City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
City Slickers II poster
Directed by	Paul Weiland
Produced by	Billy Crystal
Written by	Lowell Ganz Babaloo Mandel(characters and screenplay) Billy Crystal
Starring	Billy Crystal Daniel Stern Jon Lovitz Jack Palance Patricia Wettig
Music by	Marc Shaiman
Cinematography	Adrian Biddle
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	10 June 1994
Running time	116 min.
Country	USA
Language	English
IMDb profile

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994) is a comedy directed by Paul Weiland. It is the sequel to City Slickers. It was not as well received as the original. Billy Crystal Billy Crystal (born March 14, 1947 in Long Beach, New York) is an American actor, writer, producer, comedian and film director. ... Lowell Ganz (born August 31, 1948 in New York, New York) is an American screenwriter, television writer, and television producer. ... Marc Babaloo Mandel (born: October 13, 1949 in New York City) is an American writer. ... Billy Crystal Billy Crystal (born March 14, 1947 in Long Beach, New York) is an American actor, writer, producer, comedian and film director. ... Billy Crystal Billy Crystal (born March 14, 1947 in Long Beach, New York) is an American actor, writer, producer, comedian and film director. ... Daniel Stern (born August 28, 1957, in Bethesda, Maryland), is an American television and film actor. ... Jon Lovitz Jonathan Lovitz (born July 21, 1957) is an actor best known as a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1990. ... Jack Palance, (born Volodymyr Palanyuk (Ukr: Володимир Паланюк))on February 18, 1919, in Hazle Township, Pennsylvania, USA), is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Patricia Wettig (born December 4, 1951) is an American actress and playwright. ... Marc Shaiman (born October 22, 1959) is a composer and lyricist for films and theatre. ... Adrian Biddle, (July 20, 1952 – December 7, 2005), was an English cinematographer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... City Slickers is a 1991 movie comedy starring Billy Crystal, Bruno Kirby, Daniel Stern, Helen Slater, and Jack Palance. ...

Plot

It is the 40th birthday of Mitch Robbins (Billy Crystal), and as a present, Mitch's wife is going to have the kids sleep at their aunt's house so that they can have sex alone. But prior to making love, Mitch finds an old map in the hat of his now deceased friend, Curly (who was played by Jack Palance), and sees that it is a treasure map, but it has a small corner missing. After researching over a few days about the legend of the 1908 gold theft led by Lincoln Washburn, Curly's father, Mitch, along with his best friend Phil (Daniel Stern) and his younger brother Glen (Jon Lovitz) set out to find the gold in the deserts and canyons of Spencer Town. Jack Palance, (born Volodymyr Palanyuk (Ukr: Володимир Паланюк))on February 18, 1919, in Hazle Township, Pennsylvania, USA), is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Daniel Stern is: The pen name of Marie dAgoult Daniel Stern (actor) - an actor, who appeared in Home Alone and City Slickers Daniel Stern (psychologist) a psychologist who specializes in infant development A writer, who has written numerous novels and short story collections and is Cullen Distinguished Professor of... Jon Lovitz Jonathan Lovitz (born July 21, 1957) is an actor best known as a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1990. ...

But along the way, Mitch, Phil and Glen encounter two robbers who turn out to be the men who sold them horses and food for the trip, looking for the map. Just before they are killed, a Curly lookalike intervenes and fights the robbers off. Convinced that his dreams of accidentally burying Curly alive were true, Mitch is ready to be slain by the man when he miraculously frees them from being tied up. He then reveals himself to be Duke (also played by Palance), the twin brother of Curly.

The trio-turned-foursome carry on with their quest, until a reckless act from Mitch causes a stampede, and everything is gone: The Food, the tents, the sleeping bags, and worst of all, the map. Fortunately, Duke and Glen remember the rest of the way, and just as Mitch and Phil are about to turn back and leave for home, they find the lost cave where the gold is supposed to be.

When they find the gold, the foursome are then cornered by the two robbers once again, and they fight them until Glen is shot in the stomach. Phil mercilessly attacks the robber (the other one was knocked out), Mitch mourns his brother, and Duke unloads the gun, only to see that the bullets are really blanks with red paint pellets. At that moment, the four men are encountered by a familiar face: Clay Stone (Noble Willingham), who organized the Cattle Drive the previous year. Clay Stone then reveals that he knew Duke and was looking for him for a long time, and that the two robbers are really Clay Stone's sons and not robbers. The treasure map was actually part of a new adventure tour for Stone's ranch. The gold, much to Clay Stone's amusement, turns out to be lead painted gold, and that Lincoln and Curly had played a trick on Duke. Laughing his head off, Clay Stone leaves the cave, leaving Mitch, Phil, Glen and Duke feeling lost. Noble Willingham (August 31, 1931 in Mineola, Texas — January 17, 2004 in Palm Springs, California) was an American television and film actor. ...

After eating with Clay Stone and a few old friends (like the Shalowitz Brothers from the first film), Mitch, Phil and Glen leave for a convention in Las Vegas, but Duke stays behind for an unknown reason.

But Duke makes a surprise visit to Mitch's hotel room in Las Vegas and speaks personally to him, telling him that he has found out what his one thing is: Honesty. Duke reveals that he was planning to cheat Mitch and his friends out of the gold, but he couldn't find it in his heart to do so. Duke then reveals that he had the missing corner in his hat, just as Curly had has the incomplete map in his hat, and he places a piece of gold on the table. Mitch tries to scratch the gold off, but it won't come off. Delighted, Mitch screams at the top of his lungs.

Cast

• Billy Crystal as Mitch Robbins
• Daniel Stern as Phil Berquist
• Jon Lovitz as Glen Robbins
• Jack Palance as Duke Washburn
• Patricia Wettig as Barbara Robbins
• Noble Willingham as Clay Stone
• Josh Mostel as Barry Shalowitz
• David Paymer as Ira Shalowitz
• Pruitt Taylor Vance as Bud
• Bill McKinney as Matt
• Lindsay Crystal as Holly Robbins

Billy Crystal Billy Crystal (born March 14, 1947 in Long Beach, New York) is an American actor, writer, producer, comedian and film director. ... Daniel Stern is: The pen name of Marie dAgoult Daniel Stern (actor) - an actor, who appeared in Home Alone and City Slickers Daniel Stern (psychologist) a psychologist who specializes in infant development A writer, who has written numerous novels and short story collections and is Cullen Distinguished Professor of... Jon Lovitz Jonathan Lovitz (born July 21, 1957) is an actor best known as a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1990. ... Jack Palance, (born Volodymyr Palanyuk (Ukr: Володимир Паланюк))on February 18, 1919, in Hazle Township, Pennsylvania, USA), is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Patricia Wettig (born December 4, 1951) is an American actress and playwright. ... Noble Willingham (August 31, 1931 in Mineola, Texas — January 17, 2004 in Palm Springs, California) was an American television and film actor. ... Josh Mostel (December 21, 1946, New York, New York) is an American actor who is most known for his roles in Jesus Christ Superstar and two Adam Sandler films. ... David Paymer (born 30 August 1954) is an American character actor, seen in such films as The In-Laws, Crazy People, State and Main, Payback, Get Shorty, Armistad, Carpool, City Hall, and Into the West. ... Bill McKinney (born September 12, 1931 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA is an American character actor whose most famous role was Don Job, the mountain man who abused and then sodomized Bobby Trippe (Ned Beatty) in the movie Deliverance. ...

Trivia

• Bruno Kirby, who played Ed Furillo in City Slickers, was unavailable for this film. Thus, the character of Ed Furillo was removed and replaced with the character of Glen Robbins.

• This film was left in a cliffhanger ending to make way for City Slickers III, but the film was never made for reasons unknown.

Bruno Kirby, born Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu, Jr. ... A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a plot device in which a movie, novel, or other work of fiction contains an abrupt ending, often leaving the main characters in a precarious or difficult situation. ...

External links

• City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold at the Internet Movie Database