The Cowboy Way (film)

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

The Cowboy Way
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGregg Champion
Produced byBrian Grazer
Written byRob Thompson
Starring
Music byDavid Newman
Bon Jovi (songs)
CinematographyDean Semler
Edited byMichael Tronick
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Studios
Release date
  • June 3, 1994 (1994-06-03)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35 million[1]
Box office$20.3 million[2]

Plot

The Cowboy Way follows two championship rodeo stars and lifelong best friends, Pepper Lewis (Woody Harrelson) and Sonny Gilstrap (Kiefer Sutherland) 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

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes The Cowboy Way' has an approval rating of 21% based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 4.24/10.[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

Box office

The Cowboy Way debuted at No.5 at the US box office.[8]

Soundtrack

References
  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. The Cowboy Way at Box Office Mojo
  3. "The Cowboy Way". Rotten Tomatoes (Flixster). Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  4. Joe Brown, "The Cowboy Way" Review, Washington Post, June 3, 1994 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/thecowboywaypg13brown_a0ae22.htm
  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.
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