20 Things You Didn't Know About Young Guns [1988]

Young Guns was one of the best westerns of the 1980's, featuring a perfect performance from Emilio Estevez as Billy The Kid alongside his fellow Regulators, all born from an idea from screenwriter John Fusco, who was inspired to bring a historically accurate, action-packed slice of the wild west to the big screen.

So this documentary will break down twenty things you probably never knew about Young Guns (1988), covering all the most interesting easter eggs, references and behind the scenes stories from the making of this nostalgic western, including what was really in the Peyote, the Tom Cruise cameo that you never noticed and what Emilio Estevez really thought of Young Guns being a lifelong fan of Sergio Leone.

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[bmanconstable]

the part with billy on his horse backwards "hey did you know we're in the spirit world". The whole peyote sequence was epic and hilarious!!!

[Ghost-of-a-man]

No one could have played that part better than Estevez.

[basementmadetapes]

Saw Young Guns in the theatre as a kid and it blew my mind. One of my faves to this day because it marked a moment in cinema at an impressionable age

[JoeR]

The best scene from Young Guns is when Billy calls down to the sheriff.

Billy: "Hey Peppin!"
Peppin: "I'm hearin ya Bonney."
Billy: "I see ya got Charlie Crawford down there with ya."
Peppin: "Yeah, we got a whole bunch...." A shot to the head takes out the man standing next to Peppin.
Billy: "Hey Peppin, Charlie Crawford ain't with ya anymore." Billy's maniacal laugh gets me every time. lol


It would have been funny if Billy named another guy near the sheriff and that guy gets scared and runs away.

[evedarth]

I freaking loved Young Guns and Young Guns 2. They are classics and fn rock even now.❤

[JWheeler]

Young Guns and YG2 are among my top westerns. I would watch them anytime I was home from school sick growing up. I still watch them often.

[jimmyparris]

Young Guns And Tombstone are some of the best westerns I've ever seen.

[ReignitedAuto]

Young guns 2: specifically the scene with Doc's last stand: "Billy!.... let's finish the game."
What a powerful scene that was!

[bryanparkhurst]

Both of the young guns movies were a big part of my youth. Even today if I find myself channel surfing, when I come across either of those movies I can't seem to click it anymore.

[ryanm]

I’ve seen Young Guns more times than every other western combined. I still watch it every time I see it flipping through channels.

[Reggie]

Did you guys see the size of that chicken! 😮😂

[gregvaldivieso]

Both young Guns 1 and 2 were born to be classics. It should be left at two.

[kevinkibler]

I can literally recite every line of all the Young Guns movies as I watch them. I love those movies.

[kurtsmith]

Young Guns II is one of my all time favorite movies. One I can watch over and over and never get tired of.

[SatoshiHODL]

Estevez is one of the most underrated actors and underachieving actors of all time. He should have been an even bigger star than he was for less than a decade.

[gregNY]

I dont care what anyone says, young guns is a cult classic for all of us 80’s babies that grew up watching movies like the lost boys, la bamba and 3 o’clock high. I LOVED young guns when it came out in made my dad take me to see it twice in the theater lol.

[jeanaerowley]

I was just graduating high school when this movie came out. It reached me on a level I never would’ve expected. I will never forget the Pals reference and when Billy turned his back towards Pat Garret and asked, “Are you my friend, Pat?” Just….wow 😍🙌🏼

[bossmaul]

It was a glorious time to grow up in the 80’s. Many great movies including this one right here, Young Guns! I must’ve seen this move 100 times. It never gets old. The John Kinney chase was pure 🔥 🔥🔥

[TheIronDuke]

Seeing this as a thirteen year old was incredible. It was the first western I though of as being made for me rather than for my dad, and I thought Silverado was kind of a crossover movie for both of us. Saw Young Guns multiple times in the theatre that summer and convinced several friends to watch it with me instead of them seeing Die Hard. When I was in high school I could recite almost the entire script word for word. It cemented a lifelong love of westerns and the old west lore

[Jayhawk]

I love this movie so much. It never get old. I love part 2 as well. 2 fantastic movies and I’ve been waiting for decades for a part 3.