Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (film)

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGus Van Sant
Screenplay byGus Van Sant
Based onEven Cowgirls Get the Blues
by Tom Robbins
Produced by
  • Eric McLeod
  • Laurie Parker
  • Gus Van Sant
Starring
Cinematography
  • John J. Campbell
  • Eric Alan Edwards
Edited by
  • Curtiss Clayton
  • Gus Van Sant
Music by
Production
company
Fourth Vision
Distributed byFine Line Features
Release dates
  • September 13, 1993 (1993-09-13) (TIFF)
  • May 20, 1994 (1994-05-20)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8.5 million
Box office$1.7 million

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues is a 1993 American romantic comedy-drama western film based on Tom Robbins' 1976 novel of the same title. The film was written and directed by Gus Van Sant (credited as Gus Van Sant Jr.) and stars an ensemble cast led by Uma Thurman, Lorraine Bracco, Angie Dickinson, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Keanu Reeves, John Hurt, and Rain Phoenix. Robbins himself narrates. The soundtrack is sung entirely by k.d. lang. The film is dedicated to the late River Phoenix.