Young Guns II: Blaze of Glory (1990)
| Duration |
1h 44m |
Rating (UK) |
12 |
| Source of story |
The first movie and real events |
| Writers/Script |
John Fusco |
| Additional Info |
This film starts by featuring an old man who meets a lawyer in 1950 claiming to be Billy the Kid, and in support of his claim he tells the story. This was a real event. The old man was Brushy Bill Roberts and the film created an interest in his story. |
| Director |
Geoff Murphy |
| Starring |
Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christian Slater, William Petersen, Alan Ruck, James Coburn, Viggo Mortensen |
| Elevator Pitch |
Vigilantes get the gang together, to hang them, and Billy the Kid is tricked into surrendering on being promised a pardon. They all escape and head for Mexico but are chased across the landcape by a group led by their former gang member Pat Garrett. Can the gang outrun the posse and get to safety? |
| Content |
A load of gunfights in a variety of situations. The gang and their pursuers ride across the landscape of New Mexico. There is a bit of nudity (the person who wrote the content advisory on IMDb saw more than I did) a bit of implied sex and some drinking. |
| A View |
The John Bon Jovi theme song “Blaze of Glory” was nominated for an Oscar and it was great to see James Coburn, not the greatest actor in the world but a phenomenal screen presence. All in all worth watching if you like westerns, and noteworthy for prompting interest in the Brushy Bill Roberts story. |
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