In Hollywood parlance, Urban Cowboy is just like Saturday Night Fever but completely different. It began life as a factual article in Esquire about the weekend cowboys of Houston, who live a split existence between their factories and the fantasy world...read the complete Urban Cowboy (1980) review at Time Out (--)
If you like mechanical bulls, then this is THE movie for you. Stop reading this review and go out and buy it right now! Otherwise, you may want to skip this movie. On a side note, I'm shocked at how good a job Paramount did on the audio for this DVD,...read the complete Urban Cowboy (1980) review at DVD Talk (Ron J. Epstein)