In
this Western based loosely on actual events and people, Emilio Estevez stars
as William H. Bonney (aka Billy the Kid). Sought for a petty crime in
Lincoln County, Billy is taken in by John Tunstall (Terrence Stamp), a
British ranch owner seeking to make it in the cattle business. Tunstall
employs a group of "regulators," comprised of wayward youths he's gathered
over the years, to watch over his ranch; in turn, he teaches them how to
read and reforms them into better men. Tunstall's business interests come
into conflict with those of corrupt and murderous businessman Lawrence
Murphy (Jack Palance), whose widespread connections make him a power to be
reckoned with. When Tunstall won't budge from his right to pursue a living,
Murphy's henchmen stage an ambush and kill him. This triggers a vow of
vengeance from the quick-tempered Billy and his five fellow regulators, who
are deputized to serve arrest warrants in the murder. However, when Billy
decides to gun down the suspects instead of detaining them, his loyal pals
become accessories in a vigilante spree to wipe the territory clean of
Murphy and his web of conspirators. Soon, the supposed lawmen are on the run
from bounty hunters, henchmen, and government soldiers, from all directions
of the compass. This box-office hit also stars Charlie Sheen, Kiefer
Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Dermot Mulroney, and Casey Siemaszko. | Emilio Estevez | William H. Bonney/"Billy the Kid" |
| Kiefer Sutherland | Josiah "Doc" Scurlock |
| Lou Diamond Phillips | Jose Chavez Y Chavez |
| Charlie Sheen | Dick Brewer |
| Jack Palance | Lawrence G. Murphy |
| Dermot Mulroney | "Dirty Steve" Stephens |
| Terence Stamp | John Henry Tunstall |
| Casey Siemaszko | Charley Bowdre |
| Terry O'Quinn | Alex McSween |
| Sharon Thomas | Susan McSween |
| Geoffrey Blake | J. McCloskey |
| Alice Carter | Yen Sun |
| Brian Keith | Buckshot Roberts |
| Tom Callaway | Texas Joe Grant |
| Patrick Wayne | Pat Garrett |
| Craig M. Erikson | Peppin |
| Loyd Lee Brown | Soldier |
| Gadeek | Henry Hill |
| Richela Renkun | Bar Girl |
| Jeff Prettyman | Judge Bristol |
| Randy Travis | Ring Member |
| Forrest Broadley | Rynerson |
| Alan Tobin | Bartender |
| Lisa Banes | Mallory |
| Daniel Karmin | Sheriff Brady |
| Jeremy H. Lepard | Jimmy Dolan |
| Gary Kanin | Col. Duoley |
| Pat Lee | Janey |
| Allen Keller | John Kinney |
| Sam Gauny | Morton |
| Elena Parres | Manuela's Mother |
| Victor Izay | Justice Wilson |
| Joey Hanks | Hindman |
| Cody Palance | Baker |
Genre/Type - Western, Outlaw (Gunfighter) Film
Produced by - 20th Century Fox / Morgan Creek Productions
Release - Aug 12, 1988 (USA)
Released by - 20th Century Fox
Running time - 107 min.
The Parson and the Outlaw (1957, Oliver Drake)
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979, Richard Lester)
The Long Riders (1980, Walter Hill)
Gang of Roses (2003, Jean-Claude LaMarre)
American Outlaws (2001, Les Mayfield)
Texas Rangers (2000, Steve Miner)
Bad Girls (1994, Jonathan Kaplan)
The Newton Boys (1998, Richard Linklater)
is followed by: Young Guns 2 (1990, Geoff Murphy)