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

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Nov. 13

9:00 PM

TVLAND

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:

The horse that Billy Crystal rides in the movie is named Beach Nut and is the same one he rides in City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994).

Goofs:

Continuity: After the cattle drive is over, Clay says, "Let's get some grub". Ira, Ben and Steve, Barry, Cookie, and Bonnie follow, in that order. But when they switch cameras, their order is Barry, Ira, Bonnie, Ben and Steve, and Cookie following Clay and Millie towards the house.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

Soundtrack:

TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS

Hilarious and Well-Meaning Comedy.

"City Slickers" is one of those curiosities that is just good pure entertainment that works in spite of itself. Billy Crystal is going through a mid-life crisis. It is time to get away. So he goes on a trail ride with friends Daniel Stern and Bruno Kirby. What follows is a funny film that is full of outlandish delight. Oscar-winner Jack Palance dominates in a very short role as the man hired to look after Crystal, his friends and a group of interesting characters. Charming little film. 4 stars out of 5.