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A modern retelling of the Tombstone and Wyatt Earp legend, this film starring Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer and Sam Elliott was filmed at Old Tucson Studios' Mescal location near Benson.

"The actors loved hanging out at (Hotel) Congress," said Laurie Ross, who served as a locations manager for "Tombstone" and "Boys on the Side," according to a 2007 Star story.

 

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Kurt Russell stars as Wyatt Earp in "Tombstone" filmed at Old Tucson Studios in 1993.

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