Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Poster
MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Up 28 this week

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)

R  95 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Romance   -  20 May 1994 (USA)
4.0
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 4.0/10 from 4,393 users   Metascore: 28/100 
Reviews: 47 user | 31 critic | 16 from Metacritic.com

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

Director:

Gus Van Sant

Writers:

Tom Robbins (novel), Gus Van Sant (screenplay)
Watch Trailer
 Loading Watchlist 

Watch it

Buy it from Amazon »

Related Lists

image of title
a list of 90 titles by candypants42 created 6 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 257 titles by scarecrow-moon created 9 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 131 titles by basterull created 5 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 378 titles by harleysdaddy06 created 4 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 367 titles by LesGr created 3 weeks ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Download the free IMDb App
2 nominations See more awards »

Related Videos

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues -- Sissy Hankshaw is born with enormous thumbs that help her hitchhiking through the US from a young age... Even Cowgirls Get the Blues -- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (trailer)
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Uma Thurman ...
Lorraine Bracco ...
Delores Del Ruby
Pat Morita ...
The Chink (as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita)
Angie Dickinson ...
Miss Adrian
Keanu Reeves ...
John Hurt ...
Rain Phoenix ...
Bonanza Jellybean
Ed Begley Jr. ...
Rupert
Carol Kane ...
Carla
Sean Young ...
Marie Barth
Crispin Glover ...
Roseanne ...
Madame Zoe (as Roseanne Arnold)
Buck Henry ...
Dr. Dreyfus
Grace Zabriskie ...
Treva Jeffryes Treva Jeffryes ...
Young Sissy
Edit

Storyline

Sissy Hankshaw is born with enormous thumbs that help her hitchhiking through the US from a young age. She becomes a model in advertising and her NY agent 'the Countess' sends her to his ranch in CA to shoot a commercial, set against the background of mating whooping cranes. There, she befriends Bonanza Jellybean, one of the cowgirls at the beauty- ranch. The cowgirls take command of the ranch from the Countess and 'drug' the cranes with 'peyote'. The police besiege the ranch. Written by Pieter van Scherpenberg <mediavis@netland.nl>  

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Ranch | Cowgirl | Peyote | Whooping Crane | Model  | See more »

Taglines:

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

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Western

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality and some language See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

View content advisory »
Edit

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German (some dialogue)

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Até as Vaqueiras Ficam Tristes See more »

Filming Locations:

Bend, Oregon, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$1,710,000 (USA)
See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Fourth Vision See more »
Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA: (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby  | Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Quotes

The Countess: All of us are freaks in one way or another. Try being born a male Russian Countess into a white, middle class, Baptist family in Mississippi, and you'll see what I mean.
See more »

Crazy Credits

At the beginning, lot of stars rise in the sky. One, aside and slower than
the others, writes the words "For River". [River Phoenix] See more »

Connections

Referenced in Elektra Luxx (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"Ride of Bonanza Jellybean"
Written by k.d. lang and Ben Mink
Jane Hathaway's Publishing Co./Bumstead U.S. Publishing (ASCAP)
Zavion Publishing (SOCAN) See more »