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The Cowboy Way (film)

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The Cowboy Way
Two cowboys on horseback stuck in New York city traffic
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGregg Champion
Written byRob Thompson
Produced byBrian Grazer
Starring
CinematographyDean Semler
Edited byMichael Tronick
Music byDavid Newman
Bon Jovi (songs)
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • June 3, 1994 (1994-06-03)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35 million[1]
Box office$25 million[2]

The Cowboy Way is a 1994 American action comedy western film directed by Gregg Champion and starring Woody Harrelson and Kiefer Sutherland.

Plot

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The 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

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In addition, Travis Tritt makes a cameo appearance.

Reception

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On 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

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Box office

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The 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

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Planet Hollywood". Screen International. August 30, 1996. pp. 14–15.
  3. ^ "The Cowboy Way". Rotten Tomatoes (Flixster). Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "The Cowboy Way (PG-13)". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  5. ^ Denerstein, Robert (January 1, 1995). "Perhaps It Was Best to Simply Fade to Black". Rocky Mountain News (Final ed.). p. 61A.
  6. ^ Mayo, Mike (December 30, 1994). "The Hits and Misses at the Movies in '94". The Roanoke Times (Metro ed.). p. 1.
  7. ^ Craft, Dan (December 30, 1994). "Success, Failure and a Lot of In-between; Movies '94". The Pantagraph. p. B1.
  8. ^ Cerone, Daniel (1994-06-07). "Weekend Box Office : 'Flintstones' Keeps Rolling Along". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
  9. ^ The Cowboy Way at Box Office Mojo
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