The Legend of Billy the Kid is a 1994

1994 in television

The year 1994 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1994.For the American TV schedule, see: 1994-95 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-Miniseries:...

 television documentary film

Documentary film

Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...

 about Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid

William H. Bonney William H. Bonney William H. Bonney (born William Henry McCarty, Jr. est. November 23, 1859 – c. July 14, 1881, better known as Billy the Kid but also known as Henry Antrim, was a 19th-century American gunman who participated in the Lincoln County War and became a frontier...

. It was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards. Narrator David Marshall Grant

David Marshall Grant

David Marshall Grant is an American actor and playwright.-Life and career:Grant was born in Westport, Connecticut, to physician parents...

 received an Emmy nomination for his work on the film. The film explores the Kid's wild life, the Lincoln County War

Lincoln County War

The Lincoln County War was a 19th-century range war between two factions during the Old West period. Numerous notable figures of the American West were involved, including Billy the Kid, aka William Henry McCarty; sheriffs William Brady and Pat Garrett; cattle rancher John Chisum, lawyer and...

, his team, and other issues.

Background

The film was written and directed by Todd Robinson. Robinson used clips from movies about Kidd and pictures to clearly explain his life. There are some black-and-white archive footage scenes, but most scenes are taken from other films.

Kidd's given name was William H. Bonney, but he was also known as Henry McCarty.

Connections with Young Guns

The film includes an interview with Emilio Estevez

Emilio Estevez

Emilio Estevez is an American actor, film director, and writer. He started his career as an actor and is well-known for being a member of the acting Brat Pack of the 1980s, starring in The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire...

 on the set of the Academy Award-nominated film Young Guns II

Young Guns II

Young Guns II is a 1990 western film, and the sequel to Young Guns . It stars Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christian Slater, and features William Petersen as Pat Garrett. It was written and produced by John Fusco and directed by Geoff Murphy.It follows the life of...

, in which Estevez played Kidd.

John Fusco

John Fusco

John Fusco is an American screenwriter born in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA. His screenplays include Crossroads, Young Guns, Young Guns II, Thunderheart, Hidalgo, and the Oscar-nominatedSpirit: Stallion of the Cimarron...

, writer and producer of Young Guns

Young Guns

Young Guns is a 1988 action/western film, directed by Christopher Cain and written by John Fusco. The film was the first to be produced by Morgan Creek Productions...

and Young Guns II, also appeared in this documentary. He also made a cameo appearance in the second film.

Young Guns is mostly about the Lincoln County War.

Other films

There are many films about Billy the Kid.

Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson

Kristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson is an American musician, actor, and writer. He is known for hits such as "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"...

also portrayed Billy the Kid.

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