Young Guns: Truly, Truly Outrageous History with CouchManBakes

CatBusRuss was presumptuous when it came to his knowledge about William H. Bonney, a.k.a. Billy the Kid. Our host knew that he was an outlaw with a legendary reputation as a gunslinger until the law caught up with and dispatched him at the age of 21. Thanks to The Cinema Snob, this podcaster also knew he defeated Dracula. His limited knowledge led him to believe that this icon of the Old West did not live a long enough life to get a franchise of Brat Pack adjacent movies. So when Andrew "CouchManBakes" Tiede suggested discussing the first "Young Guns" from 1988, he thought this definitely had to be a crazy flick.

Does the music video aesthetic make it look crazy? Yes. Does the action at times seem unbelievable? Most definitely. But the events of the Lincoln County War did occur, so Russ went into this conversation with doubts that this truly qualified as a "Crazy Flick". Having late career Jack Palance as the primary antagonist will alway help the pro-insanity case, but if that is not enough, Andrew brings up all the historic revisions and the behind the scene tales to prove that this is bonkers action cinema.