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Urban Cowboy is a american film of genre Drama directed by James Bridges released in USA on 6 june 1980 with John Travolta

Urban Cowboy (1980)

Urban Cowboy
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Released in USA 6 june 1980
Length 2h12
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Romance,    Western
Rating64% 3.2005153.2005153.2005153.2005153.200515

Urban Cowboy is a 1980 American western romantic drama film about the love-hate relationship between Buford Uan "Bud" Davis (John Travolta) and Sissy (Debra Winger). The movie captured the late 1970s/early 1980s popularity of country music. It was John Travolta's third major acting role after Saturday Night Fever and Grease.

Synopsis

Bud Davis (John Travolta) moves to Houston for a job in the city's oil refinery industry. He hopes to save enough money to move back to his hometown of Spur, Texas and buy some land. Bud stays with his Uncle Bob (Barry Corbin) and his family, to whom Bud is close. Bob takes Bud to the local honky tonk, Gilley's (at the time, an actual bar in Pasadena, co-owned by singer Mickey Gilley and his record producer Sherwood Cryer). Bud quickly embraces the local nightlife there.

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