Urban Cowboy (1980)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

James Bridges

Writers:

Aaron Latham (story)
James Bridges (writer) ...

Release Date:

6 June 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Hard Hat Days And Honky-Tonk Nights.

Plot:

John Travolta stars as a young man from the country who learns about life and love in a Houston bar.

Plot Keywords:

Contest | Funeral | Wedding | Convicted Felon | Houston Texas

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 19	2:00 PM	CMTV
Sun. July 19	8:00 PM	CMTV

Cast

John Travolta	...	Bud
Debra Winger	...	Sissy
Scott Glenn	...	Wes
Madolyn Smith Osborne	...	Pam (as Madolyn Smith)
Barry Corbin	...	Uncle Bob
Brooke Alderson	...	Aunt Corene
Cooper Huckabee	...	Marshall
James Gammon	...	Steve Strange
Mickey Gilley	...	Himself
Johnny Lee	...	Himself
Bonnie Raitt	...	Herself
Charlie Daniels	...	Himself (as Charlie Daniels Band)
Taz Di Gregorio	...	Himself (as Charlie Daniels Band)
Charlie Hayward	...	Himself (as Charlie Daniels Band)
Betty Murphy	...	Bud's Mom

Runtime:

132 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:12 (DVD rating) | UK:15 (re-rating) (1987) | UK:AA (original rating) | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1980) | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Houston, Texas, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

According to Debra Winger's book, she only got the part after Sissy Spacek, who originally was cast, had a falling out with Travolta.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: During the first kissing scene between Wes and Sissy in Wes' trailer, the shadow of a crew person can be seen in the reflection on the kitchen cabinet.

Quotes:

Bud: What happened to your face?
Sissy: Got hit.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Gilmore Girls: Dear Emily and Richard (#3.13)" (2003)

Soundtrack:

Rode Hard & Put Up Wet

entertaining, to say the least

I kind of enjoyed this movie. It would help if you are a fan of country music, honky tonks, drama, rodeo, and/or John Travolta. It helped spawn the Urban Cowboy movement of the early 1980's, and there was actually a plot! If you see it, you might like it. Travolta gives a pretty good performance.

** 1/2 out of ****