What exactly does it mean? A What it means is easy enough. To be one’s huckleberry — usually as the phrase I’m your huckleberry — is to be just the right person for a given job, or a willing executor of some commission.

Why did Doc Holliday say I’m Your huckleberry?

The knight would ride into battle with the garland draped over his lance. Being a Southern gentleman, Doc would’ve known this bit of medieval lore, since the South glorified knights and chivalry. So when he’s saying, “I’ll be your huckleberry,” he could be offering to act as Wyatt Earp’s champion.

Who says I’ll be your huckleberry?

TOMBSTONE Clip – I’m Your Huckleberry (1993) Val Kilmer – YouTube.

What was said in Latin in Tombstone?

Johnny Ringo: “Age quod agis.” (“Do what you are doing”, or “Attend to the work you have at hand.”)

What did Wyatt Earp say about Doc Holliday?

“Mind me,” Lake has Earp say, “Doc Holliday was no saint, and no one knows that better than I. But even the Devil is entitled to his due, and for reasons which will appear, I’d like to see Doc Holliday get his.” This accentuates Wyatt’s goodness, not Doc’s badness.

Was Doc Holliday a real person?

Doc Holliday, byname of John Henry Holliday, (baptized March 21, 1852, Griffin, Georgia, U.S.—died November 8, 1887, Glenwood Springs, Colorado), gambler, gunman, and sometime dentist of the American West.

What was Doc Holliday’s last words?

As he lay dying he is reported to have asked for a shot of whiskey. The story is that Doc fully expected to die in gunfight, but upon finding himself at death’s door in a bed instead, he appreciated the irony of his situation and uttered his last words: “This is funny.”

What does you’re a daisy if you do mean?

In context, this phrase means “you’re the best if you do”. So, the word daisy means simply the best or marvelous! If we channel it on the phrase “you’re a daisy if you do”, it’s like saying “please do.” Doc Holliday is simply being his own sarcastic self when uttering that phrase.

Does Doc Holliday say huckleberry or Huckle bearer?

Although many fans hear Kilmer say what seems to be ‘huckle bearer’ in the movie, he actually only says huckleberry.

Did Doc Holliday and Billy the Kid ever meet?

Doc Holliday did not ride with Billy the Kid. Doc Holliday was a friend of the Earp brothers and was especially close to Wyatt Earp.

Where is Wyatt Earp’s peacemaker gun?

The Wyatt Earp gun on display at the Arizona History Museum.

Where is Doc Holliday’s real grave?

He is buried in Linwood Cemetery in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.