FilmSkool — a free film school
Urban Cowboy
After moving to Pasadena, Texas, country boy Bud Davis starts hanging around a bar called Gilley's, where he falls in love with Sissy, a cowgirl who believes the sexes are equal. They eventually marry, but their relationship is turbulent due to Bud's traditional view of gender roles. Jealousy over his rival leads to their separation, but Bud attempts to win Sissy back by triumphing at Gilley's mechanical bull-riding competition.
1980 · Directed by James Bridges · 132 min · Drama · Romance · Western · 10 frames
Tagline
Hard Hat Days And Honky-Tonk Nights.
Crew
- Screenplay: James Bridges, Aaron Latham
- Cinematography: Reynaldo Villalobos
- Edited by: David Rawlins
- Production design: Stephen B. Grimes
- Produced by: Robert Evans, Irving Azoff
Cast
- John Travolta as Bud Davis
- Debra Winger as Sissy
- Scott Glenn as Wes
- Madolyn Smith Osborne as Pam
- Barry Corbin as Uncle Bob
- Brooke Alderson as Aunt Corene
- Cooper Huckabee as Marshall
- James Gammon as Steve Strange
- Mickey Gilley as Himself
- Johnny Lee as Himself
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Paramount Pictures
- Budget: $10,000,000
- Box office: $53,300,000
- Themes: adultery, country music, texas, houston, texas, slice of life, blue collar, gender roles, newlywed, oil refinery, misogynist
Own the film
FilmSkool earns a small commission from qualifying Amazon purchases, at no cost to you.
More by James Bridges
On this film
This is the plain index, shown because JavaScript is off. Every lesson here is a free video published by the channel credited on it and plays through that channel's own embed — FilmSkool hosts nothing.