Billy the Kid (1989)
- Directed by
- William A. Graham
- Genre
- history, western, tv movie
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 16 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This TV movie follows the outlaw Billy the Kid during the Lincoln County War. It shows his confrontations with lawman Pat Garrett and Governor Lew Wallace.
westernhistoricalactiontensedramaticgrittyfast-pacedearnest
What happens
Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid, also entitled as Billy the Kid, is a 1989 American western genre western television film depicting the events surrounding the famed gunman/outlaw Billy the Kid during his participation in the Lincoln County War. It aired on TNT cable channel on May 10, 1989. Written by Gore Vidal and directed by William A. Graham, with Val Kilmer starring in the lead role of William Bonney a.k.a. Billy the Kid, and with a supporting cast including Duncan Regehr as Pat Garrett, Wilford Brimley as Lew Wallace, Julie Carmen, John O'Hurley, and Ned Vaughn. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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I'll Kill Him and Return Alone (1967)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.