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(1988)
milio Eztevez stars as infamous outlaw William H. Bonney a.k.a Billy The Kid, who, with the guidance of his benevolent teacher John Tunstall (masterfully underplayed by Stamp) leads a group of outsiders who make a quiet stand against the feudal oppression dealt out by local hood Lawrence G. Murphy (Jack Palance, always excellent as the leering villain).
When Tunstall is brutally murdered on New Year's Day, The Regulators are promptly deputised, only to kick-start a wild spree of retribution hits (thanks to Billy of course!) and in a matter of days they have everyone from Murphy's men to the State Troopers on their case, thus beginning a frontier war that can only end in ultra-violence.
Young Guns was a brave attempt to reinvent an old genre with the 80's Brat Pack.
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Clint Eastwood had already emptied a few hundred barrels of lead into the high-concept Western, along with super-director Sergio Leone, he'd done it all: The Man With No Name had cleaned out every beer swigging lowlife from a dozen ghost towns across New Mexico, Clint had also directed his own, off-beat westerns, with the atmospheric High Plains Drifter and the moralistic Pale Rider…so it came as little surprise when people had their doubts about "…that guy from the Breakfast Club" playing cowboy with a quintet of pretty boy actors and some old geezer …but in the time honoured tradition of movie magic; Young Guns came out blazing, to score as one of the greatest westerns of all time.
Besides the Eastwood classics, I've never really been a fan of westerns, reason being is because they're formulaic and rely too heavily upon a set of unchangeable conventions: One of the main differences about Young Guns, is that it's essentially a character driven film, which just happens to be set in the wild west, the acting is second to none, with career bests from Mulrooney, Estevez and Phillips, each character has a unique motivation, tied in with their mutual loyalties to Stamp, everything about them seems realistic in accordance to the time: Chavez (Phillips) is a vengeful native American whose learnt to channel his fury, "Dirty Steve" Stephens (Mulrooney) and Charley Bowdre (Siemazo) play tobacco chewing hicks who are keen to improve themselves, there's the religious Richard Brewer (Sheen) whilst Josiah Gordon "Doc" Scurlock (Sutherland) is a poet inadvertently drawn into the bloodbath, driven, by his love for an imprisoned Chinese maiden, and then there's Billy The Kid himself, in awe of his pursuer Pat Garret, Bonney takes up violence and mayhem as a way to prove himself an equal / absolute opposite to Garret.
Young Guns gives us both the complexities of each character, alongside a non-stop bullet festival which tears up the scenery and always keeps the viewer on edge, in fact, the final shootout echoes John Woo (circa 1987) and the very best of Sam Pekinpah, and means that Young Guns escapes the tag of 'Brat pack vehicle' to become an all out mini-masterpiece. The Movie does well not to glamorise violence or to portray Billy as either a folk hero or a maniac, instead, Young Guns has these people in a situation and leaves it up to them to get out, leading us to consider every aspect and ask ourselves how we'd react in similar circumstances. Saddle up for Young Guns; as there's the manic Estevez laugh which follows almost every shootout, a rare chance to see brothers Emilo and Charlie act together…and although I'm not too sure about the benefits of peyote, it seemed to work for Lou Diamond Phillips! Almost outdone by its sequel: Blaze Of Glory, Young Guns is an enjoyable and atmospheric western.
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Young Guns is one of the few movies whose sequel more than lives up to the original, Young Guns II: Blaze Of Glory is an excellent follow up, and is easily Christian Slater's best performance in any film. 
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Young Guns was written by John Fusco, who also penned Val Kilmer classic Thunderheart
Contrary to popular belief, Jon Bon Jovi did not have a walk on part in the original movie, although both visited the set on numerous occassions. He did, however, have a walk on part in "Blaze of Glory" as the first prisoner to be shot as Kiefer Sutherland and Lou Diamond Phillips are rescued from the underground jail. -Thanks to Hollywood Bob
Tom Cruise had a walk-on part. He plays the 2nd or 3rd man shot after the Regulators blast their way out of the house at the end. -Thanks to Ryan
Lou Diamond Phillips and Kiefer Sutherland reunited a year later in the movie Renegades. They have also starred in 2 other movies together: Young guns 2 and Teresa's Tattoo. -Thanks to Justin
Director Christopher Cain is Dean Cain's stepfather.
Apparently, Jack Palance has never seen one of his own movies!
Terence Stamp (John Tunstall) played General Zod in both Superman and Superman II and Chancelor Velorum in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace -Thanks to Mick Byrne
Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen are brothers in real-life, their father is Martin Sheen. Both played together a second time in "Men At Work" in 1990. Charlie would also make a cameo in Emilio estevez' film "Wisdom". They also has a sister who plays in the movie "Heathers" as the character 'Betty Fin'. -Thanks to Jay
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In the scene where the regulators are riding through the indian camp, an actor had to replace Kiefer Sutherland, because his wife was in labour. -Thanks to Brian
In the scene where they get "in touch with the spirit world", Steve is standing by a horse, when he asks "did you she the size of that chicken"?, he blasts his shotgun shortly after. Look closely, when the horse jerks his head up you can see a hand come into the frame, someone was clearly there holding the reins. -Thanks to Allen
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The parts of the movie said to take place in Licoln were actually shot in Cerillos, NM because the actual city of Lincoln has changed in the past 200 years! The crew had to cover up the asphault and electrical lines and such. They also had to tear down and rebuild many buildings from scratch. [Thanks to Faren]
The following New Mexico locations were also used in the "Young Guns" movie: Galisteo, Ojo Caliente and Rancho de las Golondrinas [Thanks to Ashleigh]
The hallucination scene was shot on Lou Diamond Phillips' reservation. His grandmother still lives there. [Thanks to Jessie]
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Jon Bon Jovi's involvement in the sequel came about when a producer on the original Young Guns told him that the 1986 track "Wanted Dead or Alive" was an inspiration to the movie and wanted to use it in the sequel. JBJ, considering the modern metaphorical lyrics to be inappropriate and, instead, offered to pen a new theme tune for the sequel. He wrote the title track Blaze of Glory before he had even seen the film, after hearing the plot outline be read to him down the phone. -Thanks to James Noble
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| |  | | The Young Guns... |
Year:
| 1988 | Studio:
| 20th Century Fox | Director:
| Christopher Cain | Starring:
| Emilio Estevez,
Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney,
Casey Siemaszko, Terence Stamp, Jack Palance | | - | - | Genre:
| Drama / Historic | | | | + | An involving movie with some fine acting, good (2-guns) action, and some fast paced storytelling | - | Charlie Sheen could've had a greater part, as the rivalry between his character and Billy seemed to be getting interesting…other than that, no real weaknesses
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