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HISTORY HOLLYWOOD

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Fact versus fiction on the silver screen

THE KID

Director Vincent D’Onofrio Starring Dane DeHaan, Ethan Hawke, Chris Pratt, Jake Schur Country USA Released 2019

The legendary last days of a notorious outlaw reimagined V The core facts are largely

correct with only a little creative license
through the eyes of a bystander for the story

While much of The Kid is Speaking with Rio at one Garrett and his men are It’s accurate that Billy made The final showdown
01 true to history, the core plot 02 point, Billy explains he was 03 blocked from their journey 04 his escape by claiming to 05 between Garrett and the Kid
following a young boy named Rio orphaned as a 13-year-old. This is to Sante Fe by local marshals, as need the outhouse, and tricking his is close to testimony of the event.
Cutler and his older sister Sara is true, although it’s thought he was happened in Las Vegas after Billy sole guard, James Bell. The exact Garrett was investigating rumours
fictional. They’re escaping from their 14 or 15 in reality. His mother died the Kid was captured. In both the details differ slightly, but Billy then of Billy’s location around midnight
uncle and happen to cross paths of TB shortly after marrying for the film and reality, they leave Dave attacked Bell as they climbed some and managed to shoot and kill the
with Billy the Kid as he’s on the run second time. Billy fell into a life of Rudabaugh behind to be tried locally stairs, took his gun and shot Bell in outlaw. In the film this happens
from Pat Garrett. crime quickly after that. while the others move on. the back as he tried to escape. outside; in reality they were indoors.

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