October 26, 1881. Four men, armed with guns, long coats, and badges, rolled up to a lot near the OK Corral to disarm several miscreants looking for trouble. What happened next became the most infamous gunfight in American history.

In 1993, Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer star as Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday in one of the greatest westerns of all time.

Grab your horses and load your revolvers, because Tombstone was indeed inspired by a true story.

Welcome to Inspired By A True Story, a podcast where every two weeks, our award-winning hosts and film critics discuss the genuine details that have inspired some of the most memorable true crime movies around. Each episode will break down the crime or crimes that inspired a specific film, and then discuss how factual that film is, versus how much is simply Hollywood magic.

Tombstone follows Wyatt Earp as he and his brothers Virgil and Morgan arrive in Tombstone, Arizona searching for fortune and glory. What they instead find is a mining town in desperate need of some law and order. And the Earps, along with their friend Doc Holliday, are there to serve it to them. Starring Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Dana Delaney, Powers Booth, Michael Biehn

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