Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (film)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues is a 1994 American romantic comedydrama film based on Tom Robbins 1976 novel of the same name. The film was directed by Gus Van Sant credited as Gus Van Sant, Jr. and starred an ensemble cast led by Uma Thurman, Lorraine Bracco, Angie Dickinson, Noriyuki Pat Morita, Keanu Reeves, John Hurt, and Rain Phoenix. Robbins himself was the narrator. The soundtrack was sung entirely by k.d. lang. The film was dedicated to the late River Phoenix.
The film was a critical and commercial failure. After its world premiere in September 1993 at the 1993 Toronto International Film Festival, the film was set to open, but due to the negative response, it was delayed for more editing. The film opened in wide release on May 20, 1994 and grossed a mere 1,708,873 on an estimatedmillion budget. It currently holds arating on Rotten Tomatoes.The film was released on RegionDVD on November 2, 2004, containing its original aspect ratio of 1.851. It received a second DVD release in the United States from UCA on April 6, 2010, now in a new cropped 1.781 widescreen version. ........
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