Young Guns II (1990)

In 1881, cattle baron John Chisum pays a bounty to Patrick Floyd Garrett to kill outlaw Billy the Kid.

Director:

Geoff Murphy

Writers:

John Fusco (characters), John Fusco

Stars:

Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Emilio Estevez	...	William H. Bonney
Kiefer Sutherland	...	Doc Scurlock
Lou Diamond Phillips	...	Chavez y Chavez
Christian Slater	...	Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh
William Petersen	...	Pat Garrett
Alan Ruck	...	Hendry French
R.D. Call	...	D.A. Rynerson
James Coburn	...	John 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	...	Bob Ollinger
Tracey Walter	...	Beever Smith

Storyline

Billy "The Kid" and his gang are wanted by the law, and when "Doc" Scurlock and Chavez are captured, Billy has to save them. They escape and set south for Mexico. "Let's hire a thief to catch one", John S. Chisum said, so he paid Pat Garrett, one of Billy's former partners, $1000 for the killing of William H. Bonney aka Billy "The Kid".

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Plot Keywords:

antihero | cult favorite | numbered sequel | town | rifle | 

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Taglines:

Yoo-Hoo, I'll make ya famous!

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Genres:

Action | Western

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Certificate:

PG-13

Did You Know?

Trivia

Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh is also called Dirty Dave Rudabaugh in books describing events in his life, reputedly due to his aversion to washing though it seems he was never known by this name during his lifetime

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Goofs

When Billy first enters Beever Smith's establishment Beever is shown as having an eye patch. As they go to the next room Beever no longer has the patch, nor does he wear one the rest of the scene.

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Quotes

[upon being ordered to go after Billy the Kid]
Sheriff Kimbel: I'd rather drink turpentine and piss on a brushfire. I ain't touchin this one.

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Connections

Referenced in Phone Booth (2002)

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Soundtracks

You Really Got Me Now
(uncredited)
Written by Jon Bon Jovi
Performed by Jon Bon Jovi and Little Richard
(c) 1990 Bon Jovi Publishing / PRI Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Courtesy of PolyGram Records, Inc.

User Reviews

So much better than its rating says

This film is far superior to the first part and I can't get enough of it. The actors are likeable and work very well as an ensemble, the action and story are very immersive and the score (by Alan Silvestri) is simply awesome. (The music on Young Guns is totally different, very inferior, and does not help to accentuate emotions at all.) On this note: anyone who says that Jon Bon Jovi did the music for this film is very mistaken. He wrote a couple of songs that appear on the end credits (and an album that was *inspired by* the movie) but Silvestri is the one who created one of the best movie scores I've heard, which is nearly as good as his Back to the Future music. (Shame it isn't available to buy anywhere.)

Now back to the film. It's both entertaining and moving, and also very funny and I highly recommend it. Like a previous commenter said, there's no need to see the first film as this one stands on its own very well and totally surpasses its predecessor. 8/10.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 August 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hell Bent for Leather

Filming Locations:

Bavispe, Sonora, Mexico

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,017,438, 5 August 1990

Gross USA:

$44,143,410

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$44,143,410

Company Credits

Production Co:

Morgan Creek Entertainment, Eaves Movie Ranch, Film Partners 1

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1