Young Guns

Young Guns is a 1988 Western action film directed by Christopher Cain and written by John Fusco.

In 1878, young William Bonney (Emilio Estevez) joins a group of farmhands protecting a ranch and becomes ‘Billy The Kid’. He and his friends set out to avenge the murder of their employer (Terence Stamp), but their vendetta becomes a bloody rampage, and they are soon the objects of a manhunt. The young stars, including Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips and Charlie Sheen, were the ‘bratpack’ of the mid-80s.

Critic Reviews:

• " It's a western that shows both box-office calculation and respect for American history. ' – Adrian Turner

• " Young Guns is an unexpectedly entertaining film. It puts new twists into the familiar terrain of the western. " – Candice Russell

• " Violent '80s Western with teen appeal. " – Andrea Beach