Young Guns
Summary
On the surface , Tom Cruise and Jon Bon Jovi may not seem to have much in vulgar , but they both deal a uniqueWesterntrait in common . Without a doubt , the 1980s was the bad time for western sandwich , thanks to the box - office failure ofHeaven ’s Gate . This 1980 epic cost a staggering ( for the clock time ) $ 44 million to produce , and gross less than a ten percent of that back at the box post . In the backwash , studios avoided Westerns like the plague , with Clint Eastwood ’s genre comebackPale Riderbeing a rare exception .
It wasthe Brat Pack who saved Westerns withYoung Guns , which follow Emilio Estevez ’s Billy the Kid and his pack of " Regulators . " The movie co - starred Charlie Sheen and Kiefer Sutherland , and its winner predicted the abruptly - hold up Western revivification of the 1990s . IfYoung Gunshadn’t succeeded and proved audience would still bend up for the music genre , there may not have been film likeDances with WolvesorTombstone . Estevez is be after a third expedition dubbedYoung shooter 3 : Alias Billy the Kid , which will reunify the surviving characters of the first two outings for a new dangerous undertaking .
Both Tom Cruise & Bon Jovi Made Uncredited Cameos In The Young Guns Franchise
Cruise and Bon Jovi have the definition of “blink and you’ll miss ‘em” roles
Tom Cruise and rocker Jon Bon Jovi share this strange Young Guns cameo style in common , with both having mute appearances as character who get gunned down in the first and 2d pic , respectively .
TheYoung Gunsduology had a hell of a cast , with the like of Viggo Mortensen , Alan Ruck and John Wayne ’s son Patrick playing supporting roles . It ’s a fairly common piece of trivia thatTom Cruise has a tiny cameo inYoung Guns , bet a gunman in the finale who is gunned down by Casey Siemaszko ’s Charlie . Reportedly , Cruise was impose his pal Estevez during filming , and having never taken part in a gunfight onscreen before , was given a probability to dress up and toy cowhand for a day .
Emilio Estevez seemingly come back Tom Cruise’sYoung Gunscameo by come out in an uncredited role in 1996’sMission : Impossible .
Tom Cruise and rocker Jon Bon Jovi share this strangeYoung Gunscameo trend in common , with both having mute appearances as characters who get gunned down in the first and second movies , respectively . In Bon Jovi ’s pillowcase , he was approach by Estevez about using his Sung dynasty " want Dead or Alive " forYoung Guns 2 ; instead , the cradle dedicated his entire first solo album to writing song inspired by the sequel .
This includes the iconic " Blaze of Glory , " and while ferment on the record album , Bon Jovi made his acting debut inYoung Guns 2as a brigand trapped in a pitalongside Doc ( Sutherland ) and Chavez ( Lou Diamond Phillips ) . Like Cruise before him , his role is wordless , and he ’s cursorily gun down during the escape scene .
Young Guns 3 Must Keep This Hidden Cameo Tradition Alive
The third Guns must keep this accidental trend going
TheYoung GunsFranchise
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Young Guns(1988 )
$ 45,661,556
43 %
A band of young gunslingers, led by the rebellious Billy the Kid, seeks retribution for the killing of their guardian. As they navigate the dangers of the Old West, their acts of vengeance draw the ire of both the law and their enemies.
Young Guns II(1990 )
$ 44,143,410
31 %
During a July 2024 consultation on theInside of Youpodcast , Lou Diamond Phillips revealed that despite a thirdYoung Gunshaving been written and prepped , the right field holder " put the kibosh on it " for the minute . Time will tell if the third dangerous undertaking ever mounts up , but with renewed interest in the Brat Pack thanks to Andrew McCarthy’sBratsdocumentary , peradventure it could finally move in the lead . IfYoung Guns 3happens , it should keep the tradition of obliterate a megastar in the backgroundof a random scene alive .
The films could keep thing in the Brat Pack family , and give a out of sight cameo to the like of Rob Lowe or Demi Moore . unluckily , Kiefer Sutherland ’s Doc was gun down inYoung Guns 2,but perhaps he could come along next time as an extra gunned down by Estevez ’s older Billy the Kid . If the filmmakers need to aim sky eminent with this cameo muzzle , somebody should give the Brat Pack adjacent Robert Downey Jr. a call .
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A band of vernal torpedo , extend by the rebellious Billy the Kid , assay payback for the violent death of their guardian . As they voyage the dangers of the Old West , their acts of vengeance reap the ire of both the practice of law and their enemies .
