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Urban Cowboy

Year:

1980

Duration:

132 min

Genres:

Drama | Western

IMDB rate:

6.1

Director:

James Bridges

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1980-06-06

Filming Locations: 2213 Westside Drive, Deer Park, Texas, USA

Earnings

Gross: $53,300,000 (USA) Rentals $23,810,000 (USA)

Cast

Actor

Character

Madolyn Smith Osborne

Urban Cowboy

John Travolta

Bud

Debra Winger

Sissy

Scott Glenn

Wes

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

Ed Geldart

Bud's Dad

Leah Geldart

Bud's Sister

Keith Clemons

Bud's Brother

Howard Norman

Bud's Brother

Sheryl Briedel

Lou Sue

Sean Lawler

Willie

Gator Conley

Gator

Minnie Elerick

Minnie

David Ogle

Killer

Bret Williams

Wayne

Tamara Champlin

Gilley Background Vocalist (as Tamara Matuesian)

Becky Conway

Gilley Background Vocalist

Sherwood Cryer

Jerry Hall

Sexy Sister

Cyndy Hall

Sexy Sister

Lucky Mosley

Plant Supervisor

Zetta Raney

Chrystal

Ellen March

Becky

Gina Alexander

Waitress #2

Steven Chambers

Truck Driver in Parking Lot (as Steve Chambers)

Ann Travolta

Wedding Party

Anson Downes

Wedding Party

W.P. Wright III

Gilley's Bartender

Steve Strange

Sam Strange

Norman Tucker

Norman (Bullrider)

Debie Tucker

Debbie

Jessie La Rive

Jessie

Bettye Fitzpatrick

Sissy's Mom

Jim Gough

Sissy's Dad

Connie Hanson

Marshalene

Glenn Holtzman

Plant Foreman

Christopher Saylors

Bubba

Daniel Heintschel Jr.

Big 'C'

Ben P. Brannon III

Ben

Robert Lewis Bush

Dwight (as Robert Bush)

James N. Harrell

Minister at Gravesite

Julie Bailey

Singer at Gravesite

Gene McLaughlin

Trick Roper

Justine Albree

Pam's Girlfriend #2 (uncredited)

Steve M. Clark

Gilley's Bar Patron (uncredited)

Terry Holbrook

Girl at Bar (uncredited)

Greg Korin

Barfly (uncredited)

Jake Messinger

Dancer / Backup Singer (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

In order to place cameras in key positions under the mechanical bull to capture certain angles of the rodeo riding, the landing fall mattresses were removed, thereby reducing the safety protection of the rider.

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According to the TCMDb, "in the last two weeks, the shoot moved to Los Angeles where an East L.A. trailer park subbed for Bud's Houston digs. One day, gunfire suddenly peppered the set. According to a security guard, six men with sawed-off rifles came over an embankment on the set's perimeter, firing away. It was believed, though never proved, that the assailants were members of a local street gang. No one was injured, but Travolta was badly shaken, and the remainder of filming was done on a soundstage".

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John Travolta's only ever western or cowboy picture [to date March 2014].

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Goofs

The terrain of Houston/Pasadena Texas is very flat, yet as Bud and other characters are seen driving down his street in the trailer park, a significant range of hills is easily noticed in the background. (These scenes were filmed in a trailer park in a suburb of Los Angeles called Pico Rivera, California, and the hills are the San Gabriel Mountains.)

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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.

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Scene with Wes drinking tequila with Sissy - he states "la vida luna" - "the crazy life." "La vida luna" translates to: "the moon life." He should have said "la vida loca."

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Quotes

Sissy: I got a thumb, I got a middle finger!

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Bud: [to Wes] HEY TATTOO! You see this here? That there's a weddin' ring. That means we're married! She's MINE, okay?

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Sissy: You a real cowboy?

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How does it end?

Bud wins the mechanical bull riding contest.Realizing he doesn't love her, Pam confesses to Bud about the letter Sissy left him in his trailer, which she tore up.After seeing Sissy with a black eye, Bud hits Wes, who just robbed Gilley's.Bud and Sissy ride away together, in his pickup truck.

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