Urban Cowboy
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Movie Reviews of Urban Cowboy
Movie Review: A cowboy's must
Summary: 5 Stars
John Travolta,who became famous for his role of Vinnie Barbarino on the ABC sitcom "Welcome Back Kotter",had two prior megahit starring films,"Saturday Night Fever" and "Grease". In his third megahit,this film,he is Beauford Uan "Bud" Davis,an URBAN COWBOY who moves to Houston from Spur,a small Houston suburb. He lands a job at an oil refinery where his uncle Bob works. Debra Winger is Sissy,who Bud met at Gilley's,the real-life Pasadena,TX honky tonk. Bud and Sissy fall in love and get married at the hot nightspot. Scott Glenn is Wes Hightower,a paroled convict who steals Sissy's heart and keeps it while she and Bud are separated and nearly divorce. Madolyn Smith in her debut,at least on the big screen,is Pam who is Bud's girlfriend during the separation. Country singer Mickey Gilley owns the nightspot with Sherwood Cryer(both appear as themselves in the film). In addition to Gilley,country artists appearing in the film are Bonnie Raitt,Johnny Lee and The Charlie Daniels Band. All four artists have contributed to the soundtrack album. This film was directed by the late James Bridges,whose prior films include SEPTEMBER 30,1955 and THE CHINA SYNDROME. Bridges subsequently directed MIKE'S MURDER also starring Winger,PERFECT,also starring Travolta,and BRIGHT LIGHTS,BIG CITY starring Michael J. Fox. Sadly,Gilley's was burned down in 1989 by a kitchen fire and was later re-christened as Gilley's Mechanical Bull & Nightclub. Travolta would have no megahit films following this one until 1989's LOOK WHO'S TALKING. He won an Oscar for his role in 1994's PULP FICTION and is still going strong in Hollywood today.Movie Review: I was Marshallene Mitchell in Urban Cowboy
Summary: 5 Stars
I played the role of Marshallene in "Urban Cowboy" and so to answer one of your reviewers, what was Sissy's last name? well here is the way it was. We didn't have last names; at least not assigned to us when we got our scripts. I actually made mine up when I needed one quickly in the Dolly Parton Look-a-like contest. You might recall that Marshallene was caught in the trailer with Wes, the convict. This film is such a "cult favorite" that it plays every day somewhere;my residuals attest to the fact that this film is loved by many. It made a fashion statement, (people went out and bought jeans and hats and boot and belts) it gave a boost to the Club business - where more and more C/W clubs sprang up all over the country and Canada. I had a motor coach bus and opened shows for Mickey Gilley and Johnny Lee and others for about 8 years - well into the late 80's. It was a magical time for all of us! It was a fun time for me and for fans. This movie is legendary and will last well beyond. Hope you enjoy viewing it as much as I enjoyed playing in it.By the way, there are a lot of versions of it. The edited for TV version actually is so different - (I have several more scenes in it) - and it shows Sissy and Bud actually"dating" before they got married. The scenes were shot on location on the grass of Buffalo Bayou in Houston, Texas. I actually like that version because the original had them meeting one night at Gilley's and getting married the next afternoon!!!Connie HansonMovie Review: So utterly beautiful in it's complete tackiness
Summary: 5 Stars
Very few movies have had the impact on American culture the way Urban Cowboy has. Thank god it was temporary. But UC is almost in a class by itself as one of those flicks that when you're flipping channels at 3:00AM you just can't take your eyes off. I remember Urban Cowboy hit the theaters and overnite there were honkytonks being opened on every corner, men were sporting cowboy hats with their penny loafers, and if you didnt know how to two-step you were considered a social moron! Personally I think it's a great movie. Travolta really surprised me on the heels of SatNiteFever. Who'd a thunk. He's actually believable too. The soundtrack is awesome. Too bad Charlene Tilton, of TV's Dallas fame ruined Johnny Lee's career cause that guy was just terrific. The show stealer here is Scott Glenn as the greaser ex-con redneck cowboy. And I ain't got nothing against greaser ex-con cowboys semi-being one myself, but I've always envied what I feel to be the greatest power line of all time...."Pack-at S*#t!" Sort of like Clint's "make my day." And watching him slap Sissy around is the closest thing I'll see to my Julia Roberts fantasy so..... Like I said, beautiful. 5 LongnecksThe DVD itself is nothing less than incredible. Outtakes, rehearsal footage, and a tremendous 5.1 remastering make for just an awesome experience for fans. One of my favorites of all time.
Movie Review: Hey Bud, You gonna ride the Bull again"
Summary: 5 Stars
Urban Cowboy is a time capsule of early eighties Houston, and the Country Western scene at an enormous nightclub called "Gilley's", that was to Houston what the 2001 Odessey was to Brooklyn a few years earlier. It is the story of one Bud Davis who moves to Houston from the rural country to find work at a huge power plant there. On his first night, "Uncle Bob", takes him to Gilley's, and he finds that "Toto, we aint in Kansas anymore", after waking up with Mick Jagger's ex, and some other woman, a night later. He finds that he likes Gilley's and his new job, and they go hand in hand, as you work hard at the plant all day, and then hang out at Gilley's after shift, to try and pick up sexy cowgirls. And that he does, in the guise of "Sissy", played by Debra Winger. It is , in my opinion, a realistic view of relationships, and all that can go wrong, involving issues of trust, lust, revenge, love and hate, and especially jealousy. It explores the relationships that happen when a marriage goes to hell....the other woman, the other man, ect, all centering around a mechanical bull, an ex-con, an incredibly sensual Madeline Stowe, bottles of Lone Star and Mesqual, and the big Bull riding contest. I would have loved to date Pam, and to this day, she still inspires breathlessness in men around the globe....Highly recommended.Movie Review: DVD Disappointing But Still Absolutely Superb
Summary: 5 Stars
I was crushed to find that the DVD does not include certain key deleted scenes. Perhaps that will be remedied after customer demand becomes known to the producers. You will remember that Wes Hightower used the mechanical bull, at one point, to break Bud's arm at Gilley's. Bud accordingly had to leave his job, since he was no longer capable of manual labor ("I'm sorry, Bud, I really am," the foreman told him) and he had to get fill-in work clerking at a convenience store. There's a scene in the film where we briefly see Bud wearing the shirt from that convenience store job -- but one of the deleted scenes portrayed him doing behind-the-counter work, while Uncle Bob stopped by and asked how things were going. In that vignette we saw John Travolta's indescribable acting -- the literal torture he wove into the Bud character who had lost his real job and was forced to perform demeaning 7-11 labor. This casual deletion from the main movie probably cost Travolta the Academy Award that year... and now it's not even on the DVD. What a shame. However, we DO get to see Bud rehearsing the solo dancing he did so well at Gilley's, and we see Debra rehearsing on the bull, boy oh boy. But one big question remains: What was Sissy's maiden name?