This film begins in 1881 in the town of Tombstone, Arizona which, according to the opening introduction on the screen, has seen a sudden influx of people due to silver being discovered nearby. Among those people is an assorted group of outlaws who, among other things, specialize in cattle rustling and call their specific gang "the Cowboys." Led by a notorious gunman named "Johnny Ringo" (Brad Owens) they essentially control the entire county due in large part because of bribes they pay to the man recently reelected to administer law-and-order named "Sheriff Behan" (Wade Fulmer). They do not, however, control the town of Tombstone which has their own town marshal by the name of "Wyatt Earp" (Paul Clayton). Additionally, Wyatt also has his two brothers "Virgil Earp" (W. Clay Lee) and "Morgan Earp" (Ronald Blanton) along with his good friend "Doc Holliday" (Charles Gabel) there to help him keep the peace. The problem, however, is that the Cowboys are much more numerous and some of them--in particular "Ike Clanton" (Jerry Chesser), "Billy Claiborne" (Russell Dobson) and the aforementioned Johnny Ringo--have no intention of abiding by the law. At least, not in Cochise County or in the city of Tombstone. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that I honestly liked the way the story was presented in this film as it attempted to stay true to the actual historical events that took place during this particular time and place. Admittedly, it does deviate at the end, and that's a shame. But where the film really suffers is from the bad acting, awful sets, poor camera work and rather cheap equipment. In short, everything was bad. Having said that, although I was tempted to give this movie the lowest rating possible, I was somewhat pleased with the general historical accuracy and for that reason I have cut it a little slack.
