Guide Note

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold is the 1994 follow up to the 1991 hit comedy City Slickers. It follows Mitch (Billy Crystal) on his 40th birthday as he discovers a treasure map that leads to "Curly's gold." Jack Palance follows up his Oscar-winning turn as Curly by playing his twin brother Duke.

Fast Facts

1. Director: Paul Weiland
2. Producer: Billy Crystal
3. Writers: Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Billy Crystal
4. Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
5. Release date: June 10, 1994
6. Starring Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Jon Lovitz, Jack Palance, Patricia Wettig
7. Run time: 116 min
8. Rated PG-13
9. Sequel to City Slickers
10. Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating: 20%
11. Tagline: They're back in the saddle!
12. U.S. box office: $43,622,150
13. Bruno Kirby was not available to make the film, so they replaced his character with that of Glen Robbins, Mitch's brother, played by Jon Lovitz

The film begins one year after the start of the first film, on Mitch's 40th birthday. Mitch finds a treasure map secreted in the hat of Curly, the cowboy who died in the first movie. The map sets him off on adventure with his friend Phil (Daniel Stern) and his brother Glen (Jon Lovitz). On their path to find the gold, they are set upon by robbers, then rescued by someone who looks exactly like the dead Curly, but who turns out to be Curly's long lost twin brother Duke (Jack Palance). The four band together to find the treasure, encountering humorous accidents along the way. A twist at the end brings back several familiar faces from the first film.