Young Guns

Film locations for Young Guns (1988), in New Mexico.

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Alex von Tunzelmann: Set during an important frontier war, Christopher Cain's 1988 western is a rollicking ride with impressively authentic facial hair and rapping outlaws. But how did they make its colourful history so boring?

Young Guns was released in 1988. It was directed by Christopher Cain [The Principal (1987), The Next Karate Kid (1994)]. The script was written by John Fusco...

In this western, a group of young, hotheaded kids, including the infamous William H. Bonney (Emilio Estevez), are hired to help out British land-owner John Henry Tunstall (Terence Stamp). When their boss is killed, Bonney leads the group of gunslingers out to capture the murderers. Giving in to his rage, Bonney shoots the guilty men down instead of bringing them back to town, and he and his boys end up on the run from the law.

Directed by Christopher Cain. With Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen. 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.