Young Guns II

1990 104 min ★ 6.5 Western, Adventure

Three of the original five "young guns" — Billy the Kid, Jose Chavez y Chavez, and Doc Scurlock — return in Young Guns, Part 2, which is the story of Billy the Kid and his race to safety in Old Mexico while being trailed by a group of government agents led by Pat Garrett.

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 L. Petersen

Patrick Floyd 'Pat' Garrett

Alan Ruck

Hendry William French

R. D. Call

D.A. Rynerson

Balthazar Getty

Tom O'Folliard

Jack Kehoe

Ashmun Upson

Robert Knepper

Deputy Carlyle

Details

Director

Geoff Murphy

Screenplay

John Fusco

Tagline

"The west just got wilder."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$20,000,000

Revenue

$59,000,000

Production

Morgan Creek Entertainment

Reviews

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John Chard

August 30, 2020

★ 7/10

Yoo hoo, I'll make you famous. Young Guns II is directed by Geoff Murphy and written by John Fusco. It stars Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christian Slater, William Petersen, Alan Ruck, Vigo Mortensen and Balthazar Getty. Music is scored by Alan Silvestri, with contributions from Jon Bon Jovi, and cinematography is by Dean Semler. Brushy Bill Roberts, old and crust...

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Wuchak

August 27, 2025

★ 7/10

_**Desperate and reckless young gunmen in New Mexico**_ "Brushy Bill" Roberts is 90 years-old in 1950 and claims to be Billy the Kid, shortly before his death. He narrates the events from 69 years earlier: Pat Garrett (William Petersen) is hired to track down Billy (Emilio Estevez) and his gang, which includes Chavez (Lou Diamond Phillips), Doc Scurlock (Keifer Sutherland), "Arkansas" Dave Ruda...

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kevin2019

February 27, 2026

★ 8/10

"Young Guns II" has a very intriguing approach when delivering the all too familiar story detailing Billy the Kid's Mexico run - he is joined in this quest for freedom by some members of his gang after he saves them from certain death at the end of a hangman's rope - following a substancial bounty of $1,000 being placed on his head. This film does offer a measure of ambiguity in relation to Billy'...