Urban Cowboy Movie (1980)
Bud is a young man from the country who learns about life and love in a Houston bar.
Bud Davis is a country boy who moves to the city to visit his uncle and his family. He starts hanging out at Gilley's, the popular nightclub owned by Mickey Gilley himself. He takes a job at the oil refinery where his uncle works, hoping to save enough money to buy some land. He also meets a cowgirl named Sissy, they dance together, fall in love and suddenly get married. And then their marriage is shattered when Bud sees Sissy allegedly seeing con man Wes, who teaches her how to ride the mechanical bull... and plans to rob Gilley's. When a bull-riding contest at Gilley's is announced, Bud decides to sign up. Can he win the contest and save his marriage to Sissy?
Bud Davis is a country boy who moves to the city to visit his uncle and his family. He starts hanging out at Gilley's, the popular nightclub owned by Mickey Gilley himself. He takes a job at the oil refinery where his uncle works, hoping to save enough money to buy some land. He also meets a cowgirl named Sissy, they dance together, fall in love and suddenly get married. And then their marriage is shattered when Bud sees Sissy allegedly seeing con man Wes, who teaches her how to ride the mechanical bull... and plans to rob Gilley's. When a bull-riding contest at Gilley's is announced, Bud decides to sign up. Can he win the contest and save his marriage to Sissy?
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This is where it all began, honky tonks were never the same.
yeah...love this movie.
The soundtrack is great too!
The soundtrack is great too!
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Bud Davis is a country boy who moves to the city to visit his uncle and his family. He starts hanging out at Gilley's, the popular nightclub owned by Mickey Gilley himself. He takes a job at the oil refinery where his uncle works, hoping to save enough money to buy some land. He also meets a cowgirl named Sissy, they dance together, fall in love and suddenly get married. And then their marriage is shattered when Bud sees Sissy allegedly seeing con man Wes, who teaches her how to ride the mechanical bull... and plans to rob Gilley's. When a bull-riding contest at Gilley's is announced, Bud decides to sign up. Can he win the contest and save his marriage to Sissy?Details
- Rated: PG
- Runtime: 2:12 hours
- Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
- Director: James Bridges
- Writer: Aaron Latham (story "The Ballad of the Urban Cowboy"), James Bridges (screenplay), Aaron Latham (screenplay)
- Actors: John Travolta, Debra Winger, Scott Glenn, Madolyn Smith Osborne
- Language: English
- Country: USA
- Awards: Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 4 nominations
- Production Company: Paramount Pictures
- ASIN: B00005JKVA
- Year Released: 1980
- Release Date: Jun 5, 1980
- DVD Date: Oct 7, 2002
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