Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Woody Harrelson | ... | Pepper Lewis | |
Kiefer Sutherland | ... | Sonny Gilstrap | |
Dylan McDermott | ... | John Stark | |
Ernie Hudson | ... | Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw | |
Cara Buono | ... | Teresa Salazar | |
Marg Helgenberger | ... | Margarette | |
Tomas Milian | ... | Manny Huerta | |
Luis Guzmán | ... | Chango | |
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Angel Caban | ... | Boca |
Matthew Cowles | ... | Pop Fly | |
Joaquín Martínez | ... | Nacho Salazar | |
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Kristin Baer | ... | Melba |
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Christian Aubert | ... | Jacques |
Emmanuel Xuereb | ... | Gaston | |
Francie Swift | ... | Desk Clerk at Waldorf Astoria |
Buddies Pepper Lewis (Woody Harrelson) and Sonny Gilstrap (Kiefer Sutherland) who are championship rodeo partners travel to New York to find their missing friend, Nacho Salazar Joaquín Martínez after he disappears in New York City to pick up his daughter, Theresa (Cara Buono). When Pepper and Sonny find that neither is anywhere to be found, they go about the wacky adventure of finding Nacho and Theresa, and in the process, test the foundation of their friendship. Along the way, they find themselves entwined in the inner workings of a New York sweat shop where Theresa has been enslaved after traveling to the U.S.A. from Cuba. Going about doing things in a cowboy way, Pepper and Sonny put their small town skills to the test in a big city kind of way and rescue Theresa from the thugs. Written by Chris Roybal <roybal@juno.com>
sometimes the best movies are the most unpretentious, simple ones. This one follows a tried and trusted formula, its a buddy movie, woody harrelson and kiefer sutherland are chalk and cheese personalities but they unbeknown to each other complement each other and then they have the fish out of water experience as good ol boy cowboys in new york city. Woody is a scream in his role and kiefer plays the straight man and while you know exactly how its going to end, its a fun film from start to finish, probably suitable for all the family too. I liked how the guys were able to use their rodeo "skills" in the city and I laughed out loud at the final shot of the film, all-in-all a very easy way to spend an hour and three quarters.