Doc
Seen it?1971 | 96 min | Western
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (50% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people. If you loved High Plains Drifter or Pale Rider, start here.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1971: an older pace and style.
Doc Holliday travels to Tombstone, Ariz., with prostitute Katie Elder. Although the trip is difficult because Doc is ill with tuberculosis, they eventually reach their destination, where Holliday is reunited with his old friend Marshal Wyatt Earp, who has been clashing with the Clanton gang. Tensions between Earp and the Clantons rise until their infamous final showdown brings it to a head.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
50% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 18K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Frank Perry
- Stacy KeachDoc Holliday
- Faye DunawayKatie Elder
- Harris YulinWyatt Earp
- Michael WitneyIke Clanton
- Denver John CollinsThe Kid
- Dan GreenburgClum
- John ScanlonBartlett, Saloon Owner
- Richard McKenzieJohn Behan
- John BottomsVirgil Earp
- Philip ShaferMorgan Earp