Urban Cowboy

Urban Cowboy
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJames Bridges
Screenplay byJames Bridges
Aaron Latham
Story byAaron Latham
Produced byIrving Azoff
Robert Evans
C. O. Erickson (executive producer)
Starring
CinematographyReynaldo Villalobos
Edited byDavid Rawlins
Music byRalph Burns
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • June 6, 1980 (1980-06-06)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million
Box office$53.3 million

Urban Cowboy is a 1980 American romantic Western film directed by James Bridges. The plot concerns the love-hate relationship between Buford "Bud" Davis (John Travolta) and Sissy (Debra Winger). The film's success was credited for spurring a mainstream revival of country music. Much of the action revolves around activities at Gilley's Club, a football-field-sized honky tonk in Pasadena, Texas.