Synopsis
Mitch Robbins' 40th birthday begins quite well until he returns home and finds his brother Glen, the black sheep of the family, in his sofa. Nevertheless he is about to have a wonderful birthday-night with his wife when he discovers a treasure map of Curly by chance. Together with Phil and unfortunately Glen he tries to find the hidden gold of Curly's father in the desert of Arizona.
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Cast
- Billy CrystalMitch Robbins
- Daniel SternPhil Berquist
- Jon LovitzGlen Robbins
- Jack PalanceDuke Page
- Patricia WettigBarbara Robbins
- Pruitt Taylor VinceBud
- Bill McKinneyMatt
- Lindsay CrystalHolly Robbins
- Beth GrantLois
- Noble WillinghamClay Stone
Recommendations
- 70
Variety
City Slickers II is a welcome sequel, much in the spirit of the original but keen to mosey into new terrain. It’s definitely the yee-hah! film of the season. - 60
Empire
Nowhere near as good as the first one but all the same ingredients. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
City Slickers II, subtitled The Legend of Curly's Gold, makes the mistake of thinking we care more about the gold than about the city slickers. Like too many sequels, it has forgotten what the first film was really about. Slickers II is about the MacGuffin instead of the characters. - 50
Los Angeles Times
The real gold chasers are the filmmakers, who keep pilfering moments from the first film to garland the sequel in order to repeat their success. - 50
The New York Times
This sequel has no real purpose beyond the obvious one of following up a hit, although the original film was just as casual at times. Both of them rely on Billy Crystal's breezy, dependably funny screen presence to hold the interest, even when not much around him is up to par. Both also count on the irascible Jack Palance, even though Mr. Palance's Curly was dead and buried when the first film was over. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
This amiable comedy has laughs, but can't compete with the warmth and charm of the original. - 40
Washington Post
City Slickers II, subtitled The Legend of Curly's Gold, is basically a refresher course. There are couple of good guffaws, but many of the jokes are simply recycled from the prequel. - 38
Rolling Stone
This lumbering retread, subtitled The Legend of Curly's Gold, is mostly old ground slavishly covered. There are wider gaps between the jokes this time, and the slick style of British director Paul Weiland, best known for commercials (Schweppes, Heineken), can't disguise the fact that he's selling stale goods.
