City Slickers (1991)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Ron Underwood

Writers (WGA):

Lowell Ganz (written by) &
Babaloo Mandel (written by)

Release Date:

7 June 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Western

Tagline:

Yesterday They Were Businessmen. Today They're Cowboys. Tomorrow They'll Be Walking Funny.

Plot:

A mid-life crisis plagued man and his friends find renewal and purpose on a cattle driving vacation.

Plot Keywords:

Cattle | Cowboy | Birthday | Radio | Spain

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 7 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Billy Crystal	...	Mitch Robbins
Daniel Stern	...	Phil Berquist
Bruno Kirby	...	Ed Furillo
Patricia Wettig	...	Barbara Robbins
Helen Slater	...	Bonnie Rayburn
Jack Palance	...	Curly Washburn
Noble Willingham	...	Clay Stone
Tracey Walter	...	Cookie
Josh Mostel	...	Barry Shalowitz
David Paymer	...	Ira Shalowitz
Bill Henderson	...	Dr. Ben Jessup
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Lou
Phill Lewis	...	Dr. Steven Jessup
Kyle Secor	...	Jeff
Dean Hallo	...	T.R.

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:L | UK:12 | UK:15 (TV rating) | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:S | Germany:12 | Norway:10 (1991) | Spain:T | Sweden:15 | USA:PG-13 | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Abiquiu, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Trivia:

There is a 38-year gap between Jack Palance's Oscar nomination for Shane (1953) in 1953 and his win for City Slickers (1991) in 1991.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: In the scene where Curly explains the "One thing", you can see a cord on Jack Palance for his mike.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[running through the streets in front of angry bulls, deliberately]
Mitch Robbins: Whose idea was this anyway?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Svengoolie: City Slickers" (2003)

Soundtrack:

BONANZA

The Big Little Movie

This is one that I think every guy should see at least once. I could really relate to the character of Mitch's questioning his job, and wondering what he should be doing with his life. I thought the movie frankly starts out with a rather serious mood, relaxed by the characters joking about their situations, but I liked that a lot. It makes you think about how heavy the responsibility of providing for a family really can be. The humor is totally great in this film as well. Crystal especially had me laughing all the time. And as others have said, it kind of surprises you how the story gets pretty emotional down the stretch. Almost cried, but not quite. I just watched it for the first time last weekend, gave it a 10, and look forward to watching it many times in the future.