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List Price: $9.98 | | Label: Paramount
Salesrank: 3193
Released: October 8, 2002 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
A young Texas farmer comes to Houston to work in a refinery and learns about life by hanging out at Gilley's, a roadhouse bar.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: PG
Release Date: 8-OCT-2002
Media Type: DVD
Description of Urban Cowboy:
John Travolta traded in disco duds for a cowboy hat in this corny love story about a working man who breaks up with his girlfriend (Debra Winger), then plays out their relationship's turmoil inside a huge honky-tonk called Gilley's. The story essentially parallels Travolta's prior hit film, Saturday Night Fever, in its blend of ordinary life, incomplete relationships, and personal pride channeled into niche stardom at a neighborhood club. But for all its regional flavor, Urban Cowboy never enjoys the immediacy and urgency of Fever, and after awhile you can't help but feel bemused by the macho silliness of ongoing "mechanical bull" competitions (basically a faux rodeo device only brave men can master at great chiropractic risk). The Travolta-Winger relationship is pure soap, as well. But this film really is a kind of time-capsule piece on a lot of levels--notably Travolta's career and late '70s Western kitsch--and while it's silly, it's certainly not disagreeable. --Tom Keogh
Urban Cowboy Reviews:
Urban Cowboy 
2009-11-02 - I saw the movie many years ago. This movie is a favorite of a friend, so I bought the movie for her as a birthday present.
Classic Travolta 
2009-10-14 - Travolta and Winger, what an excellent pair up in this movie. i've always loved this classic and finally found a dvd(have had the vhs for years). if you havent seen this movie, WATCH IT! it is truly a classic in the making.
GIFT
2009-10-12 - I have no idea what the movie is about nor do I care it was a gift and it was delivered to me in timely fashion. The end. Gave it great ratings because based on my need only delivery mattered.
Great Movie, Remember the 80's and my boots 
2009-09-12 - Urban Cowboy is a great movie. I was in college when it came out and had always worn jeans and boots and enjoyed going out, but more and more people did the same thing after seeing this movie.
My favorite line in the movie is Bud to Sissy at the end of the movie when he is trying to get her back from the convict who is robbing Gilley's "I want to apologize to you clear back, to the first time I hit you."
I don't know why, but that just cracks me up. They are destined to be together and I'm glad they reunite.
And finally, was there ever a woman more beautiful in jeans and a top than Madolyn Smith? I know she's not the lead, but she is stunning with her long thick hair, tan skin and dimpled chin. I've always thought she was one of the most beautiful actresses. She deserved more and better scripts.
Great for a blast from the past and the unexpected Boz Scaggs song.
LOVED THIS CLASSIC
2009-09-12 - A young Debra Winger and John Travolta makes this one great movie to watch.. love story , action and great country music taken place at Gilleys Country Bar during the time country music exploded on the scene along with the mechanical bull.. loved it...
