Dragaera

Brust Interview

Mon May 17 09:29:06 PDT 2004

> My favorite part was the "I'm your Huckleberry" bit. Considering Steve's
affinity for Val Kilmer's portrayal of Doc Holiday in Tombstone I'm pretty
sure he answered the phone with: "I'm here Huckleberry."
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> -Tim
>

>I'm pretty sure Steve answers the phone with "I'm your huckleberry", since I
>once had a long e-mail exchange with him, basically accusing him of
>misunderstanding what Val Kilmer was saying. I said "No, he says 'I'm here
>huckleberry'" and Steve said "No, he says 'I'm your huckleberry'", which led
>me to investigate the original script and the historical references.
>
>Doc actually said "I'm your huckleberry" in both the script for Tombstone
>and in real life according to certain biographers. So I sent off a note of
>apology to Steve because I'm an idiot.
>
>Val Kilmer sure does sound like he's saying "I'm here huckleberry" doesn't
>he? But I don't think Steve does.
>
>Shawn

Oops!  Now it's my turn to apologize for being an idiot.  Thanks.  Not only does it sound like "I'm here",  but that response would be appropriate for stepping out the shadows at that moment as he did in the film.  Or perhaps I need to see an ear doctor and have an enormous amount of wax removed.  

 

-Tim






		
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