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Young Guns 2 (1990)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:5

Rotten:9

Average Rating:4.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Westerns

Synopsis: Billy, Doc and Chavez find themselves jailed in the same place and plan an escape. Together with new recruits, they head for the Mexican border not knowing that Billy's one-time friend now wears a... Billy, Doc and Chavez find themselves jailed in the same place and plan an escape. Together with new recruits, they head for the Mexican border not knowing that Billy's one-time friend now wears a badge and is leading a posse with one mission - get Billy the Kid. Academy Award nominations: Best Song ("Blaze of Glory"). [More]

Starring: Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christian Slater

Starring: Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christian Slater, Balthazar Getty, Alan Ruck, Leon Rippy, Tracey Walter, William L. Petersen

Director: Geoff Murphy

Director: Geoff Murphy

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Dec 14, 1999

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Not as fresh or character-driven as the first film but still a hoot, "Young Guns II" is probably one of the better films of Estevez, Sutherland et al's career. Jon Bon Jovi also deserves a lot of credit for the movies appeal, creating an original set of s

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Expected western sequel w/young Hollywood cast.

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Can you resist a movie with a Jon Bon Jovi theme song? You can? But this was before he turned into a total wuss!

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Luke Y. Thompson
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Lacks the grit and intensity of its predecessor.

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