Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Gus Van Sant

Writers (WGA):

Tom Robbins (novel)
Gus Van Sant (screenplay)

Release Date:

20 May 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Western

Tagline:

There have been many great drivers but only one great passenger.

Plot:

Sissy Hankshaw is born with enormous thumbs that help her hitchhiking through the US from a young age...

Plot Keywords:

Ranch | Cowgirl | Peyote | Thumb | Whooping Crane

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Uma Thurman	...	Sissy Hankshaw
Lorraine Bracco	...	Delores Del Ruby
Pat Morita	...	The Chink (as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita)
Angie Dickinson	...	Miss Adrian
Keanu Reeves	...	Julian Gitche
John Hurt	...	The Countess
Rain Phoenix	...	Bonanza Jellybean
Ed Begley Jr.	...	Rupert
Carol Kane	...	Carla
Sean Young	...	Marie Barth
Crispin Glover	...	Howard Barth
Roseanne	...	Madame Zoe (as Roseanne Arnold)
Buck Henry	...	Dr. Dreyfus
Grace Zabriskie	...	Mrs. Hankshaw
Treva Jeffryes	...	Young Sissy

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality and some language.

Runtime:

USA:95 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | France:U | Netherlands:16 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bend, Oregon, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Quotes:

The Countess: It's been six months, hasn't it? In some circles that is half a year.

Soundtrack:

This Guy's in Love with You

4.0??? No way...

I could not agree less with the rating that was given to this movie, and I believe this is a sample of how short minded most of spectators are all over the world. Really... Are you forgetting that Cinema used to be a kind of art before some tycoons tried to make it only entertainment? This movie is not entertainment, at least not that easy entertainment you get on movies like Titanic or Gladiator. It has style, it is different, it is shocking... That's why most of you have hated it so much: because it does not try to be pleasing to you. It's just a story, a very weird one I admit, but after all, only a weird story. It is not a great story, not even a great cinema work, but I believe it is worth a 7-stars rating only for the courage of both author and director to shot a story that is not made to please the audience, thus selling billions of copies and making the big studios even richer. This movie is, for me, European-artistic-like movie made in the US, and everyone involved in the making of it deserves respect. Be it for the courage, or be it for the unique sense of humor.