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:

Bruno Kirby did not return from the original so Jon Lovitz is filling in. Lovitz's character constantly quotes The Godfather: Part II (1974) which Kirby was in.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Gold is a relatively soft metal. When Mitch scrapes the brick with a knife at the end of the movie, it would score.

Quotes:

Clay: What in the name of John Wayne's ass is going on here?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Angels' Revenge (#7.22)" (1995)

Soundtrack:

The Godfather Waltz

Ultimately disappointing

A lot of the time I avoid sequels to successful comedies, but "City Slickers II" received some fairly good ratings, so I decided to check it out. Unfortunately, I found this film just not funny or emotional enough, and it felt a bit unoriginal. There are some things that had potential, such as Billy Crystal thinking he sees his old friend Curly at several places, as well as his dream at the beginning of the film, which was worth a few laughs. One problem is that the jokes just do not feel original here, and this film uses the exact same gag from the previous film in which Crystal mouths the words his mother says when she calls on the phone. Neither Crystal or Daniel Stern is very funny here. Jack Palance is pretty good, but not flawless as with the previous movie that won him an Oscar. One downfall to this film is the addition of Jon Lovitz, who cannot act and behave like a child most of the time. There were good scenes, such as Palance discussing his relationship with his brother and such, but ultimately the film becomes cheesy and anticlimactic. There are some fairly off-color scenes as well, one thing that earned this film a PG-13 rating. If you want my advice, stick with the original, a funny film that had good jokes, emotion, and even some lessons, and somehow felt like an original, good comedy.

**1/2 out of ****