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Urban Cowboy
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6.5After moving to Pasadena, Texas, country boy Bud Davis starts hanging around a bar called Gilley's, where he falls in love with Sissy, a cowgirl who believes the sexes are equal. They eventually marry, but their relationship is turbulent due to Bud's traditional view of gender roles. Jealousy over his rival leads to their separation, but Bud attempts to win Sissy back by triumphing at Gilley's mechanical bull-riding competition.
Released: 1980-06-06132 minDir: James BridgesDrama, Romance, WesternBudget: $10.0MBox office: $53.3M
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Cast
- John Travolta as Bud Davis
- Debra Winger as Sissy
- Scott Glenn as Wes
- Madolyn Smith Osborne as Pam
- Barry Corbin as Uncle Bob
- Brooke Alderson as Aunt Corene
Themes
- adultery
- country music
- texas
- houston, texas
- slice of life
- blue collar
- gender roles
- newlywed
- oil refinery
- misogynist
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
18,107 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
71%
Metacritic
61/100
- Year
- 1980
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Western
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award7 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- James Bridges
- Screenwriter
- James Bridges
- Cast member
- Jerry Hall
- Composer
- Ralph Burns
- Producer
- Robert Evans
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Reynaldo Villalobos
- Narrative location
- Texas
- Duration
- 135
- FilmAffinity ID
- 357045
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1980-09-11
- title
- Urban Cowboy
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 70%
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