Young Guns II (1990)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Geoff Murphy

Writers (WGA):

John Fusco (characters)
John Fusco (written by)

Release Date:

1 August 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Action | 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 | New Mexico | Roman Numeral In Title | Captive

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 18

10:00 AM

MAX

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

Also Known As:

Hell Bent for Leather (USA) (working title)
Young Guns II: Blaze of Glory (UK)

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Bisbee, Arizona, USA

Company:

Film Partners 1

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: Bill's horse's breast collar when the gang is running away from Garrett.

Quotes:

William H. Bonney: Hey Tommy! Last one up the hill is a three legged dog!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Strongbad_email.exe (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

You Really Got Me Now

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.