Young Guns II Page #3

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
3,200 Views


THE MANY.

WELL...

WHAT ABOUT THE ONE?

MY TERMS ARE SIMPLE--

YOUR TESTIMONY AGAINST THOSE

WHO MURDERED YOUR EMPLOYER

IN EXCHANGE FOR LENIENCY.

NO.

MY TESTIMONY IN EXCHANGE

FOR A FULL PARDON.

WELL,

I'M AFRAID THAT'S--

I TESTIFY,

AND I RIDE OUT OF LINCOLN

A FREE MAN.

IF NOT,

I RIDE OUT OF LINCOLN NOW.

ANY OF YOUR BOYS

TRY TO FOLLOW ME,

THEY'LL WIND UP

IN A PINE BOX.

IF YOU:

WERE GIVEN PARDON,

YOU WOULD LEAVE:

NEW MEXICO,

NEVER TO RETURN?

YOU GO ON THE STAND

AND HELP ME HANG

AND I'LL GIVE YOU

PARDON.

HA HA HA HA!

OF COURSE,

THE MURPHY BOYS WILL SHOOT YOU

DEAD AS A MANGY DOG

IN THE STREET.

SO WE'LL ARREST YOU,

A STAGED ARRES FOR YOUR OWN PROTECTION

BEFORE THE TRIAL.

BUT THAT'S FOR YOU

TO DECIDE.

CAN I HAVE:

SOME OF THAT CAKE?

PENDLETON.

UH-UH, PENDLETON.

UH-UH.

THE, UH...

THE WHITE CAKE:

WITH THE SWEET FROST.

SO...

SHALL WE PROCLAIM

OUR SECRET PARLEY

A SUCCESS?

IT'S A DEAL.

WHEN THE NECK IS BROKEN,

THERE'S ONLY A SHARP PAIN, FAST.

THEN IF THE OTHER PLACE

ACCEPTS YOU,

THE SPIRIT HORSE COMES.

IT TAKES YOU THERE

TO THE OTHER SIDE.

SO DON'T WORRY TOO MUCH.

WHEN YOU DIE, YOU'RE GONNA SEE

THE SPIRIT HORSE.

SHE'LL COME FOR YOU,

MY FRIEND.

GREAT. LET ME TELL YOU

SOMETHING, CHAVEZ.

I DON'T REALLY WANT TO CATCH

A SPIRIT HORSE.

I DON'T EVEN WANT TO SEE

THE OTHER SIDE.

I SURE AS HELL DON'T WANNA

HAVE MY NECK BROKE

THROUGH A SHARP, QUICK PAIN.

THE ONLY THING:

I REALLY WANT TO DO

IS GET THE HELL:

OUT OF HERE.

ME, TOO.

[APPLAUSE]

WELL DONE, WILLIAM.

SPLENDID PERFORMANCE.

HOWEVER, THERE ARE

THREE CANDLES LEF

AND ONLY TWO BULLETS.

[GUNSHOT]

SPLENDID, SPLENDID!

WHAT DID I SAY?

DIDN'T I TELL YOU?

MR. BONNEY...

DISTRICT ATTORNEY RYNERSON'S

HERE TO SEE YOU.

THE GOVERNOR:

THINKS IT'S BES

IF YOU HAVE:

YOUR RESTRAINTS ON.

HEY, SHERIFF?

CAN YOU BRING THA FIDDLE PLAYER IN AGAIN?

HE WAS QUITE GOOD.

HOW ABOUT SOME MORE CAKE

WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE?

AND IT'S GETTING

A LITTLE NIPPY IN HERE.

COULD YOU STOKE UP

THAT FIRE?

THANKS, GEORGE.

YES, SIR.

I WAS STARTING TO GROW FOND

OF PRISON LIFE.

TOP OF THE MORNING

TO YOU, MR. BONNEY.

FINALLY IN CHAINS,

ARE YOU?

STILL TRYING TO:

KEEP UP YOUR GAME?

WELL,

WE'LL BE SEEING YOU

ON THE FLOOR:

OF THE COURTS VERY SOON.

I AIN'T BEING TRIED.

I'M TESTIFYING AGAINST DOLAN

AND ALL THE OTHER SWINE

WHO KILLED MY FRIEND

JOHN TUNSTALL. YES, SIR.

ARE THE BLOODY C*CKS

STILL RUNNING THE COOP?

AH, TO BE SURE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

HA HA HA!

HMM.

WHO GIVES TESTIMONY

IS STRICTLY:

WITHIN THE DISCRETION

OF THE PROSECUTING

ATTORNEY,

WHO HAPPENS TO BE ME,

WHO HAPPENS TO THINK

NOT A BLOODY CHANCE

IN THE PIT OF HADES.

UGH!

YOU CAN'T BLUFF ME.

NO.

I'LL CHARGE YOU,

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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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