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Released
1988 · FILM

Young Guns

Billy the Kid rallies a ragtag crew of young outlaws to become deputies and avenge their benefactor’s murder, but his reckless quest for justice turns them into fugitives pursued by relentless lawmen and rival gunslingers.

“Six reasons why the west was wild.”

Directed by
Christopher Cain, W Thomas Snyder
Written by
John Fusco
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
107 min
ActionDramaWestern

Synopsis

A group of young outlaws, led by Billy the Kid, take on roles as deputies in an effort to avenge the murder of the rancher who had become their benefactor. However, when Billy's actions push their authority beyond acceptable limits, the group turns into fugitives being pursued by others.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 151+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Jack HofstraShot by Dean SemlerScored by Brian BanksDesigned by Jane MuskySound by Lon BenderCostumes by Richard HornungStunts by Everett Creach

Box Office

1988 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.4× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$44.7M

Budget$13.0M
Worldwide gross$44.7M
break-even (2.5×)

Opening weekend: $7.0M — 15% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $11.3M — 25% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 1,387 theaters

Also known as

  • Young Guns - Sie fürchten weder Tod noch Teufelde
  • (Working Title)Jovens Demais para Morrer
  • (Bulgarian)Млади стрелци
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • United StatesAug 10, 1988
  • FranceSep 1, 1988
  • JapanNov 12, 1988
  • AustraliaDec 8, 1988

Companies

ProductionMorgan Creek Entertainment
Distribution20th Century Fox, SF Studios Norge, Vestron Pictures, Vestron UK, Interaccess Film Distribution
Other companiesAIR Studios, AMS AudioFile, Completion Bond Company, Helen Uffner Vintage Clothing, JDH Sound

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