Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Starring: Uma Thurman Director: Gus Van Sant  Rated:

DVD Features:

Audio:

• Dolby Surround 5.1 - English
• Dolby Surround Stereo 2.0 - English
• DTS - English

Additional Release Material:

• Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

Product Description:

Based on Tom Robbins' eponymous cult novel about a woman whose large thumbs give her a talent for hitchhiking, this all-star western-cum- road-movie follows her travels and travails as she visits a lesbian dude ranch.

Plot Synopsis:

29-year old Sissy Hankshaw leaves New York behind for the lush pastures of a midwestern ranch where she's scheduled to model for feminine hygiene advertisements. When she arrives at the beauty-ranch, Sissy's introduced to a band of free-living, free-loving cowgirls rebelling against their drag queen employer and ranch owner, The Countess. Joining the cowgirls in their collective struggle against exploitation, Sissy not only finds liberating comradeship, she also finds romantic companionship.

Plot Keywords:

Comedy | Cowboys | Cult Film | Gay / Lesbian | Mishaps | On-The-Road | Theatrical Release

Production Notes:

• Director Gus Van Sant, premiere auteur of low-budget cult classics "Mala Noche," "Drugstore Cowboy" and "My Own Private Idaho," adapted this film from Tom Robbins's novel of the same name. Made on a budget of $7.5 million, "Cowgirls" was going to be a major studio project, but Tristar backed away from the picture and gave Fine Line Features the greenlight to buy it.
• Regional premiere at the 6th Virginia Festival of American Film October 28, 1993.
• Color by Alphacine; prints by Kodak.
• Rated BBFC 15 by the British Board of Film Classification.
• Copyright 1994 Fine Line Features.

Cast and Crew: