Dick Brewer
Background
Dick Brewer is the leader of John Tunstall's Regulators in Lincoln County, New Mexico. He is originally from Vermont.
During the events of Young Guns (1988) played by Charlie Sheen
Chavez Y Chavez and "Dirty Steve" Stephens are arguing when Dick intervenes. During dinner, Dick asks William H. Bonney about his experience and when William tells him that he has a way with cattle, Charley Bowdre and Steve laugh and make fun of him. Dick asks William about the rumor that he killed someone and William tells him, it was because the man was giving him a hard time. Before bed, John has the Regulators practice reading and William reveals himself to be a good reader. L.G. Murphy and Dolan ride to John's property with their men and Sheriff Brady. Brady tells John that Murphy and Dolan have complained that John's men have stolen their property. John tells Brady that Murphy will accuse him of stealing until he is kicked out of New Mexico and he has no reason to steal Murphy's property. Before leaving, Murphy threatens John that he will be bringing him hell. The next day, J. McCloskey walks up to John's property and tells John that Murphy fired him and he is looking for work. One evening John and the Regulators go into town for a New Year's dance. As John and the Regulators are riding back to their property, they see some Prairie Grouse and chase after them. As they are hunting the grouse, a group of Murphy's men ride up and shoot and kill John. After John's funeral, Alex McSween convinces Justice Wilson to deputize the Regulators.
The Regulators head to a location where Henry Hill was last seen with a woman named Janey. Dick hands William the warrant for Henry's arrest and tells him to give it to Henry. William goes inside the outhouse and when Henry goes to pee, William shoots him dead with his gun hidden by his crotch. The people in the bar hear the gunshot and a shootout starts and five of the bar patrons are killed. Dick yells at William for killing Henry, but William just laughs. Later, Doc Scurlock reads a newspaper article in which William is given credit for all the killings, and called the leader of the Regulators. As Morton and Baker are tracking the Regulators, they are ambushed by them. Baker tells them that when they killed Henry they started a war, but Dick responds that they started the war when they killed John. Morton points out that the Regulators are heavily outnumbered, but Dick says that they are still taking them to jail. William talks about killing them, but McCloskey argues against it and suggests a new rout straight to Lincoln County. William accuses McCloskey of being a spy and shoots him in the head. Morton and Baker try and escape and Chavez kills Baker with a knife to the back and Doc and Steve shoot and kill Morton. Doc reads a newspaper article, where again William is given all of the credit for the killings, but Dick's likeness is used in the sketch of William. The article goes on to say that Murphy has hired John Kinney to hunt down William.
Chavez gathers some peyote and makes a tea out of it, which all the Regulators, but Dick drink. The next day, they all trip out in their own special way. They ride through the Mescalero Apache reservation and at dinner, Dick and William get into an argument. Steve runs into the building and tells them Buckshot Roberts is riding up. The Regulators approach Buckshot and Dick tells him that they have a warrant for his arrest. Buckshot tells him that he is there to collect the reward for them put out by Sheriff Brady. A gunfight erupts and after wounding Chavez and Doc, Buckshot retreats into the outhouse. Dick tells William to finish off Buckshot, but William is almost shot by Buckshot. The Regulators shoot at the outhouse and when Dick goes to check if Buckshot is dead, Buckshot shoots him dead.
