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Urban Cowboy
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Overview

User Rating:
5.9/10   4,773 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Aaron Latham (story)
James Bridges (writer) ...
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Release Date:
6 June 1980 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Hard Hat Days And Honky-Tonk Nights.
Plot:
John Travolta stars as a young man from the country who learns about life and love in a Houston bar. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
DGA Board Member Kim Kurumada Dies
 (From The Wrap. 22 November 2009, 1:49 PM, PST)

Travolta jurors 'to begin deliberations'
 (From digitalspy. 21 October 2009, 1:03 PM, PDT)

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Vinnie Barbarino does the Texas 2 Step more (54 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Travolta ... Bud

Debra Winger ... Sissy

Scott Glenn ... Wes
Madolyn Smith Osborne ... Pam (as Madolyn Smith)

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
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Additional Details

Runtime:
132 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:12 (DVD rating) | UK:15 (re-rating) (1987) | UK:AA (original rating) | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1980) | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | Argentina:13
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The soundtrack album was a major hit. It sold several million copies and featured the hit tunes "Looking for Love", "Can I Have This Dance?" and "All Night Long". more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the scene where Bud and Uncle Bob are working the graveyard shift, right before Uncle Bob dies, Bob puts some chewing tobacco in his mouth, folds up the pouch the chew was in and puts it back in his shirt pocket. Seconds later he walks away with the pouch of chew still in his hand. more
Quotes:
Bud: What happened to your face?
Sissy: Got hit.
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Soundtrack:
Hello Texas more

FAQ

How does it end?
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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Vinnie Barbarino does the Texas 2 Step, 27 March 2002
7/10
Author: helpless_dancer from Broken Bow, Oklahoma

I bellied up to the bar expecting this to be a hot beer on a sweltering Texas day but was pleasantly surprised. After suffering through "Saturday Night Foolishness" I had no desire to see a re-make in some south Texas barnyard....and I didn't. John Revolta was good as the jealous redneck, Scott Glenn was well cast as a thuggie ex-con, and Debra Winger was, as always, a delight. *Love that woman* Plus, the soundtrack was dynamite [and this comes from a guy that can't stand the sound of country music]. A fun film all the way.

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