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Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid

New Mexico is no stranger to the Hollywood western, and it has been the birthplace for several famous people, so it’s not entirely surprising that the one historical figure whose story is probably the most movie-ready is also arguably the state’s most infamous celebrity: wild west outlaw Billy the Kid. Though the Kid wasn’t born in New Mexico, he did grow up there and spend a significant chunk of his life drifting to and from his home in Silver City. Director Sam Peckinpah put the gunslinger’s life on celluloid with Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid, chronicling the friendship between the two title characters that ultimately culminated in the former siding with the law to hunt down the latter. Despite the film’s conclusion, Billy the Kid’s death largely remains a mystery, and his larger-than-life persona will remain etched in the Land of Enchantment’s mythos.