Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday are already good friends when Tombstone catches up with them, so it never shows how they met and became so close. Theres a lot to love in Tombstone, but the friendship between Earp and Holliday is arguably the most endearing part of the movie. Val Kilmers iconic portrayal of Holliday steals the movie and his ride-or-die bond with Earp is the heart of the film.

When hes introduced in Tombstone, the sweat-drenched Holliday is dying of tuberculosis and he and Earp are already long-time friends who can rely on each other. The film never goes back to show how Earp and Holliday met in a prologue or a flashback; its just established that theyre close friends who care about each other. Its surprising that the story of how Earp and Holliday met and became friends wasnt included in the movie, because its a fascinating tale...