Young Guns is a 1988 action/western film, directed by Christopher Cain and written by John Fusco. The film stars Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney, Casey Siemaszko, Terence Stamp, Terry O'Quinn, Brian Keith, and Jack Palance.
Young Guns is a fictionalized retelling of the adventures of Billy the Kid during the Lincoln County War, which took place in New Mexico during 1877–1878. It was filmed in and around Los Cerrillos, New Mexico. A sequel, Young Guns II was released in 1990.