Urban Cowboy
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Actor: Barry Corbin, Brooke Alderson, Charlie Daniels, Sheryl Briedel, Steve ChambersBrand: Paramount
Cinematographer: Reynaldo Villalobos
Composer: Ralph Burns
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 134 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-10-08
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of Urban Cowboy
Movie Review: A ridiculous excuse for `makes no sense' cinema...
Summary: 2 Stars
It may possibly be one of the dumbest movies I have ever seen, but I cannot help but praise it for one very notable fact; Debra Winger is a goddess. Yes, `Urban Cowboy' is silly, predictable and unnecessary, but Winger is so good she should have won an Oscar; seriously.
Take her out of the equation and there is no use for this ridiculous mess of a film whatsoever.
The film tells the story of Bud, a cowboy who travels to the city to start over. He leaves his family behind (immediate that is) to move in with his Aunt and Uncle. He works in construction by day and immerses himself in the Honky-Tonk culture at a local bar by night. That is where he meets and falls in love with Sissy, a sexy young girl who could tame any mans heart. The only problem is that Bud is an unlikable controlling jerk and Sissy is headstrong and independent. So, like, they get married, fight and then split up; all because Sissy wants to ride a mechanical bull that Bud says is too dangerous for a woman. Their marriage ends bitterly; Bud shacks up with a pretty city girl and Sissy lets a local ex-con seduce her. The film boils down to a faux rodeo challenge where the men ride the mechanical bull for money.
Really, a movie about an obsession with a mechanical bull?
I am not a Travolta fan, but I have been known to enjoy him (especially when he works with Tarantino), but this performance was a mess. He tries way to hard to be a cowboy that he comes off comical. That and the character is just very off putting. He has no redeemable qualities, in fact he's so rigid and unlikable that when he and Sissy split up we are not upset nor do we want them to get back together. Sure, we like Sissy and we don't want to see her with that creep of a man she ran to, but we don't want to see her back with her creep of a husband either.
Like I said; Winger is the only reason this movie is remotely watchable. She nails her portrayal of a small town girl who just wants to be loved and appreciated. Her love for Bud, no matter how ridiculous, is believable; and her interest in winning him back on her own terms is reaching.
That, and she makes that bull look GOOD!
So, I can't recommend this, although I wish I could since Winger's performance deserves a better movie. Anyways, this is stupid, truly, and I should give it an F, but Winger's performance is such a triumph for this film (really, superb characterization here) that I'm forced to give it a D. Still, I'd stay away unless you are a die-hard Winger fan. She has given superb performances in better films.
Summary of Urban Cowboy
A texas farmer moves to the city immerses himself in honky-tonk and falls for a sexy cowgirl. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 03/22/2005 Starring: John Travolta Charlie Daniels Run time: 132 minutes Rating: Pg Director: James BridgesJohn Travolta traded in disco duds for a cowboy hat in this corny love story about a working man who breaks up with his girlfriend (Debra Winger), then plays out their relationship's turmoil inside a huge honky-tonk called Gilley's. The story essentially parallels Travolta's prior hit film, Saturday Night Fever, in its blend of ordinary life, incomplete relationships, and personal pride channeled into niche stardom at a neighborhood club. But for all its regional flavor, Urban Cowboy never enjoys the immediacy and urgency of Fever, and after awhile you can't help but feel bemused by the macho silliness of ongoing "mechanical bull" competitions (basically a faux rodeo device only brave men can master at great chiropractic risk). The Travolta-Winger relationship is pure soap, as well. But this film really is a kind of time-capsule piece on a lot of levels--notably Travolta's career and late '70s Western kitsch--and while it's silly, it's certainly not disagreeable. --Tom Keogh
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