The Cowboy Way is a 1994 American action comedy western film directed by Gregg Champion and starring Woody Harrelson and Kiefer Sutherland.
| The Cowboy Way | |
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| Directed by | Gregg Champion |
| Written by | Rob Thompson |
| Produced by | Brian Grazer |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Dean Semler |
| Edited by | Michael Tronick |
| Music by | David Newman Bon Jovi (songs) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $35 million[1] |
| Box office | $25 million[2] |
Plot
editThe Cowboy Way follows two championship rodeo stars and lifelong best friends, Pepper Lewis and Sonny Gilstrap as they travel from New Mexico to New York City in search of their missing friend, Nacho Salazar, who came to the city to pay for his daughter's trip to the U.S. from Cuba. When they discover that he's been murdered, the pair set out to find the killer.
Cast
edit- Woody Harrelson as Pepper Lewis
- Kiefer Sutherland as Sonny Gilstrap
- Dylan McDermott as John Stark
- Ernie Hudson as Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw
- Cara Buono as Teresa Salazar
- Marg Helgenberger as Margarette
- Tomas Milian as Manny Huerta
- Luis Guzmán as Chango
- Angel Caban as Boca
- Matthew Cowles as Pop Fly
- Joaquín Martínez as Nacho Salazar
- Allison Janney as NYPD Computer Operator
In addition, Travis Tritt makes a cameo appearance.
Reception
editOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 20% of 15 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.2/10.[3]
Joe Brown of The Washington Post said, "The Cowboy Way is a weak rehashing of the Crocodile Dundee gimmick: two modern-day cowboys taming the Wild East. The tired formula may still have some life left in it, but not this 'Way'. This dud ranch is saddled with the charisma-free teaming of dumb guns Woody Harrelson and Kiefer Sutherland."[4]
Year-end lists
edit- 5th worst – Robert Denerstein, Rocky Mountain News[5]
- Top 10 worst (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Mike Mayo, The Roanoke Times[6]
- Dishonorable mention – Dan Craft, The Pantagraph[7]
Box office
editThe Cowboy Way debuted at number 5 at the US box office and went on to gross $20 million in the United States and Canada and $25 million worldwide.[8][9][2]
Soundtrack
edit- Good Guys Don't Always Wear White - Bon Jovi
- The Cowboy Way - Travis Tritt
- Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys - Gibson/Miller Band
- Blue Danube Blues - Cracker
- No One to Run With - The Allman Brothers Band
- On Broadway - Jeff Beck & Paul Rodgers
- Days Gone By - James House
- Candy Says - Blind Melon
- Too Far Gone - Emmylou Harris
- Sonny Rides Again - George Thorogood & The Destroyers
- Free Your Mind - En Vogue
- Suicide Blonde - INXS
References
edit- ^ Eller, Claudia; Natale, Richard (1994-08-02). "A Squeeze Play Tags the Summer Box Office : A season of monumental successes--and flops--worries many executives that crowds are shunning mid-range films in favor of a few home-run hits". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ a b "Planet Hollywood". Screen International. August 30, 1996. pp. 14–15.
- ^ "The Cowboy Way". Rotten Tomatoes (Flixster). Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "The Cowboy Way (PG-13)". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ Denerstein, Robert (January 1, 1995). "Perhaps It Was Best to Simply Fade to Black". Rocky Mountain News (Final ed.). p. 61A.
- ^ Mayo, Mike (December 30, 1994). "The Hits and Misses at the Movies in '94". The Roanoke Times (Metro ed.). p. 1.
- ^ Craft, Dan (December 30, 1994). "Success, Failure and a Lot of In-between; Movies '94". The Pantagraph. p. B1.
- ^ Cerone, Daniel (1994-06-07). "Weekend Box Office : 'Flintstones' Keeps Rolling Along". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
- ^ The Cowboy Way at Box Office Mojo
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