Young Guns II (1990)

Director:

Geoff Murphy

Writers (WGA):

John Fusco (characters)
John Fusco (written by)

Release Date:

1 August 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Western

Tagline:

Yoo-Hoo, I'll make ya famous!

Plot:

Billy "The Kid" and his gang is wanted by the law, and when "Doc" Scurlock and Chavez are captured, Billy has to save them...

Plot Keywords:

Outlaw | Escape | Coming Of Age | Bounty Hunter | Native American

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Emilio Estevez	...	William H. 'Billy the Kid' Bonney
Kiefer Sutherland	...	Josiah Gordon 'Doc' Scurlock
Lou Diamond Phillips	...	'Jose' Chavez y Chavez
Christian Slater	...	Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh
William Petersen	...	Patrick Floyd 'Pat' Garrett
Alan Ruck	...	Hendry William French
R.D. Call	...	D.A. Rynerson
James Coburn	...	John Simpson Chisum
Balthazar Getty	...	Tom O'Folliard
Jack Kehoe	...	Ashmun Upson
Robert Knepper	...	Deputy Carlyle
Tom Kurlander	...	J.W. Bell
Viggo Mortensen	...	John W. Poe
Leon Rippy	...	Robert 'Bob' Ollinger
Tracey Walter	...	Beever Smith
Bradley Whitford	...	Charles Phalen (as Brad Whitford)
Scott Wilson	...	Governor Lewis Wallace
Jenny Wright	...	Jane Greathouse
John Hammil	...	Pendleton
William J. Fisher	...	Second Aide (as William Fisher)
Carlotta Garcia	...	Deluvina Maxwell
Joy Bouton	...	Juanita
Albert Trujillo	...	Jesus Silva
Alina Arenal	...	Sonia
John Alderson	...	Guano Miner
Lee de Broux	...	Bounty Hunter
Sixto Joost	...	Bounty Hunter
Rudy Sena	...	Bounty Hunter
Adam Taylor	...	Bounty Hunter
Redmond Gleeson	...	Murphy Man
David Paul Needles	...	Cutter
Jerry Gardner	...	Sheriff Kimbel
Domingo Ambriz	...	Vaquero #1
Sonny Skyhawk	...	Vaquero #2
Richard Schiff	...	Rat Bag
Stephan Kraus	...	Pietro
Nick Gomez	...	Fernando (as Nicholas Sean Gomez)
Mark Bustamante	...	Ignio
Airen Balen	...	Student
Don Simpson	...	Pinkerton Man
Holt Parker	...	Sumner Priest
Tony Frank	...	Judge Bristol
Frank Fierro Jr.	...	Villager #1
Rene L. Moreno	...	Villager #2
Chief Buddy Redbow	...	Chief Victorio
Danielle Blanchard	...	Tom's Dove
Joey Hamlin	...	Chivato's Pal (as Joey Joe Hamlin)
Alexis Alexander	...	Dove
Ginger Lynn	...	Dove (as Ginger Lynn Allen)
Iris Pappas	...	Barmaid
Ed Adams	...	Poe Posse
Mark Silverstein	...	Poe Posse
Boots Southerland	...	Poe Posse
Bud Stout	...	Poe Posse
John Fusco	...	Branded Man
Walter Feldbusch	...	Pit Inmate
Bo Greigh	...	Cowboy (as Bo Gray)
Thomas Byrd	...	Pit Inmate (as Tom Byrd)
Donald Guideau	...	Pit Inmate
Robert Harvey	...	Townsman
Ted Kairys	...	Town Dweller
William Upchurch	...	Drunken Idiot
Michael Eiland	...	Shop Keeper
Howard Young	...	Poe Posse (as Howie Young)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jon Bon Jovi	...	Pit Inmate Shot Back into Pit (uncredited)
Don 'Tex' Clark	...	Drunken Cowboy (uncredited)
Rusty Lee	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Kerry Wallum	...	Poe Posse (uncredited)

Directed by
Geoff Murphy

Writing credits (WGA)
John Fusco		(characters)
John Fusco		(written by)

Produced by
Gary Barber	....	co-executive producer
Dixie J. Capp	....	associate producer
John Fusco	....	executive producer
David Nicksay	....	co-executive producer
James G. Robinson	....	executive producer
Joe Roth	....	executive producer
Paul Schiff	....	producer
Irby Smith	....	producer

Original Music by
Alan Silvestri

Cinematography by
Dean Semler		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Bruce Green

Casting by
Michael Chinich

Production Design by
Gene Rudolf

Art Direction by
Christa Munro

Set Decoration by
Andrew Bernard
Pasco Di Carlo
Flint Esquerra
Steve Joyner		(key set decorator)

Costume Design by
Judy L. Ruskin

Makeup Department
Dee Dee Altamura	....	assistant makeup artist
Dee Dee Altamura	....	key hair stylist
David LeRoy Anderson	....	special effects makeup designer: Emilio Estevez old age
David LeRoy Anderson	....	special makeup effects artist
Karoly Balazs	....	key hair stylist (as Charles Balasz)
Andre Blaise	....	hair weaving
John Blake	....	special makeup effects artist
Eric Fiedler	....	special makeup effects artist
Rick Lazzarini	....	special effects makeup
Rick Lazzarini	....	special makeup effects artist
Monica McGuire	....	assistant hair stylist
Hiromi Takahashi	....	hair weaving
Jeanne Van Phue	....	hair supervisor
Jeanne Van Phue	....	makeup supervisor

Production Management
Irby Smith	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mickey Gilbert	....	second unit director
Scott Javine	....	first assistant director
Thomas Schellenberg	....	second assistant director
Irby Jay Smith Jr.	....	assistant director
John R. Woodward	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Ron James Armijo	....	co-ordinating set dresser
Peter Bankins	....	property master
Jo Brown	....	lead scenic
Greg Bryant	....	draughtsperson
Bob Childers	....	set dresser
Debbie Cutler	....	co-ordinating set dresser
Daryl Dejoy	....	set dresser
David Eskes Jr.	....	set dresser
Star Fields	....	construction coordinator
Hans Gisford	....	scenic artist
Holly Haas	....	scenic artist
Samantha LaCavera	....	co-ordinating set dresser
Dennis Larkin	....	draughtsperson
Mitzi Mandanici	....	scenic artist
Matt Marich	....	set dresser
Ken Masi	....	construction coordinator
Benjamin Minot	....	art department coordinator
Benjamin Minot	....	set dresser (as Ben Minot)
Charles Montoya	....	set dresser
Thomas A. Morris Jr.	....	construction coordinator
Paul Murphy	....	set dresser
Ray Ortega	....	set dresser
Ernest M. Sanchez	....	set dresser
Tal Schneider	....	co-lead man
Leonard Vigil	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Peter C. Barbour	....	sound editor
Glenn E. Berkovitz	....	production sound mixer
Glenn E. Berkovitz	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Glenn Berkovitz)
David Bifano	....	audio programmer
Paul Timothy Carden	....	adr supervisor
Paul Timothy Carden	....	dialogue supervisor
Patricia Cervitz	....	cable person
Jeff Clark	....	sound editor
Louis L. Edemann	....	supervising sound editor
Albert Gasser	....	sound editor
Doug Hemphill	....	sound re-recording mixer (as D.M. Hemphill)
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
Andrea Horta	....	adr editor (as Andrea L. Horta)
Chris Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nils C. Jensen	....	sound editor
Kate Jesse	....	cable person
Donald J. Malouf	....	supervising sound editor
Mickie McGowan	....	adr voices
Colin C. Mouat	....	sound editor (as Colin Mouat)
Gary Mundheim	....	sound editor
Mel Neiman	....	processed sound effects
Kim Nolan	....	assistant sound editor
Greg Orloff	....	foley mixer
Greg Orloff	....	sound recordist
Bruce Richardson	....	sound editor
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Rod Rogers	....	adr assistant
Larry Singer	....	adr supervising editor
Mark Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mike Virnig	....	sound editor
Ian Wright	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Bob Ahmanson	....	special effects technician (as Robert Ahmanson)
Adam Arnce	....	special effects technician
Peter Chesney	....	special effects coordinator
Robin L. D'Arcy	....	special effects supervisor
Lenny Dalrymple	....	special effects technician
Joe Heffernan	....	special effects technician
Emmet Kane	....	special effects technician
Dean W. Miller	....	special effects key technician
Jason Newton	....	special mechanical effects
Sandra Stewart	....	special effects technician

Stunts
Lance Anderson	....	stunts (as Lance Shane Anderson)
Christine Anne Baur	....	stunts
Cathy Browning	....	stunts
Brian Burrows	....	stunts
Tim Carroll	....	stunts
Danny Costa	....	stunts
Richard L. Duran	....	stunts
Joe Finnegan	....	stunts
Dale Gibson	....	stunts
Lance Gilbert	....	stunts
Mickey Gilbert	....	stunts arranger
Mickey Gilbert	....	stunts
Troy Gilbert	....	stunts
Gary Jensen	....	stunts
Jimmy Lewis Jr.	....	stunts
Clint Lilley	....	stunts (as Berke Lilley)
Bernie Pock	....	stunts
Gary Robert	....	stunts
Sammy Thurman	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Lee Blasingame	....	lead assistant camera
Mark Davison	....	first assistant camera
Ben Glass	....	still photographer
Virgil L. Harper	....	director of photography: second unit
Kim Heath	....	best boy grip
Tom Kantrude	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as Tom Kantrud)
David R. Kohn	....	lighting technician
Paul Maibaum	....	camera operator
J. Michael Muro	....	steadicam operator (as Jimmy Muro)
John Murphy	....	dolly grip
Mike 'Chewie' Pappas	....	electrician
Ernest M. Sanchez	....	set dresser
Gary W. Shaw	....	electrician
Murray Van Dyke	....	first assistant camera: second unit

Casting Department
Alan Berger	....	casting associate
Sally Jackson	....	casting: New Mexico
Rick Montgomery	....	casting: Arizona
Sylvia Vidaurri	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mitzie Corbin	....	wardrobe: women (as Mitzie R. Corbin)
Jeannie Johnson	....	costume shop supervisor
Keith G. Lewis	....	costume supervisor
Keith G. Lewis	....	wardrobe: men
Susan Mayes	....	extras wardrobe
Iris Pappas	....	wardrobe assistant
Susan Rubin	....	stitcher
Laurie Rudd	....	principal tailor: men (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter: Kona Cutting
Al Hansen	....	lab post-production coordinator
Phil Hetos	....	color timer
Rick Howe	....	assistant editor
Jody Levin	....	post-production supervisor
Fabienne Rawley	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Jon Bon Jovi	....	composer: songs
Julian Bratolyubov	....	music preparation
James B. Campbell	....	orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Kenneth Karman	....	music editor (as Ken Karman)
Ángel Romero	....	musician: guitar soloist
Dennis S. Sands	....	music recordist (as Dennis Sands)
Jacqueline Tager	....	assistant music editor
James Thatcher	....	musician: French horn

Transportation Department
J. Wesley Adams	....	driver (as Wes Adams)
Eddie G. Baros	....	driver
William Bennett	....	driver
Tom Byrd	....	driver
William Clair	....	driver (as William 'Dusty' Clair)
Paul Crawford	....	driver
Dale I. Dodds	....	driver (as Dale Dodds)
Wayne Elliott	....	driver
Michael Ray Evans	....	driver
Ron M. Field	....	driver (as Ron Field)
Roy A. Grace	....	driver
Carter Hanner	....	driver
Wayne Jones	....	driver
Steve Meador	....	driver
Robert Molitor	....	driver (as Robert E. Molitor)
Ernest D. Paul	....	driver
Jim Petti	....	transportation co-captain (as James A. Petti)
Tony Quihuis	....	driver
Marty Radcliff	....	driver
Jonathan A. Rosenfeld	....	transportation coordinator
Richard Slaughter	....	driver
Brian Steagall	....	transportation captain
Christopher J. Summerell	....	driver: Shotmaker

Other crew
Lance Anderson	....	stand-in (as Lance Shane Anderson)
Robert Baldridge	....	production assistant
Susan Bierbaum	....	script supervisor
Tim Carroll	....	wrangler
Shane Clark	....	production assistant
Michael Dellheim	....	location manager: New Mexico
Françoise Dessaigne	....	press attache: France
Tracey Duke	....	script supervisor intern
Charlotte Dupuy	....	coordinator: second unit
Antonia Ellis	....	assistant to producers (as Toni Ellis)
Christian Fong	....	production assistant
Gina Genova	....	production coordinator
Cheryl Goetschius	....	assistant to Lou Diamond Philllips
Granville Greene	....	production assistant
Paul Guyot	....	stand-in: Mr. Slater
Steve Hanna	....	wrangler
Debbie Herring	....	wrangler
W.D. Herring	....	wrangler
Frederick Hess	....	production assistant (as Fred Hess)
Jeffrey Hurt	....	stand-in (as Jeff Hurt)
Susan Johnson	....	assistant to director
Sheldon Katz	....	production controller
Richard J. Kupfer	....	administrator: Morgan Creek
Jack Lilley	....	head wrangler
Richard Lilley	....	wrangler
Jim Lofti	....	production assistant
Michael Maxwell	....	head chef
Anne McCaffrey	....	location manager: Arizona
Michelle Minyon	....	production assistant
Charlie O'Dowd	....	key production assistant
Jon Proudstar	....	stand-in
Boots Southerland	....	wrangler
Dan Spaethe	....	wrangler
Susan Vanderbeek	....	production associate (as Suzy Vanderbeek)
Tia Walker	....	set production assistant
Dennis Winchester	....	wrangler
Michael Grasso	....	firearms advisor (uncredited)

Thanks
Todd Fischer	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Morgan Creek Productions
• Film Partners 1

Distributors

• Morgan Creek International (1990) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1990) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Brazil (1990) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (1991) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (1990) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (1990) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (1990) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Cinematic Pool (199?) (Yugoslavia) (theatrical)
• Finnkino (1991) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (199?) (Norway) (theatrical)
• Manuel Salvador (199?) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Entertainment (1990) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures International (199?) (Yugoslavia) (theatrical)
• Abril Vídeo (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• CBS Video (199?) (USA) (VHS)
• CBS/Fox Home Video (1991) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• CNR Video (1991) (Belgium) (VHS)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1993) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Concorde Video (1991) (Germany) (VHS)
• Gativideo (1991) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Oy Europa Vision AB (199?) (Finland) (VHS)
• Roadshow Entertainment Video (Australia) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Image Engineering
• Pacific Title (titles and opticals)

Other Companies

• Cherokee Studios  music recorded at
• Kona Cutting  negative cutting
• Mercury Records  soundtrack
• TAJ Soundworks  foley
• Tomkats Catering  catering

Also Known As:

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #30644) | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Belgium:16 (video rating) | Germany:16 (f) | Finland:K-15 (new rating: 2001) | France:U | Portugal:M/12 | Peru:14 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Bisbee, Arizona, USA

Company:

Morgan Creek Productions

Trivia:

The scene where Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh (played by Christian Slater) puts a knife through Chavez' arm was added due to Lou Diamond Phillips' breaking his arm during filming.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the White Oaks whorehouse, just as Billy agrees to send an Indian out to satisfy the crowd, we see Dave getting up from the table. In the very next shot Dave is stood next to the Sheriff, tapping him on the shoulder.

Quotes:

Josiah Gordon "Doc" Scurlock:You son of a bitch! You're starting to believe what they're writing about you, aren't you? Let me tell you what you really are! You rode a 15 year old boy straight to his grave, and the rest of us straight to hell... straight to hell! William H. Bonney! You are *not* a god!
[cocks his gun and points it at Billy]
William H. Bonney:Why don't you pull the trigger and find out?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Charlie's Porn Family (2011) (V)

Soundtrack:

Miracle

Acted wonderfully and better than the original...

For a movie it thought would be shallow and made for popular culture, Young Guns II really surprised me. ALL the actors were GREAT in this movie. I especially loved Lou Diamond Phillips and Kiefer Sutherland (of course). Emilio Estevez was wonderful and for once I didn't hate Christian Slater. Also, as a fan of Ferris Bueller, you have to love Alan Ruck, even though he doesn't have a huge part in Young Guns II. I saw the first movie, and it was okay, but I seem to get into and feel for the characters much more in the sequel--they have more depth and there's not as many, so you can focus more on the important relationships. Not to mention a core musical identity of my era named Jon Bon Jovi, who did the theme song (which had some awesome lyrics). Alan Sylvestri did the rest of the score, and I always love his music, too. I ended up buying Young Guns II because it's hard to get through it without tearing up. The tragedy of Billy the Kid is told well in the movie, and if the screenplay had just been a little less choppy, I would have given the movie a 9. I'll have to go for an 8 on this one, but see it anyway, the actors are definitely the highlights of Young Guns II.