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Young Guns

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The year is 1878, Lincoln County. John Tunstall, a British ranch owner, hires six rebellious boys as "regulators" to protect his ranch against the ruthless Santa Fe Ring. When Tunstall is killed in an ambush, the Regulators, led by the wild-tempered Bill the Kid (Emilio Estevez), declare war on the Ring. As their vendetta turns into a bloody rampage, they are branded outlaws, becoming the objects of the largest manhunt in Western history.
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Young Guns rounds up a posse of attractive young leads, but this cheerfully shallow Brat Pack Western ultimately has too much hat and not enough cattle.

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Ed Potton The Times (UK) 08/05/2022
... If you don’t take it too seriously it’s an entertaining romp. Go to Full Review
Richard Schickel TIME Magazine 03/25/2019
A grownup could die in this wasteland. Go to Full Review
Dave Kehr Chicago Tribune 03/25/2019
2/4
''Young Guns'' is a very Dean-ish, sensitive delinquent melodrama disguised, for no good reason, as a western. Go to Full Review
Aaron Neuwirth Why So Blu 12/13/2023
7/10
To my surprise, there’s a movie here that features a fair amount of grit. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 10/04/2023
2/4
Too much pretty-boy posturing by several of its Brat Pack stars. Go to Full Review
David Sterritt Christian Science Monitor 03/25/2019
The polite word for his kind of filmmaking is "classical.'' Another word is "trite." Go to Full Review
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Blu B Jan 21 It's a Western with that 80's flair and style to it. Kind of like Top Gun in a sense where there is a lot of cool but hiding a lack of substance. But it's still a 80's Western Classic. The acting isn't bad. Some of the group are more memorable than others. Everything else is solid though. The soundtrack is soooo dated and doesn't really match a Western I don't think but it's still good. The action is done well but make no mistake this is so over the top and "modern" in it's portryal. FYI don't take any of this for true history. This plays fast and loose with historical characters 100%. It feels more 80's at times than it does a Western. But to it's credit it does keep the group together overall and as others die off it gives more attention and devlopment to others as a good tradeoff which suprised me. It does feelm like sometimes it does get lost in the action, chaos, and style. Like why are we on the run and causing all this trouble. Sometimes it feels like we forget just for t See more Jerod S @jeroduptown Jan 19 It's like the brat pac of westerns. Not much in the way of depth of friendship - but a lot of personalities wielding fun guns. See more Kirsten W @kirght Jan 18 I loved it, I usually watch it a couple times a year, See more Josh W. @JoshTheMovieCritic Jan 14 Great western movie 10/10 See more Troy G @GamertagNumber6 Nov 14 Greatest cowboy movie of all time See more Jason H Sep 28 To call this "cheesy" would be an insult to cheese. The music score is atrocious. There are a few good moments here and there, but mostly it's a waste of time. The sequel is far better. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis The year is 1878, Lincoln County. John Tunstall, a British ranch owner, hires six rebellious boys as "regulators" to protect his ranch against the ruthless Santa Fe Ring. When Tunstall is killed in an ambush, the Regulators, led by the wild-tempered Bill the Kid (Emilio Estevez), declare war on the Ring. As their vendetta turns into a bloody rampage, they are branded outlaws, becoming the objects of the largest manhunt in Western history.
Director
Christopher Cain
Producer
Christopher Cain, James G. Robinson
Screenwriter
John Fusco
Distributor
20th Century Fox, Vestron Pictures, Artisan Entertainment
Production Co
20th Century Fox, Morgan Creek Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Western, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 12, 1988, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 2, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$43.4M
Runtime
1h 47m
Sound Mix
Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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