City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Paul Weiland

Writers (WGA):

Lowell Ganz (characters) &
Babaloo Mandel (characters) ...

Release Date:

10 June 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Western

Tagline:

They're back in the saddle!

Plot:

The second part of City Slickers begins after the death of Curly. It is the 40th birthday of Mitch Robbins...

Plot Keywords:

Map | Birthday | Treasure | Journey | Treasure Map

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Billy Crystal	...	Mitch Robbins
Daniel Stern	...	Phil Berquist
Jon Lovitz	...	Glen Robbins
Jack Palance	...	Duke Washburn
Patricia Wettig	...	Barbara Robbins
Pruitt Taylor Vince	...	Bud
Bill McKinney	...	Matt
Lindsay Crystal	...	Holly Robbins
Beth Grant	...	Lois
Noble Willingham	...	Clay Stone
David Paymer	...	Ira Shalowitz
Josh Mostel	...	Barry Shalowitz
Jayne Meadows	...	Mitch's Mother
Alan Charof	...	Mitch's Father
Kenneth S. Allen	...	Annoyed Man in Library

Also Known As:

City Slickers II (USA) (short title)
City Slickers: The Legend of Curly's Gold (UK)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for a comic sex scene and off color humor.

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

Iceland:L | Netherlands:6 | Australia:PG | Norway:10 (1994) | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Arches National Park, Moab, Utah, USA

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Trivia:

Jon Lovitz refers to 'Bill McKinney', playing one of the "hick" robbers, as "pig boy". Bill McKinney played the "squeal like pig, boy" rapist in Deliverance (1972).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Mitch gets under the covers in bed for his "private birthday celebration" with Barbara, he pulls off his pajama pants and tosses them away. After Barbara gets out of bed and leaves Mitch alone, he pulls back the covers and he's wearing his pajama pants again.

Quotes:

Mitch: Phil, going back to Arlene is like breaking back in to Alcatraz.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Last of the Wild Horses (#7.11)" (1994)

Soundtrack:

The Godfather Waltz

I know I'm in the Minority When I Say That...

I found this film much more fun and fulfilling than the first because of the addition of Jon Lovitz to the base cast.

I realize this goes against common opinion, but I believe this installment was much better executed. The first movie, when compared to this sequel, feels like the main characters had something to prove to one another and not just to themselves where this chapter feels more self-motivated and "real," primarily to the addition of Jon Lovitz

One thing is for sure, without the City Slickers' version of the Criterion Brothers as ranch hands, it was definitely more enjoyable for me. The "danger" sequences were slim and short while maintaining a tall adventure.

Instead of using the first third of the movie to develop all the characters, they catch you up on Phil and Mitch and then lovingly introduce you to Glen. It left more time for the actual movie and less time for the "you must grow up to be a warrior" speeches and diatribes.

I loved it! Jon Lovitz is awesome!

It rates an 8.7/10 from...

the Fiend :.