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Young Guns
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Young Guns is a 1988 American comedy, Western, action, and buddy film directed by Christopher Cain. The screenplay was written by John Fusco, who also served as a producer alongside James G. Robinson and Joe Roth. The film stars Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Charlie Sheen. Dean Semler handled cinematography, while Anthony Marinelli composed the score. Morgan Creek Entertainment produced the movie, which was distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix.
The narrative is set in New Mexico and focuses on the Lincoln County War. Principal photography took place in New Mexico. The film has a runtime of 107 minutes and was released on August 12, 1988. It had a budget of $13,000,000 and generated $44,700,000 in revenue. The work is part of the Young Guns Collection. Distribution formats include video on demand and direct-to-video. The film is in English.
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Vinony files it under 1988 action films, 1988 American films and 1988 English-language films.
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Film · TMDB
6.7A 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.
Cast
- Emilio Estevez as William H. Bonney
- Kiefer Sutherland as Doc Scurlock
- Lou Diamond Phillips as Chavez y Chavez
- Charlie Sheen as Dick Brewer
- Dermot Mulroney as Dirty Steve Stephens
- Casey Siemaszko as Charley Bowdre
Themes
- sheriff
- bounty hunter
- corruption
- deputy sheriff
- anti hero
- ranch
- based on true story
- outlaw
- neighbor
- cowboy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Lincoln County War
- Director
- Christopher Cain
- Screenwriter
- John Fusco
- Composer
- Anthony Marinelli
- Production company
- Morgan Creek Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Dean Semler
- Narrative location
- New Mexico
- Filming location
- New Mexico
- Duration
- 102
- FilmAffinity ID
- 258115
- Distribution format
- direct-to-video
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- publication date
- 1989-02-02
- title
- Young Guns
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 50/100
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