Urban Cowboy

UPC: 097360128543

Studio: Paramount

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language]

Summary: "You a real cowboy?" John Travolta traded disco for a mechanical bull in this adaptation by James Bridges and Aaron Latham of Latham's article on Western nightlife. Texas country boy Bud (Travolta) moves to Houston to work on an oil rig with his Uncle Bob (Barry Corbin), and he swiftly becomes indoctrinated in the nighttime rituals of drinking, dancing, and showing off cowboy duds at Gilley's, the enormous local honkytonk. There he meets and marries the sassy Sissy (Debra Winger), but the honeymoon quickly ends when Sissy starts spending too much time learning the men-only skill of mechanical bull-riding from ex-con Wes (Scott Glenn); Bud throws her out and hooks up with slumming Pam (Madolyn Smith). Under the paternal tutelage of Uncle Bob, Bud then learns not only how to master the bull but also what it takes to be a real man rather than just an ersatz cowboy. With a story, cast, and setting that were essentially Saturday Night Fever country-style, Urban Cowboy was poised to be a summer 1980 hit. Although its box office did not live up to Fever's legacy, Urban Cowboy did spawn a soundtrack album of country-and-western hits and helped spur a Western fashion vogue; people from all regions began sporting cowboy boots, and mechanical bulls started replacing pass? disco floors. The first of Travolta's many comebacks, Urban Cowboy provided the star with a more "manly" image after his Moment by Moment (1978) fiasco, but it was neophyte co-star Winger who got even better notices. With its Western milieu and retro view of relationships, Urban Cowboy stands as a sign of the nascent Reagan era, as '70s icon Travolta learned bull-riding himself and replaced his white polyester with a black Stetson. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Best Supporting Actress – null New Star of the Year - Female – null New Star of the Year - Female – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Moti – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: ccWidescreen version enhanced for 16x9 TVs
Dolby Digital: English 5.1 Surround, English Dolby Surround, French Mono
English subtitles
Spanish subtitles
Brazilian Portuguese subtitles
Outtakes
Rehearsal footage

Urban Cowboy

Format: DVD

Release Date: 10/08/2002

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DDS Dolby Digital Surround, DD1 Dolby Digital Mono

Runtime: 134 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English,Spanish,Portuguese

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. Man From Spur [5:07]
2. Honky Tonk [4:52]
3. Channel Oil [2:57]
4. Two-Step [3:41]
5. Punching Bag [5:28]
6. Just Hitched [3:15]
7. Bull Riders [6:40]
8. A Real Cowboy [5:36]
9. Tip of the Hat [3:15]
10. Industrial Accident [5:08]
11. Live Like Pigs [4:22]
12. Broken Arm [6:33]
13. Severence [2:31]
14. New Partners [7:28]
15. Out All Night [5:41]
16. Rodeo Days [5:33]
17. Sissy Rides Again [3:56]
18. Treachery of the Bull [2:14]
19. A Woman's Touch [8:21]
20. Two-Timer [5:41]
21. Lightning Strikes [6:23]
22. Indoor Rodeo [9:00]
23. Final Go-Round [6:39]
24. Armed Bandit [7:32]
25. Going Home [4:41]

Brendon Hanley

Urban Cowboy is probably best-remembered for its examination of late-1970s honky-tonk kitsch -- in particular, the mechanical bull -- but the film is also an interesting, perceptive romantic drama. Love, jealousy, lust, and blue-collar ennui are all fodder for the knowing eye of writer-director James Bridges. Produced at the height of John Travolta's early popularity, Cowboy is essentially his star vehicle, but the supporting work of Debra Winger and Scott Glenn packs much of the film's punch. In her first mainstream role, Winger is quite a revelation: smart, brassy, and unconventionally beautiful. For his part, Glenn turns in a captivatingly rude performance as the cocksure ex-con who comes between Winger and Travolta. ~ Brendon Hanley, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Keith Clemons  Actor 
James Harrell  Actor 
Ann Travolta  Actor 
Christopher Saylors  Actor 
Steve Chambers  Actor 
Robert Bush  Actor 
Sean Lawler  Actor 
Sheryl Briedel  Actor 
Leah Geldart  Actor 
Howard Norman  Actor 
Anson Downes  Actor 
David Ogle  Actor 
Lucky Mosley  Actor 
Ed Geldart  Actor 
Betty Murphy  Actor 
Jerry Hall  Actor 
Gator Conley  Actor 
Jim Gough  Actor 
Ellen March  Actor 
Jack Larson  Producer 
James Bridges  Director 
James Bridges  Screenwriter 
Ralph Burns  Composer (Music Score) 
C.O. Erickson  Executive Producer 
C.O. Erickson  Producer 
Robert Evans  Producer 
Aaron Latham  Screenwriter 
Irving Azoff  Producer 
John Travolta  Actor 
Debra Winger  Actor 
Scott Glenn  Actor 
Madolyn Smith  Actor 
Barry Corbin  Actor 
Brooke Alderson  Actor 
Bonnie Raitt  Actor 
Cooper Huckabee  Actor 
James Gammon  Actor 
Mickey Gilley  Actor 
Johnny Lee  Actor 
Charlie Daniels  Actor 

Country: USA