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Urban Cowboy

  • 19801980
  • PGPG
  • 2h 12m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Urban Cowboy (1980)
Bud is a young man from the country who learns about life and love in a Houston bar.
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Bud is a young man from the country who learns about life and love in a Houston bar.Bud is a young man from the country who learns about life and love in a Houston bar.Bud is a young man from the country who learns about life and love in a Houston bar.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
15K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,703
468
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    • Director
      • James Bridges
    • Writers
      • Aaron Latham(story "The Ballad of the Urban Cowboy")
      • James Bridges(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • John Travolta
      • Debra Winger
      • Scott Glenn
    Top credits
    • Director
      • James Bridges
    • Writers
      • Aaron Latham(story "The Ballad of the Urban Cowboy")
      • James Bridges(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • John Travolta
      • Debra Winger
      • Scott Glenn
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 106User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 7 nominations total

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    Trailer 3:05
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    Top cast

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    John Travolta
    John Travolta
    • Bud Davis
    Debra Winger
    Debra Winger
    • Sissy
    Scott Glenn
    Scott Glenn
    • Wes Hightower
    Madolyn Smith Osborne
    Madolyn Smith Osborne
    • Pam
    • (as Madolyn Smith)
    Barry Corbin
    Barry Corbin
    • Bob Davis
    Brooke Alderson
    • Corene Davis
    Cooper Huckabee
    Cooper Huckabee
    • Marshall
    James Gammon
    James Gammon
    • Steve Strange
    Mickey Gilley
    Mickey Gilley
    • Self
    Johnny Lee
    • Self
    Bonnie Raitt
    Bonnie Raitt
    • Self
    The Charlie Daniels Band
    • Themselves
    Betty Murphy
    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
    • Director
      • James Bridges
    • Writers
      • Aaron Latham(story "The Ballad of the Urban Cowboy") (screenplay by)
      • James Bridges(screenplay by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Robert Evans sent Debra Winger back from location because he did not think she was attractive enough for the lead; it was only at the insistence of Director James Bridges that she did the role.
    • 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.)
    • Quotes

      Sissy: You a real cowboy?

      Bud: Well that depends on what you think a real cowboy is?

      Sissy: Know how to do 2-step?

      Bud: You bet.

      Sissy: Wanna prove it?

    • Alternate versions
      The conversation that Bud has with Uncle Bob right before Bud shaves off his beard was cut for the VHS release.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Hello Texas
      Written by Brian Collins and Robby Campbell

      Performed by Jimmy Buffett

      Lively Music/New Chenaniah (BMI)

    User reviews106

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    Top review
    8/10
    For the Redneck in all of us
    This is a highly underrated movie. It has a decent plot, exceptional acting by John Travolta, Debra Winger, Scott Glenn, and supporting cast, and toe tapping pop country music throughout. Although the emphasis on mechanical bull riding is a little silly, the main characters are plausible in their motivations, their jealosies, and in the end, their abiding love for each other. The popularity of the movie to a wide section of America is proof that it is more than just a movie appealing "country" or "redneck" types. There's something about Debra Winger - her change of moods, her expressiveness, her vulnerability - where you just can't take your eyes off her when she is on camera. And the movie is downright fun with the Charlie Daniels Band, Travolta's Texas 2 step dancing scenes, and mechanical bull riding contests. There's no deep message to this movie, but it has a certain simple honesty about it, and it'll entertain you for its 2-hour duration.
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    • philhodgman
    • Dec 16, 2011

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 6, 1980 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • The Urban Cowboy
    • Filming locations
      • 2213 Westside Drive, Deer Park, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Robert Evans Company
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $46,918,287
    • Gross worldwide
      • $46,918,287
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 12 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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