Underplayed Gems

City Slickers (1991)

City Slickers poster
Directed by
Ron Underwood
Genre
comedy film, Western film, buddy film, comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 880 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Three middle-aged friends from New York City are feeling unfulfilled with their lives. They sign up for a cattle drive out west to find adventure and meaning. Along the way they bond with each other and a grizzled cowboy.

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What happens

City Slickers is a 1991 American Western comedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby and Jack Palance, with supporting roles by Patricia Wettig, Helen Slater, Noble Willingham and Jake Gyllenhaal making his acting debut. The film's screenplay was written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, and it was shot in New York City, New Mexico, Durango, Colorado, and Spain. City Slickers was released by Columbia Pictures on June 7, 1991. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed $179 million against a $26 million budget. For his performance, Palance won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. A sequel titled The Legend of Curly's Gold was released in 1994 with the same cast, with the exception of Kirby, who was replaced by Jon Lovitz in a different role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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