Writer Pete Hamill retells the Gunfight at the OK Corral as a Nixon-era social allegory with Perry emphasizing character over myth. Here, Doc Holliday (Stacy Keach) is a morose loner with prostitute mistress Kate Elder (Faye Dunaway) in tow, and Wyatt Earp (Harris Yulin) is an opportunist who manipulates a showdown with the Clanton clan for political gain.