Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786303980423 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC ISBN: 6303980422 Label: New Line Home Video Manufacturer: New Line Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: New Line Home Video Release Date: April 16, 1996 Running Time: 96 minutes Sales Rank: 18492 Studio: New Line Home Video Theatrical Release Date: May 20, 1994
Amazon.com: If someone ever put together a what-were-they-thinking top 10, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues would surely make the list. Based on Tom Robbins's '70s ode to freedom, whooping cranes, and ambisexuality, this Gus Van Sant film sat on the shelf for almost a year before its brief release. More of a curiosity than anything else, it tells the convoluted story of Sissy Hankshaw (Uma Thurman), the world's greatest hitchhiker by virtue of her mammoth, um, thumbs. She falls in with a lesbian collective at a dude ranch and, well, the rest is kind of a mess. Kind of? Let's say it's a monumental mess, one of those films that's like a 25-car pileup on the interstate that you have to stop and look at, just to figure out what people like Keanu Reeves, Roseanne, John Hurt, and Angie Dickinson are doing there. A great score by k.d. lang, by the way. --Marshall Fine
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Rating: - I wish I could live in this movie...
An empowered, and curious young Sissy (Uma Thurman) has been blessed with enormous thumbs which she uses to hitchhike all across the world meeting a strange and even surreal array of thought provoking and humorous characters....until she finds her true home - amongst the cowgirls! Philisophical, daring, sexy, funny and fun are the first thoughts that come to mind when cosidering one of my personally favorite movies of all time. The meaning of life is challenged as well as the meaning of being Women....with a question of sexuality and society on the side. I love this movie, even though Uma's accent isn't thee greatest I've ever heard - after the rhythmn and the adventure of the movie grab you, it's no longer an oddity but a missed voice when the movie's over. Oh, and did I mention the movie's heady even surreally beautiful soundtrack was done by none other than K.D. Lang? Lovely and dreamy.
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Rating: - One of the worst movies ever
Uma Thurman is not a very good actress. She's tall, & reasonably attractive, & sometimes blonde, but she was the poster-girl for the Uber-hip set in the late 80's/early 90's so for that set, she was a perfect choice as Sissy Hankshaw. Having read & loved this book, I knew she was not a good choice, and she was subsequently was named Worst Actress of 1993 for her terrible attempt to portray Cissy. Likewise, Rain aka Rain- bow aka Rain Phoenix was also miscast, as well as not being talented enough to pull off the role of Boss Cowgirl Bonanza Jellybean. She seemed to be attempting to read off a Teleprompter, or maybe she should have been. Did I detect her lips moving before she attempted to deliver her lines? The reason she was not named Worst Actress of 1993 was that to win that award, she had to be an actress, which she clearly is not. I've seen better acting on an X-rated channel. Angie Dickinson, that 60's ... Read More
Rating: - Perhaps the greatest cowgirl movie of all time!
Gus Van Sant's rendering of Tom Robbins' masterpiece is superb and sureal. Uma Thurman couldn't be more perfect in the role of Yoni Yum model turned hitchiking goddess, Sissy Hankshaw. It's a must have for any fan of cowgirls!
Rating: - A Wreck of a Movie
The book is one of my favorites. The movie one of the worst I have ever seen (running close behind Hook and Twin Peaks - Fire Walk with Me). Back in 1993, I eagerly awaited the movie when it first came out, I had loved the book so much. But there were apparently significant production problems which constantly delayed production. When it came out, the reviews were terrible. I am not sure if it was ever released widely. In NY it was only showing at the Angelika which shows mostly independent films. Fortunately a few drinks before hand at Soho Kitchen and Bar eased the pain. Long story short - the movie was awful.
Flash forward 14 years later - I figure, what the hell. I recently re-read the book (which holds up surprisingly well despite its hippie undercurrents). So when I saw the movie on cable, I figured I would give it a second chance. Sometimes you just don't get smarter with age and are doomed ... Read More
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