You know, they only occasionally mention his was a dentist, but what if he was only gambling after work, and he was just a real dedicated dentist during the day, who only got into shootouts with people, because they refused to pay for their cleaning, or because they. To be ones huckleberry usually as the phrase im your huckleberry is to be just the right person for a given job, or a willing executor of some commission. Heres a great example of how the media will get a story wrong 100 times, before they realize the reason theyre getting it wrong is due to the inherent politicalideological filters they use within every presentation. The tiny size of the berries led to their use as a way of referring to something small, often affectionately as in the lyrics of moon river. That thing, is that a huckle bearer is what we nowadays call a pallbearer. Yeah, the script definitely says huckleberry, but it did make me pause when internet knowitalls claimed it was huckle bearer, as its a 19th century synonym for pallbearer. So youve seen the movie tombstone and the scene where doc.
Well, the first time this quote shows up in print is in walter noble burns book tombstone in 1928. The etymology of the phrase is traced back to aurthurian lore. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Huckles supposedly were what coffin handles were called. Doc holiday val kilmer in tombstone says im your huckle bearer which has been misquoted as im. The script says huckleberry which is a mark twain huckleberry finn reference, probably meant to say here comes. Whether or not val decided to deviate and use hucklebearer, well never know for sure. I also read thru the script, however it doesnt mean they didnt get it wrong as well.
The films wyatt earp and tombstone both had scripts by oscar. Tombstone 1993 val kilmer my all time favorite doc. Michael biehn becoming johnny ringo and his favorite moment of his acting career duration. Doc had said im your huckle bearer meaning to hold the handles on a casket. That would make the line, im your huckle bearer pretty sinister. Taken form the offical script from the movie tombstone. But today i learned that a huckle is the handle on a casket, and that a huckle bearer was another name for what we now call a pall bearer, which would have been slang at the time meaning that he would take ringo to the grave. I personally think huckle bearer is much more doc holiday. This line is a common corruption of an original line of dialogue from the film tombstone, taken to mean im the man you need or im the right man for the job. In the south of the mid to late 1800s a huckle bearer was the equivalent of a pallbearer. Im your huckleberry or is it im your huckle bearer. Presidentelect trump tweets chicago trump tweeks rahm. However, in the film, it is clear that both the word and the meaning are quite different. Overwatchs mccree says im your huckleberry wrong and.
I think val signed a poster somewhere with huckleberry, perhaps it was a case of a mistype in the script. They would approach the lady, lower their lance, and receive the small branch as a symbol of gratitude. In the moveie he didnt say im your huckleberry, he said im your hucklebearer. Tombstone an original screenplay by kevin jarre fourth draft march 15, 1993 roll prologue over main title. Im aware of hucklebearer as a phrase and i understand where youre coming from as far as vals drunken southern accent goes. Rafael is an aviation geek, a consumer advocate, a dad, a multiple personality blogger, a photographer, politically opinionated. I got my first smartphone several years ago, and promptly changed the text and email alert notification sound to the epic line from the movie tombstone, im your huckleberry. Love this movie and val kilmer rent tombstone starring kurt russell and val kilmer on dvd and bluray.
Theres actually a headstone in a tombstone, arizona cemetery that says that. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of tombstone. Rafael is an aviation geek, a consumer advocate, a dad, a multiple personality blogger, a photographer, politically opinionated, a videographer and many other things as well. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
Doc holliday confronts gunfighter johnny ringo, telling him, im your huckle bearer, that. In the actual script it is written as huckleberry, and the movie. People think that the doc holliday character played by val kilmer used that line ill be your huckleberry in the movie tombstone. In this article its revealed the script definitely states huckleberry. Doc holliday im your huckleberry true west magazine.
January 2017 recruiting thread part iii the key play. I have a poco class that is being sent to the browser as a json string in. Kurt russell as wyatt earp in tombstone this movie is a classic just watched it again with my son last night. One of the best modern westerns and val kilmer nails it as doc holliday. What does doc holliday mean my hypocrisy knows no bounds. However, thats not the one we actually see in the film. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line.
Tombstone arizona trivia tombstone movies in the movie tombstone. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there. Well the phrase hucklebearer is a southern phrase to describe a pallbearer. In the classic western movie tombstone 1993 val kilmer, as doc holliday, says to johnny ringo, im your huckleberry, thats just my game. I am just using the default json serialization and i have some fields that i want to ignore. Im your huckle bearer means i am your pallbearer which makes 100x more sense coming from a man who is there to kill you.
Against a horrific year in chicago for shootings and murders presidentelect donald trump sends out the following tweet. Tombstone script transcript from the screenplay andor. Where do you stand on the huckleberry vs huckle bearer. A huckle bearer is commonly known as the person who carries a casket.
From doc holliday val kilmer funny and dry lines to wyatt earp kurt russel and the famous removal of johnny tyler billy bob thorton from the oriental saloon, many parts of the film that one may assume as fiction are actually quite true. I cannot remember any dialogue leading up to it that explained this retort. In the movie tombstone, val kilmer gives a brilliant delivery of the line. Kurt russell als wyatt earp in tombstone, 1993 dekode kurt russell as wyatt earp in tombstone. Tombstone an original screenplay by kevin jarre fourth draft march 15, 1993. The phrase a huckleberry over my persimmon was used to mean a bit beyond my abilities. In the movie tombstone, doc holliday first says my hypocrisy only goes so far. Land value shot sky high and speculators and gamblers and opportunists of all nations scrambled in by the thousands to make tombstone queen of the boomtowns, so rich that the. And later says, it appears my hypocrisy knows no bounds.
It is believed that he actually said, im your huckle bearer. Finally, the tombstone script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the kurt russell and val kilmer movie. I think doc said huckleberry but after some research i believe it should have been huckle bearer. Tombstone script huckleberry keyword found websites. It was just a bump, not a moveable handle like we see today. From kurt russell being the real director behind tombstone, to missing. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Holliday, the gun fighting dentist, was raised in a gentile georgia home, where he would have been aware of such a phrase. Huckle bearer was well documented during that time period. Since so few people actually know what a huckle is, they didnt understand the saying and over the years it morphed into.
Good shot for details of his costume and gunleather. The famous phrase im your huckleberry is said to be a misquote due to docs thick georgia accent. Many people are still arguing over what doc holiday val kilmer said in the movie. Val kilmer may be the only person who can say for sure what he said. To threaten to be someones huckle bearer was the same as saying, im going to carry you to your grave. Although there is enough conversation to carry the story, the script is filled.
He was involved in multiple gunfights and related incidents, including the accidental shooting of tombstone town marshal fred white on october 27, 1880 and the march 8, 1881 killing of a cowboy named dick lloyd. In tombstone what is the meaning of the line spoken by doc. News for page lake powell arizona sponsored advert. Tombstone an original screenplay by kevin jarre daily script. The line said by val kilmer im your huckleberry wasnt actually said by doc holiday. Isis we have 71 trained soldiers in 15 states, five.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Lsu2018 no point in arguing with someone who cant see both sides. Also the book the screenplay was largely based on contains the term huckle bearer. Producers actually filmed some of the movie on location at knotts berry farm theme park in southern. Tombstone script at the internet movie script database. What is the translation of the latin conversation between doc. Did he really say im your huckleberry because it sounds like he said im your huckle bearer. Isis we have 71 trained soldiers in 15 states, five explicitly named. Overwatchs mccree says im your huckleberry wrong and its killing me. It also was the home of doc holliday, a dentist who played a role in the shootout.