Young Guns II

This time around, the Brat Packers (Emilio Estevez, Christian Slater, Lou Diamond Phillips, Kiefer Sutherland) are on the run from the law and making a break for the border. Sutherland is yanked from his school-teaching job back East and extradited for trial, until he's liberated by the other members of the gang. There's a memorable scrap between Phillips and Slater, and a couple of pretty decent firefights, but all in all this is rather forgettable fare. It taps into the futility and camaraderie of classics like The Wild Bunch and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, but Sam Peckinpah or George Roy Hill it ain't. Jon Bon Jovi adds to the Rock-Stars-in-the-Old-West feel of this one, rife as it is with non-period dialogue and long, blowy hair. Still, fans of the original movie may find plenty to like in this sequel, even if it comes across as being a bit tired and turgid (notice there never was a Young Guns III). --Jerry Renshaw

Movie Details

Cast: Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christian Slater, William L. Petersen, Alan Ruck, R.D. Call, James Coburn, Balthazar Getty, Robert Knepper
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running time: 105 mins
DVD Aspect Ratios: 2.35:1

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DVD Features:

Available subtitles: English, French

Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)

Behind-the-Scenes Footage

Documentaries

International rating:

Europe: 12
Australia: M

DVD International release dates:
North America: Jun 1, 04

VHS International release dates:
North America: Jun 1, 99