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6.3Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sidelined by the accolades and notoriety she receives at her "day" job as a barmaid at Coyote Ugly. The "Coyotes" as they are affectionately called tantalize customers and the media alike with their outrageous antics, making Coyote Ugly the watering hole for guys on the prowl.
Cast
- Piper Perabo as Violet Sanford (Jersey)
- Maria Bello as Lil
- Bridget Moynahan as Rachel
- Tyra Banks as Zoe
- Izabella Miko as Cammie
- John Goodman as Bill
Themes
- beautiful woman
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Key facts
- Directed by
- David McNally
- Written by
- Gina Wendkos Kevin Smith (uncredited, additional material)
- Based on
- "The Muse of the Coyote Ugly Saloon", by Elizabeth Gilbert
- Produced by
- Jerry Bruckheimer Chad Oman
- Starring
- Piper Perabo Adam Garcia Maria Bello Melanie Lynskey John Goodman
- Cinematography
- Amir Mokri
- Edited by
- William Goldenberg
- Music by
- Trevor Horn
- Production companies
- Touchstone Pictures Jerry Bruckheimer Films
- Distributed by
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- Release date
- August 4, 2000 ( 2000-08-04 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 101 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $45 million
- Box office
- $113.9 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Coyote Ugly is a 2000 American comedy-drama film based on the Coyote Ugly Saloon. It was directed by David McNally, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman, and written by Gina Wendkos with additional material by an uncredited Kevin Smith, based on "The Muse of the Coyote Ugly Saloon" by Elizabeth Gilbert. Set at the titular drinking establishment in New York City, the film stars Piper Perabo in her breakthrough role, Adam Garcia, Maria Bello, Melanie Lynskey, and John Goodman.
The film received mostly negative reviews but was a box office success nonetheless, grossing $113 million worldwide. The film has become a cult classic over the years. In 2020, Tyra Banks said that she had been lobbying the original production team for a sequel for years.
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