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Summary: gilleys will never die
Review: i still enjoy this film in fact for me it was the last must own travolta film.i feel the chemistry of john&debra.and gilley's was the spot at the start of the 80's.
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Summary: Lucky Enough To Live That Life
Review: I too was fully swept up in Houston's Urban Cowboy craze of the early 1980s, and the whole scenario was exactly as portrayed in this fine film. Girls with jeans so tight they couldn't sit down, names tooled on the backs of belts, little decorative pins adorning cowboy hats, the two-step, mechanical bulls, Lone Star beer, it was all completely true. I was there.I did some research and learned the following, as to how all the Urban Cowboy folks fared after the movie portion of the tale ended. Bud Davis and Sissy divorced about two years later, after having one child (a girl they named Sissy-Anne). Part of the problem with their marriage was Bud's unilateral decision-making -- you will recall how, in the parking lot that night, he simply declared that he and Sissy would get married. Then, without consulting her at all during their engagement, he bought a trailer home, and she only saw it after the ceremony. As their marriage developed, Sissy wanted to have more input in family decisions, but Bud would not relinquish that control. She finally told Bud for the last time, "Fer-git it." Bud found himself unemployed when the 1983 oil bust hit, and he moved back to Spur. Sissy and Sissy-Anne stayed with Sissy's folks at the wrecker yard. Sissy got her G.E.D. and then completed law school as the South Texas College of Law, becoming a star on their nationally recognized Moot Court Competition team. Today she's in charge of the Appellate division of a major Houston firm. Sissy chose Appellate due to her basic personal insecurity, Appellate being a situation in which the case is already lost -- thus if she loses (again), it's really no problem, but if she wins, it's all gravy. Wes Hightower returned to prison in Huntsville, but he was back out on parole in eight months. He took some courses and got a job in the payroll department at an oil company, which he found not much different from being in prison. At this desk job he lost much of his musculature and had to stop fighting, but he still talks a mean game. Wes never married. Pam, who was being supported by her wealthy father ("Daddy does oil, and all that that implies") fell on lean times during the same oil bust that displaced Bud. She actually had to use her East Texas State College journalism degree to get a job at an oil company, publishing the internal newsletter. It was a cushy deal -- the little publication was pretty much a meaningless exercise -- which still gave her plenty of free time to shop in Houston Proper, though she couldn't buy as much as before. She ultimately lived with a dude, broke up, married another guy, had two sons and divorced. Though beautiful, quasi-rich and smart, Pam is a complete failure at personal relationships. Gilley's Club finally burned down, which officially ended the Urban Cowboy era. It was great while it lasted, believe me. The hangover still lingers.
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Summary: I'm from Texas and proud of it!!
Review: I was born and raised in East TX but moved to GA in 1979. I taped Urban Cowboy off the TV and watched it until the VHS tape came out which I immediately purchased. I have seen this movie so many times I can do all the dialog. The music and dancing are great. John Travolta is a fantastic actor/dancer. I've never been to Gilley's but I have been to the Rio Palm Isle in Longview and can relate to the whole scene. I would definitely recommend this movie to add to your collection. You won't be sorry!
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Summary: DVD Disappointing But Still Absolutely Superb
Review: I was crushed to find that the DVD does not include certain key deleted scenes. Perhaps that will be remedied after customer demand becomes known to the producers. You will remember that Wes Hightower used the mechanical bull, at one point, to break Bud's arm at Gilley's. Bud accordingly had to leave his job, since he was no longer capable of manual labor ("I'm sorry, Bud, I really am," the foreman told him) and he had to get fill-in work clerking at a convenience store. There's a scene in the film where we briefly see Bud wearing the shirt from that convenience store job -- but one of the deleted scenes portrayed him doing behind-the-counter work, while Uncle Bob stopped by and asked how things were going. In that vignette we saw John Travolta's indescribable acting -- the literal torture he wove into the Bud character who had lost his real job and was forced to perform demeaning 7-11 labor. This casual deletion from the main movie probably cost Travolta the Academy Award that year... and now it's not even on the DVD. What a shame. However, we DO get to see Bud rehearsing the solo dancing he did so well at Gilley's, and we see Debra rehearsing on the bull, boy oh boy. But one big question remains: What was Sissy's maiden name?
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Summary: Travolta at his best !!
Review: I was only 12 when this movie was released.Thank God it had a PG rating, otherwise I would have not been able to see it. (Strict parents). But as anyone who has seen it, the only reason it had a PG was, A) PG-13 did not yet exsist and B)Had to make sure the Grease fans could see it. (Remember they re-released Saturday Night Fever in a PG version shortly after the R). Well even by today's standards PG 's a little light but just keep the rug rats in their bedrooms.
This has always been in my Top 5 Favorite movie list. What a great flick. I'm a yankee and don't even listen to country music. So that outa tell ya what great performances are in this picture.
Travolta proves (even back then) he's force to be reckend with. Debra Winger is great as his on and off again wife. Standout is Scott Glenn as an x-prison inmate out to make that score (in more ways than one).
The music is great, perfect for this movie. Cool cameos and superb direction make this a must see DVD(At any price). And finally in widescreen/ Dolby 5.1 !!!!
And it's about time, my VHS copy (fullscreen..yuk) had terrible audio.
Check It Out !!!!!!
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Summary: great fast paced flick.
Review: i'm sorry to say that i am not a true john travolta fan but when i saw this one i loved it.john travolta played great as a dancing cowboy and not a stupid disco freak.this movie blows all his others totally away.i wan't to get this one on dvd.
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Summary: Good title, well done movie
Review: I, too, am from Texas. I appreciated the fact that Winger and Travolta did not try to use a Texas accent. Most of the time, when Hollywood tries to do a Texas accent, it comes out as a southern accent. Barry Corbin has it. Tommy Lee Jones has it (when he wants to use it). Ben Johnson had it (yes, I know he was from Oklahoma, but that's close enough). Anyhow, this movie is a good slice of life in some parts of Houston circa 1980.
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Summary: TRUE TO LIFE
Review: If your not from the south you might find this movie hard to enjoy.... I, myself thought the movie was out standing. You see being from the south and growing up in a honky tonk, its easy for me to relate.!
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Summary: a very good hit
Review: in my opinion back then urban cowboy was the best john travolta movie made. it is better than grease and it's better than saturday night fever. john travolta played excellent as a dancing cowboy.
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Summary: Urban Cowboy
Review: In my opinion there will NEVER be a movie as good as this one. I have watched it probably a 100+ times. I just love it. It's a classic.
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