Story Line
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.
“Six reasons why the west was wild.”
Top 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
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Rating
6.7/ 10
Release Date
1988-08-12
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
WesternActionAdventure
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Young Guns Collection
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User Reviews (3)
John Chard
8/10
•8/30/2020If 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 M...
kevin2019
8/10
•6/27/2024"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 th...
Wuchak
8/10
•8/26/2025**_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...