Urban Cowboy
“Hard Hat Days And Honky-Tonk Nights.”
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.
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Cast
51 people
John Travolta
Bud Davis
Known for
Pulp Fiction
Bolt
Debra Winger
Sissy
Known for
An Officer and a Gentleman
The Ranch
Scott Glenn
Wes
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
Marvel's The Defenders
Madolyn Smith Osborne
Pam
Known for
Funny Farm
2010
Barry Corbin
Uncle Bob
Known for
No Country for Old Men
One Tree Hill
Brooke Alderson
Aunt Corene
Also in
Just Cause
Mike's Murder
Cooper Huckabee
Marshall
Known for
The Funhouse
True Blood
James Gammon
Steve Strange
Known for
The Iron Giant
The Cell
Mickey Gilley
Himself
Also in
Gordy
Murder, She Wrote
Johnny Lee
Himself
Also in
The A-Team
City Beneath the Sea
Bonnie Raitt
Herself
Also in
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
Bonnie Raitt and Friends - Live at Decades Rock Live!
Betty Murphy
Bud's Mom
Known for
Undateable
James Bridges Director · Aaron Latham Screenplay Reynaldo Villalobos Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $53M · Budget $10M · United States release June 6, 1980
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$53,300,000
Gross vs. budget
5.3×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 6, 1980
Theatrical
Germany
September 11, 1980 · Theatrical
Ireland
October 31, 1980 · Theatrical
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