City Slickers 2 - The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)

19% of critics liked it
(21 reviews)
34% of users liked it
(60,500 ratings)

Mitch Robbins (Billy Crystal) returns in this sequel to the original City Slickers that attempts to recapture the first film's warmth and character comedy. Despite feeling re-invigorated when we last left him, Mitch again faces a few personal dilemmas: his radio station job is going nowhere and his… More Mitch Robbins (Billy Crystal) returns in this sequel to the original City Slickers that attempts to recapture the first film's warmth and character comedy. Despite feeling re-invigorated when we last left him, Mitch again faces a few personal dilemmas: his radio station job is going nowhere and his schlep of a brother (Jon Lovitz, replacing Bruno Kirby as the third of Mitch's cowboy threesome) has come to stay for a while. Things get really strange when Mitch is haunted by the ghost of cowboy Curly (Jack Palance), who died while leading Mitch and friends on their first cattle-herding adventure. Mitch unexpectedly finds a treasure map in the band of Curly's hat and, together with his brother and his friend Phil (Daniel Stern), heads back to the West to find Curly's lost gold mine. Along the way, they hitch up with Curly's twin brother, again played by Palance. ~ Don Kaye, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 56 min.
Directed By: Paul Weiland
Written By: Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
Genres: Western, Action & Adventure, Comedy

In Theaters: Jun 10, 1994 Wide
On DVD: Apr 1, 2003
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum
Absolutely pointless sequel without an ounce of creativity.
Carlo Cavagna, AboutFilm.com
As broad as a barn.
Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
Another unnecessary sequel; not up to the original.
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Paint-by-numbers sequel that will bore even fans of the original.

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Featured Audience Ratings

Anthony L

Awful and unnecessary cash in.
Jon L

Good movie. Just as funny and entertaining as the first one.
Curtis L

okay
Lafe F

A decent sequel to City Slickers, but where the heck was Bruno Kirby?
danny d

good sequel
Jason S

This didn't need a second movie. Kind of pointless.
Dillon L

It basically retreads the plot of the well made original, and this is the result: A anti-climactic, scarcely funny, lame rehash.
ashley h

Decent sequel
Doctor S

Prototypical 'the first one was a surprise hit so let's cash in and make a sequel' movie.
Anthony V

A sequel made just for the sake of making a sequel to a high grossing film. No where near as good as the first.
Jim W

The first was a smart movie about mid-life crisis and guys bonding. The characters in this one are looking for money and it the movie was just made...for more money. Plus Jon Lovitz was a bad replacement for the late great Bruno Kirby who was great in the original. Still the… More
The first was a smart movie about mid-life crisis and guys bonding. The characters in this one are looking for money and it the movie was just made...for more money. Plus Jon Lovitz was a bad replacement for the late great Bruno Kirby who was great in the original. Still the movie does have some charm and heart despite the awful plot. The late great Jack Palance steals the show once again even if it doesn't work that Curly has a twin brother.
Leo L

Funny!
Sarah P

Not as good as the original, but was definately worth making.