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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 Read all reviews

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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 NR D @NRD2845 Sep 9 I rate movies based upon entertainment that I received value. I'm almost 80 years old so this is not a kids review. At one time in life I walked into a large Blockbuster and eventually walked out without a movie because after being in there over an hour I realized I had watched the entire inventory. So I sort of seen a lot of movies. I've seen Young Guns three times, I really liked the movie and got a great deal of entertainment from it. Today many years after Young Guns came out, I still think the choice of Emilio Estevez and the script they wrote for him was brilliant casting and scripting. All the characters gave me a good show. See more Stephen C @bob25009 May 27 1 hour and 47 minutes of Western fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Chief B May 23 One of my favorite movies. The cast is superb and for me Emilio Estevez steals the show. See more @HameZz Mar 23 Very entertaining western. Emilio Estevez shines in this one (He also the hockey coach in Mighty Ducks). The ending was good the fight scenes were good. I don't really have much to complain about so if you're looking for a pretty good western, I think this will satisfy. See more Read all reviews
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Christopher Cain

Director

Emilio Estevez

William H. Bonney

Kiefer Sutherland

Josiah Gordon 'Doc' Scurlock

Lou Diamond Phillips

Jose' Chavez y Chavez

Charlie Sheen

Richard Brewer

Dermot Mulroney

Dirty Steve Stephens

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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
Vestron Pictures, 20th Century Fox, 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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