09:36 "Wyatt Earp!"
Cowboys are shooting in sky, being rowdy.Wyatt: Boom! Wyatt shoots his shotgun in air -- I’m Wyatt Earp!
Cowboy 1: Who?
Wyatt: Wyatt Earp!
Cowboy 2: Who the fuck is Wyatt Earp!
Laugh
Cowboy3: Could be just some asshole.
Morgan clubs Cowboy3 with a bottle, shattering it on his head
Morgan: He’s the asshole who enforces the law!
Cowboy2: There ain’t no law in Dodge City.
Cowboy4: That’s right.
Cowboy2: Not for the Clemens crew
Wyatt: Click Click, Wyatt cocks his gun. -- We got some new laws since you boys were here! Tell’em Morgan
Morgan: All visitors will check their guns immediately apon arrival.
Cowboy2: That’ll be the day.
Virgil: No discharge of fire arms within the city limits. Except on the Fourth of July and Christmas day.
Deager: No riding into the stores, saloons, dance halls, or gambling houses, and no public intoxication!
Cowboy2: Manny, what’s that supposed to mean, public intoxication?
Cowboy4 (Manny): I think what it means is we’ve done enough talking.
Wyatt: Nope, means if you do anything we don’t much approve of, we get a legal right to shoot you down.
Cowboy 4: You the one's gonna try it?
Wyatt: Wyatt walks up, puts gun into Clemens' stomach. -- Mr. Clemens, your men respect you, and I don’t want to do anything to take away from that. I’m sure you’ve earned it. So you and your boys are welcome in Dodge City, as long as you obey the law. But if you don’t want to cooperate (click, click, Wyatt cocks gun) I’m gonna open you up right now with this shotgun so wide your whole crew’s gonna see what you had for breakfast….after that it won’t matter much what happens next will it?
Cowboy4: Laughs. -- Give up your guns, boys, only ones you need now, sitting right ’tween your legs.
Cowboys YeHa and cheer.
1:28:15 WYATT EARP
Wyatt: Let’s go.Wyatt leads lawmen into town. They enter rowdy saloon, one at a time, Wyatt last to enter. Shoots gun into air. Boom! MY NAME IS WYATT EARP!!! IT ALL STOPS NOW!!!
Tape II
0:27:58 LUCK
Bartender: Wyatt.Wyatt: Gimme a bottle and glass, will ya?
Bartender: What?
Wyatt: Don’t make me ask you twice.
Doc: Gentleman this game is losing is allure. I’m out. Don’t mind if I do. -- Doc takes Wyatt’s drink and drinks it -- If your gonna break the fast, the least you can do is invite a friend.
Wyatt: I’m not in the mood for talking, Doc.
Doc: You know how it is with me -- drinks again -- you don’t have to do much talking when I’m around. Wyatt, you ever wonder why we’ve been part of so many unfortunate incidents, yet we’re still walking around. I have figured it out. It’s nothing much, just luck. And you know why it’s nothing much --Wyatt drinks again -- Because it doesn’t matter much whether we’re here today or not. I wake up every morning looking in the face of death, and you know what, He ain’t half bad. I think the secret that Ole Mister Death is holding is that it's better for some of us on the other side. I know it can’t be any worse for me. Maybe that’s the place for your Mattie. For some people this world ain’t never gonna be right.
Wyatt (drinks): That supposed to let me off the hook.
Doc: There is no hook, my friend. There’s only what we do.
0:38:00 OK Corral
Wyatt enters saloonWyatt: Won’t you give me one those cigars?
Bartender: Sure. Is there going to be a fight Wyatt?
Wyatt: I think there must be.
Bartender: Do want some help
Wyatt: Shakes his head no. Thanks, Clem.
Pause -- Morgan and Virgil enter
Morgan: They just moved out of the O.K Corral, down by Fly’s.
Virgil: Looks like Ike and Billy Clanton, Mclaurys, Billy Claiborne, maybe more.
Wyatt: Let’s go.
They exit into street, Doc enters.
Doc: Where the hell you going?
Wyatt: We’re going down the street.
Doc: I think I’ll join you.
Virgil: We intend to disarm them and take them in Doc. You understand.
Doc: Oh, I understand, Virgil, but do you think they will? -- he points to gun
Virgil hands Doc his shotgun and takes Doc’s cane, and they start walking to the Corral.
Virgil: Put that under your coat, no use provoking ‘em ‘till we get a chance to talk.
Morgan: Hell, I’ve heard enough talk already.
Johnny Behan approaches the party on the way to the Corral
Behan: Now hold on here. Don’t go down there. There’ll be trouble.
Virgil: Just gonna take away their guns.
Behan: No, No There’s no need for that. I disarmed them.
Wyatt: Then there won’t be any trouble.
Morgan: Let’em have it.
Doc: Alright.
Morgan: You son’s of Bitches have been looking for a fight, now your can have it!
Virgil: Throw up your hands. I want your guns.
All begin firing except Billy Claiborne and Ike, Billy runs aways, Ike moves toward Wyatt.
Ike: No Frank, Don’t shoot! Wyatt, Wyatt, Na I didn’t want this! No, I ain’t armed!…Billy, Billy, NO, Billy!
Ike runs away. Morgan, Doc, and Virgil get wounded, Billy Clanton, Tom and Frank Mclaury are killed, and Wyatt is unscathed.
1:20:47 Alaskan Cruise on the S.S. City of Seattle
“Wyatt Earp” faintly heard over crowd
Josie and Wyatt look at Alaska the New Frontier
Josie: Show me where our gold is Wyatt. Point it out. (Wyatt points) Right there, well, that doesn’t look so tuff.
Wyatt: No, I imagine we can pick most of it with just a day’s excursion out of Nome. The problem will be lugging it back to town. (Camera zooms on Francis watching them, then back at the Earps)
Josie: What are we going to do with all our money? We’ll buy you a new suit. You could use one.
Francis: Excuse me, I’m I’m sorry to bother—but are you, are you by any chance Wyatt Earp (Silence) My name’s Francis O’ Rourke, I, I, believe you saved my uncle’s life one time in Tombstone Arizona. Wo/That’s the story my father told us anyway, many times. Believe me.
Wyatt: This is my wife Josie
Francis- It’s an honor ma’m
Josie: I’m afraid my husband has saved so many lives, it’s hard for him to keep track of ‘em all.
Francis: Well you’d remember this if the story is true. My uncle’s name was Tommy O’ Rourke. Th-They called him Tommy Behind the Deuce. (Silence)
I thought so. I guess my father’s story is true. He said my uncle killed a mining man named Snyder in a card game (orchestra starts music) And this Snyder fellow was very popular and pretty soon a lynch mob had formed. (As he continues to talk, mob scene fades in, Mob is heard yelling, and seen walking to the jail) They were coming down the jail ta take Tommy out and string him up.Tommy: Marshall! Marshall Earp give me a gun! For god’s sake let me protect myself!
Wyatt: Tommy, if I hear one more sound out of you I’m gonna help them do it.
Francis: It seems your brothers were off collecting renegade Indians in another town. You were all alone. They were shouting that they oughta just shoot you-- take Tommy with them. Finally when they quieted down. You said.
Wyatt: Nice mob you got here.
Man#1: I said we want Tommy O’ Rourke
Mob: Yeah…Wyatt: Except for disappointment cause your not gonna get him.
Dick Gird: He killed one of my men.
Wyatt: And he’ll stand trail for that.
Dick Gird: You arrogant son of a bitch. You think you can stop all of us. (Crowd walks forward and yells)
Wyatt: (Draws gun and points at Dick) You boys can get me. That won’t be any problem with all the guns you got here. But I’m taking ten or twelve with me. Starting with you Dick Gird (Cocks his six shooter at Dick) and you McGee. (He spots Harvey and draws another gun and cocks it) and maybe you too Harvey. (Crowd backs up) So if any of you want Tommy and you want me, come up front with these brave men and we’ll all go together. (Dick Gird spits on ground and walks away, crowd follows, music plays and scene fades back to Francis, Wyatt, and Josie talking on boat)
Francis: Anyway that’s what my father told us.
Wyatt: What Happened to your Uncle Tommy?
Francis: He was shot dead up at Omaha in ’87. I guess he wasn’t worth saving. Anyway it’s an honor. Mr. Earp. Sir. (Francis leaves, silence)
Wyatt: Some people say it didn’t happen that way. (Wyatt looks at Ocean)
Josie: Never mind them Wyatt. It happened that way. (Music plays, Josie and Wyatt
Copyright (c) 1999 by Joseph Daniel Gibbs, Undergraduate at Lehigh University.
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