CheerupSilver Very Cool!!!

Animenter There are women in the film, but none has anything you could call a personality.

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

childers-3 I hadn't seen this movie in over 20 years, but it was on TV this weekend and I sat down and watched it. I remembered why I loved it. It's not rocket science or brain surgery, but it is solid entertainment with some really great performances. The story is simple enough: Girl meets boy, Girl marries boy, Girl wants to ride the new mechanical bull at the local many-acred honky tonk, girl loses boy, boy..... well, you know what I mean. The plot is simple but effective. I loved the dynamic between the 4 leads. They were excellent. Scott Glenn has never looked better and seethed with bad boy sexuality. He'd be great for a one- night hookup, but he's a little too dangerous and cruel to keep, but oh boy, was he sexy as hell. Call the movie silly, a guilty pleasure, something to be dismissed, but it is great entertainment and the performances of all involved made it something special. To me, anyway.

Uriah43 "Bud" (John Travolta) is a young man who leaves his home in West Texas to try to find a job at an oil refinery in Houston. One of the first things he does is go to a famous nightclub known as Gilley's where he meets a young woman named "Sissy" (Debra Winger) and they fall for each other immediately. They soon get married and just about every night they go back to Gilley's to have a good time. Then one night the management of the nightclub puts in a mechanical bull and their lives are changed forever. Now if this plot sounds a bit corny that's because it really is. But it manages to capture the flavor of that particular area during that particular time due in large part because of the country music which was so popular back then. No doubt, there are probably plenty of viewers who won't care for this film as it is clearly dated to a specific time in America--and I fully understand that. Be that as it may, it brought back some good memories and for that reason I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.

warewolves Yesterday, I was trying to get some housework done. But, I was so tired and I kept getting sucked into the movie that just showed up on the TV in the bedroom. It was Urban Cowboy. I have never seen this movie and it turns out I should have counted my blessings. My poor son was playing computer in the other room and kept getting the lowdown...So, Bud is in love with Sissy...they get married after what appears to have been a one week courtship and move into a double-wide trailer, much to her delight...nasty and mean cowboy guy shows up and loads of drinking and bar fighting ensue...in a shocking turn of events, Bud and Sissy both end up cheating on each other...and despite Bud's explicit orders to stay off, defiant Sissy rides the new mechanical bull at Gilley's with all the sex appeal she can muster, ...Determined to win Sissy back, Bud decides to ride that bull with his own brand of flair and sexiness in the upcoming contest...nice old Uncle Bob dies in a fire at the plant, but not before giving sage advice to Bud about love and pride....mean cowboy guy robs Gilley's for the $5000 prize and is off to Mexico...But wait! Bud saves the day and gets the girl!! In conclusion, two hours of my life are gone and I will never get them back. (Sigh).

philhodgman This is a highly underrated movie. It has a decent plot, exceptional acting by John Travolta, Debra Winger, Scott Glenn, and supporting cast, and toe tapping pop country music throughout. Although the emphasis on mechanical bull riding is a little silly, the main characters are plausible in their motivations, their jealosies, and in the end, their abiding love for each other. The popularity of the movie to a wide section of America is proof that it is more than just a movie appealing "country" or "redneck" types. There's something about Debra Winger - her change of moods, her expressiveness, her vulnerability - where you just can't take your eyes off her when she is on camera. And the movie is downright fun with the Charlie Daniels Band, Travolta's Texas 2 step dancing scenes, and mechanical bull riding contests. There's no deep message to this movie, but it has a certain simple honesty about it, and it'll entertain you for its 2-hour duration.