Urban Cowboy (1980)

Directed by

James Bridges

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 15m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 274 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man named Bud moves to Houston for work and falls for a strong-willed woman named Sissy at a huge country bar. Their relationship is full of ups and downs as they navigate love, jealousy, and the honky tonk scene.

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What happens

Urban Cowboy is a 1980 American romantic Western film directed by James Bridges. The plot concerns the love-hate relationship between Buford "Bud" Davis (John Travolta) and Sissy (Debra Winger). The film's success was credited for spurring a mainstream revival of country music. Much of the action revolves around activities at Gilley's Club, a football-field-sized honky tonk in Pasadena, Texas. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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