Young Guns

1988 107 min ★ 6.7 Western, Action, Adventure

A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.

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Cast

Emilio Estevez

William H. Bonney

Kiefer Sutherland

Doc Scurlock

Lou Diamond Phillips

Chavez y Chavez

Charlie Sheen

Dick Brewer

Dermot Mulroney

Dirty Steve Stephens

Casey Siemaszko

Charley Bowdre

Terence Stamp

John Tunstall

Jack Palance

L. G. Murphy

Terry O'Quinn

Alex McSween

Sharon Thomas Cain

Susan McSween

Details

Director

Christopher Cain

Tagline

"Six reasons why the west was wild."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$13,000,000

Revenue

$44,700,000

Production

Morgan Creek Entertainment

Reviews

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John Chard

August 30, 2020

★ 8/10

If we're caught, we're gonna hang... But there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip. Young Guns is directed by Christopher Cain and written by John Fusco. It stars Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney, Casey Siemaszko, Terry O'Quinn, Jack Palance and Terence Stamp. Music is by Brian Banks and Anthony Marinelli and cinematography is by Dean S...

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kevin2019

June 27, 2024

★ 8/10

"Young Guns" has wonderfully authentic production values and costumes which really brings this rugged period to life on the screen. It did seem as though the western was permanently out of fashion with mainstream audiences a couple of years before this film was released and perhaps it might never again return to the prominence it had once enjoyed, but then along came this entry in the genre and th...

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Wuchak

August 26, 2025

★ 8/10

**_Fairly accurate account of Billy the Kid & his gang doesn't forget to entertain_** Before Billy the Kid (Emilio Estevez) shot to fame, he's an orphaned teen taken in by English merchant John Tunstall (Terrence Stamp) who mentors him and several other 'young guns' – Richard 'Dick' Brewer (Charlie Sheen), Doc Scurlock (Keifer Sutherland), Chavez (Lou Diamond Phillips), Dirty Steve Stephens (De...