Young Guns II Page #4

Synopsis: Billy "The Kid" and his gang are wanted by the law, and when "Doc" Scurlock and Chavez are captured, Billy has to save them. They escape and set south for Mexico. "Let's hire a thief to catch one", John S. Chisum said, so he paid Pat Garrett, one of Billy's former partners, $1000 for the killing of William H. Bonney aka Billy "The Kid".
Genre: Action, Western
Director(s): Geoff Murphy
Production: 20th Century Fox
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
35%
PG-13
Year:
1990
104 min
3,451 Views


MR. CHISUM--

$25O FOR THE FIGHTING

WE DID LAST YEAR

AND $25O FOR ME

LEAVING YOUR STOCK ALONE.

IS THA WHAT YOU FIGURED?

YES, SIR.

THAT'S WHAT I FIGURED.

WELL, YOU CAN TAKE

THOSE FIGURES:

AND SHOVE THEM UP

YOUR ARROGANT LITTLE ASS

AND SET FIRE TO THEM.

I DON'T OWE YOU

A GOD DAMN THING.

NOW GET THE HELL

OUT OF HERE!

I'LL BRING MY .5O DOWN

AND GIVE YOU A REAL GAME.

YEAH. WE, UH, WE SAW

SOME OF YOUR MEN

UP THERE:

ON THE HIGH RANGE.

PASSED RIGHT BY THEM.

FINE BUNCH.

MR. CHISUM...

YOU'RE RIGHT.

THE LINCOLN COUNTY WAR

IS OVER.

WE JUST WANT TO:

GET OUT OF HERE,

GET DOWN BELOW.

OH, YOU'LL GET DOWN BELOW

ALL RIGHT, DOC.

YOU'LL GET DOWN BELOW.

YOU'RE BILLY THE KID,

TOO, YOU KNOW.

YOU ALL ARE:

DIRTY LITTLE BILLY BASTARDS,

AND I DON'T OWE YOU

ANYTHING, DOC.

OR YOU, CHAVEZ...

YOU TOOK MY FARM,

MR. CHISUM.

YOU TOOK A LOT OF FARMS,

MR. CHISUM.

AS LONG AS BILLY THE KID

IS TAKING SOME BACK,

I'M WITH HIM.

EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT,

MR. CHISUM?

YES, YES.

EVERYTHING'S FINE.

UH...GO ON AND BRING

THE MEN IN,

AND WE'LL HAVE

A LITTLE FRESH COFFEE

WITH THE BOYS HERE.

YOO-HOO!

I'LL MAKE YOU FAMOUS.

MR. CHISUM, WHICH ONE

OF THESE BOYS:

IS THE FASTES WITH THE IRON?

DON'T YOU DO IT,

BILLY.

THAT BE ME.

YOU.

DROP SAM COLT.

BILLY...

PUT HER DOWN NOW.

STEP AWAY.

YOU OWE ME $5OO,

MR. CHISUM,

SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO

IS KILL ONE OF YOUR MEN

FOR EVERY $5.OO YOU OWE ME.

ONLY I'M GOING TO

DO IT FAIR.

HOW'S THAT FOR SQUARE?

NOW, WHEN I GO FOR MY GUN,

YOU START SHOOTING.

BUT I PROMISE YOU,

YOU WILL NOT MAKE IT.

READY?

YEAH, I'M READY.

DAVE.

OH, MY GOD!

HENDRY.

OH, MY GOD!

HENDRY.

YOU JUST KILLED YOURSELF.

BONNEY, YOU ARE A FOOL!

YOU CALL YOURSELF

THE SCOURGE OF NEW MEXICO?

WELL, BY GOD,

IAMNEW MEXICO,

AND YOU ARE DEAD.

HA HA!

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING,

MR. NEW MEXICO.

I WOULDN'T GIVE

A BUCKET OF PISS

FOR YOUR FUTURE.

SKIN OUT, BOYS.

YOU HAVE YOURSELF

A GOOD DAY NOW.

I WANT HIM DEAD.

WELL, THE PROBLEM IS

HE'S PROTECTED

BY THE SURROUNDING

COMMUNITIES.

THEY'VE

MADE A BLOODY HERO

OUT OF A HALF-WI COMMON HORSE THIEF.

THAT'S WHAT I SAY!

LET'S HIRE A THIEF

TO CATCH ONE.

NOW BRING HIM IN,

GOVERNOR,

AND MAKE THE OFFER.

PENDLETON.

IF I'VE BEEN BROUGHT HERE

TO BE, UH...

IMPLICATED IN ANYTHING,

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW

THAT I'M A FAMILY MAN,

FIXING TO SETTLE

AND RUN A BUSINESS.

MR. CHISUM HAS INFORMED US

OF YOUR AMBITIONS,

MR. GARRETT.

NOW, WE KNOW THAT YOU'VE

BEEN WITH BILLY BONNEY

SEVERAL TIMES:

WHEN HE CUT MY HERD.

NOW, PAT,

WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY

WHO KNOWS HIS HAUNTS,

HIS, UH, HIDEOUTS,

SOMEBODY WHO'S FAMILIAR

WITH HIS PATTERNS.

YOUAREFAMILIAR WITH HIM,

MR. GARRETT.

YOU SEE, PATRICK...

CERTAIN CHANGES:

NEED TO BE STRUCTURED.

WE NEED A SHERIFF

WHO CAN ELIMINATE

THIS PARTICULAR...

PROBLEM.

I DON'T QUITE FOLLOW

WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

WE'RE SAYING

SHERIFF OF LINCOLN COUNTY.

SHERIFF PAT GARRETT.

NOW THAT OUGHT TO

MAKE YOU FEEL PRETTY GOOD.

AND WE'RE SAYING $5OO...

UP FRONT.

AND 5OO AFTER.

$1,OOO, MR. GARRETT.

AND ALL THE RESOURCES

YOU NEED:

TO CARRY OU THE EXTERMINATION

OF ONE:

WILLIAM H. BONNEY.

IS THAT SATISFACTORY?

WHILE PAT WAS THINKING

ABOUT THE SANTA FE RING'S

GENEROUS OFFER,

ME AND THE BOYS WERE BUSY

SORTING OUT OUR FINANCES.

WE FIGURED THAT IF IT WAS

TOO MUCH OF A HARDSHIP

FOR CHISUM:

TO GIVE US ANY MONEY...

HOWDY.

WELL,

THEN WE'D HELP HIM OU

AND JUST TAKE:

A FEW OF HIS COWS.

I GUESS WHA I'M TRYING TO SAY IS,

YOU'RE CALLED KID,

AND RUDABAUGH'S

CALLED ARKANSAS DAVE,

AND, UH, I DARESAY

DOC'S CHRISTIAN NAME

AIN'T DOC.

YOU WANT A NAME.

YES, SIR.

I WOULD LIKE THAT.

I WOULD LIKE THA VERY MUCH INDEED.

YOU HAVE TO EARN IT,

HENDRY.

UNTIL THEN, YOU'RE STUCK

WITH PLAIN OLD HENDRY.

SORRY.

[RINGING]

[CLICK]

STILL TRYING TO GE THIS RAG SHEE

OFF THE GROUND, ASH?

THE COPY IS GOOD.

THE MACHINE IS BAD.

I HEAR YOU'RE GOING TO BE

OPENING UP AN EATING HOUSE,

GARRETT.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SECURE

AN ADVERTISEMENT?

I'VE CHANGED MY MIND.

JEEZUM CROW.

YOU'RE THE ONE THA THE SANTA FE RING HIRED--

NEVER MIND THAT.

I WANT TO HIRE YOU

FOR A JOB.

YOU DO?

I WANT YOU TO DOCUMEN THE HUN

FOR THE MOST FAMOUS MAN

IN NEW MEXICO.

I WAN A BOOK WRITTEN ON I

SO THAT THE PEOPLE WILL

UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION.

I WANT YOU:

TO RIDE ALONG WITH ME

AND RECORD THE DANGERS

OF THE EXPEDITION.

RIDEALONG WITH YOU?

ON A HORSE?

OH, NO.

THIS I CAN'T DO.

I CAME OUT WES TO SAVE MY LAST LUNG.

I'M A JOURNALIST.

YOU'RE

A BROKE JOURNALIST,

AND YOU'RE A DRUNK.

THE COUNTRY WAS OVERGROWN

WITH WEED AND BRUSH

AND ENCUMBERED:

WITH LOOSE ROCK,

MAKING I ALMOST IMPASSABLE.

I LIKE THAT.

THAT'S VERY GOOD.

MORNING, SHERIFF.

WE MET AT THE GOVERNOR'S.

JOHN W. POE,

CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION.

THE GOVERNOR SENT ME

AND THESE MEN:

TO LEND YOU A HAND.

ENCUMBERED BY IDIOTS,

WE PRESSED ON.

I LIKE THAT.

IT'S VERY GOOD.

WHAT DID THEY DO NOW--

SPELL YOUR NAME WRONG?

THEY GOT A NEW SHERIFF

ON US, BOYS.

GOES BY THE NAME

OF PAT GARRETT.

JESUS CHRIST!

WHAT THE HELL:

DID HE DO THAT FOR?

MAKE HISSELF FAMOUS.

BE A KNOWN MAN LIKE ME.

HEY, WHAT ABOUT ME?

WHAT DID THEY SAY

ABOUT ME, HUH?

NOTHING, DAVE.

JUST PLAYING THE GAME,

DOC.

WE'LL GIVE HIM A GAME,

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, DAVE'S BOYS.

WE RIDE NOW.

WE ARE GOING TO GIVE

PAT GARRET:

THE RIDE OF HIS MISERABLE

TWO-FACED STINKING LIFE.

LET'S SKIN OUT! COME ON!

WELL, COME ON!

DO YOU BELIEVE THIS?

OK, TOM.

LAST ONE OUT OF HERE

DRINKS DIRTY DISHWATER.

COME ON!

SON OF A B*TCH!

HO.

BURIAL GROUND.

WARM SPRINGS PEOPLE.

APACHE.

WE BETTER GET GOING.

WE'LL GO AROUND.

WHAT IS IT--

CHAVEZ, WHY DON'T YOU

GO PECK SHI:

WITH THE CHICKENS, HUH?

DO YOU KNOW WHA THEY'RE PAYING

FOR APACHE BONE:

IN SILVER CITY RIGHT NOW?

CHRIST ALMIGHTY,

THEY'RE MAKING...

THEY'RE MAKING ASHTRAYS,

THEY'RE MAKING COMBS,

THEY'RE MAKING

KNIFE HANDLES.

YOU GET 5O CENTS

FOR A GOOD INDIAN LEG BONE.

IT'S ALL OUT THERE,

SO DON'T YOU GO GETTING

SENTIMENTAL AND ALL THAT,

COME ON.

YOU GO IN THERE,

SMART GRINGO,

AND I'LL BURY YOU

THERE.

OK.

LET'S GO.

COME ON. YAH!

COME ON.

WHOA.

WHOO!

SILVER CITY,

HERE I COME!

AAAH!

NO!

YAH!

UGH!

UHH!

SH*T.

SH*T.

SON OF A...

I DON'T THINK SO,

DAVE.

THAT MEXICAN-INDIAN

MAY HAVE LOST HIS FAMILY,

BUT HE HADN'T LOST A TRICK

WHEN IT CAME DOWN TO

AN OLD-FASHIONED

PIG-STICKING MATCH.

YOU WAN YOUR KNIFE BACK?

SH*T.

YEAH.

AND DAVE...

WELL, HE APPRECIATED

THE VALUE OF FAIR PLAY,

BUT HE ALSO APPRECIATED

THE VALUE:

OF A GOOD BONE-HANDLED KNIFE.

AND WE WERE GOINGAROUND

THAT CEMETERY,

I PROMISE YOU.

THANK YOU.

GARRETT!

GET ME OFF:

THIS ANIMAL!

I HAVE TO HAVE:

A MOVEMENT!

YOU HAVE TO HAVE

A WHAT?

HE HAS TO HAVE:

A SH*T.

I HAVE TO HAVE:

A MOVEMENT.

THAT'S THE FOURTH ONE

TODAY.

AAAH!

SHERIFF, AT THE RISK

OF OFFENDING YOU,

YOUR NEWSPAPERMAN

IS HINDERING:

AN IMPORTAN GOVERNMENT OPERATION.

I HAVE TO REQUES

THAT HE BE DISCHARGED

FROM SERVICE.

WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF IT?

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John Fusco

John Fusco is an American screenwriter born in Prospect, Connecticut. His screenplays include Crossroads, Young Guns, Young Guns II, Thunderheart, Hidalgo, and the Oscar-nominated Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. more…

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