Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
The story
After moving to Pasadena, Texas, country boy Bud Davis starts hanging around a bar called Gilley's, where he falls in love with Sissy, a cowgirl who believes the sexes are equal. They eventually marry, but their relationship is turbulent due to Bud's traditional view of gender roles. Jealousy over his rival leads to their separation, but Bud attempts to win Sissy back by triumphing at Gilley's mechanical bull-riding competition.
- adultery
- country music
- texas
- houston
- texas
- slice of life
- blue collar
- gender roles
- newlywed
- oil refinery
- misogynist
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Barry Corbin — Uncle Bob
- Brooke Alderson — Aunt Corene
- Cooper Huckabee — Marshall
- James Gammon — Steve Strange
- Mickey Gilley — Himself
- Johnny Lee — Himself
- Bonnie Raitt — Herself
- Betty Murphy — Bud's Mom
- Charlie Daniels — Himself
- Ed Geldart — Bud's Dad
- Leah Geldart — Bud's Sister
- Directed
- James Bridges
- Written
- James Bridges, Aaron Latham
Production
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 · 277 ratings
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
