A champion rodeo rider falls in love with a Russian ballerina who is trying to defect.
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Title: The Cowboy and the Ballerina (TV Movie 1984)
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| Lee Majors | ... | Bob Clayton (aka Clay) | |
| Leslie Wing | ... | Natalia | |
| Christopher Lloyd | ... | Woody | |
| James Booth | ... | Col. Gori | |
| Antoinette Bower | ... | Mme. Rostov | |
| George De La Pena | |||
| Steven Ford | ... | Wes Butler | |
| Anjelica Huston | |||
| John McIntire | ... | Doc | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Roy Andrews | ... | Doorman |
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J.P. Bumstead | ... | Adam |
| Severn Darden | ... | Mike | |
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Joseph DeAngelo | ... | Porter |
| Steve Eastin | ... | FBI agent | |
| Paul Hamill | ... | Dancer | |
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A champion rodeo rider falls in love with a Russian ballerina who is trying to defect.
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23 October 1984 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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This movie views as fresh today as the year it was first aired. It has something for both adults and children, and hence makes great family viewing. Children dream of what they might become. For some it is cowboys, or ballerinas. The cynics would say these are popular culture stereotypes. But in this movie they are real characters, flaws and all.
It deals with the stuff of dreams, and the stuff of life. Dissolution/exhaustion with career, family, and the fragility of relationships. It also explores what happens when dreams hit reality, how things change over time as the main characters mature,and how two adults try and hold onto their dreams. When two strangers meet they are both at pivotal points in their lives, both personally and professionally. As Clay says to Natalia "Love isn't a strong enough word for it. sometimes I hate it! But... it's what I live for, you know?"
Features some great rodeo action, including bull and bronco riding by Lee Majors' character Clay.