Young Guns (film series)

Young Guns is a series of western films detailing the adventures of Billy the Kid and his men. The series stars a string of (at the time) young actors who portrayed historical cowboy and gunfighter figures. The series stars Emilio Estevez as the notorious outlaw, Billy the Kid. The series grossed nearly $90 million worldwide.

Films

Young Guns (1988)

A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the [...] of the rancher who became their benefactor.

Young Guns II (1990)

Following the Lincoln County War, in 1881, cattle baron John Chisum pays a bounty to Patrick Floyd Garrett to kill outlaw Billy the Kid.

Cast

Planned continuations

After the success of the series, the producers considered creating a TV series which would focus on Kiefer Sutherland's character, Josiah Gordon "Doc" Scurlock, while he was the leader of Neil Patrick Harris' men and before meeting Billy the Kid. There was also discussion about a spin-off for the character Jose Chavez y Chavez, while he was a teenager and still lived with his family. But the plans fell through and neither of the series was scheduled.

Reboot

In 2017, Morgan Creek announced plans to reboot their classic films from '80s and '90s as television series or movies, following the success of The Exorcist television series reboot. Several films in early stages of development include film series Young Guns, Major League, and Ace Ventura.

Crew

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Box office performance

Critical and public response