Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)
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- R
- 1h 46min
- Comedy, Drama
- 20 May 1994 (USA)
- Movie
- 4 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Uma Thurman | ... |
Sissy Hankshaw
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Lorraine Bracco | ... |
Delores Del Ruby
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Pat Morita | ... |
The Chink
(as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita)
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Angie Dickinson | ... |
Miss Adrian
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Keanu Reeves | ... |
Julian Gitche
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John Hurt | ... |
The Countess
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Rain Phoenix | ... |
Bonanza Jellybean
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Ed Begley Jr. | ... |
Rupert
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Carol Kane | ... |
Carla
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Sean Young | ... |
Marie Barth
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Crispin Glover | ... |
Howard Barth
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Roseanne Barr | ... |
Madame Zoe
(as Roseanne Arnold)
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Buck Henry | ... |
Dr. Dreyfus
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Grace Zabriskie | ... |
Mrs. Hankshaw
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Treva Jeffryes | ... |
Young Sissy
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Ken Kesey | ... |
Sissy's Daddy
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Ken Babbs | ... |
Sissy's Uncle
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Allen Arnold | ... |
Lionel
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Victoria Williams | ... |
Cowgirl Debbie
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Heather Graham | ... |
Cowgirl Heather
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Judy Robinson | ... |
Cowgirl Gloria
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Betsy Roth | ... |
Cowgirl Mary
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Arlene Wewa | ... |
Big Red
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Heather Hershey | ... |
Cowgirl Donna
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Dee Fowler | ... |
Cowgirl Kym
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Udo Kier | ... |
Commercial Director
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Wade Evans | ... |
Cameraman
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Tom Peterson | ... |
Crewman
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Alexa D'Avalon | ... |
Rubber Rose Bird Expert
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Eric Hull | ... |
White House Undersecretary
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Oliver Kirk | ... |
Sheriff
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Joe Ivy | ... |
FBI Director
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Greg McMickle | ... |
FBI Agent
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Lin Shaye | ... |
Rubber Rose Maid
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Chel White | ... |
Brain Surgeon
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Molly Little | ... |
Salsa Singer
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Scott Patrick Green | ... |
Pilgrim Man
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Suzanne Solgot | ... |
Pilgrim Woman
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Michael Parker | ... |
Pilgrim Driver
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William S. Burroughs | ... |
Self
(as William Burroughs)
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Sherry Alps | ... |
Cowgirl
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Eliza Butterfly | ... |
Cowgirl
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Boo Connolly | ... |
Cowgirl
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Christie Flenniken | ... |
Cowgirl
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Stacey Hyder | ... |
Cowgirl
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Tina Knaggs | ... |
Cowgirl
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Tom Robbins | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Roger Bowen | ... |
Naturalist Filming Whooping Cranes from Aircraft (uncredited)
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Doug Cooeyate | ... |
Native American (uncredited)
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Edward James Olmos | ... |
Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)
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Directed by
Gus Van Sant | ... | (as Gus Van Sant Jr.) |
Written by
Tom Robbins | ... | (novel) |
Gus Van Sant | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Mary Ann Marino | ... | associate producer |
Eric McLeod | ... | line producer |
Laurie Parker | ... | producer |
Lucy Phillips | ... | (segment "Cupid and Psyche") producer |
Gus Van Sant | ... | executive producer (as Gus Van Sant Jr.) |
Music by
k.d. lang | ||
Ben Mink |
Cinematography by
John J. Campbell | ... | director of photography (as John Campbell) |
Eric Alan Edwards | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Curtiss Clayton | ||
Gus Van Sant | ... | (as Gus Van Sant Jr.) |
Editorial Department
Jane Pia Abramowitz | ... | apprentice editor |
Curtis Croeni | ... | first assistant editor |
John Dowdell | ... | hd colorist |
Amy E. Duddleston | ... | associate editor |
Barbara Geary | ... | editorial intern |
D-J Haanraadts | ... | apprentice editor |
Phred Palmer | ... | post-production assistant |
Lisa Rosen | ... | post-production assistant |
Pamela Smith | ... | post-production assistant |
Jeff Smithwick | ... | color timer |
Melinda Tackett | ... | assistant negative cutter |
Karen Thorndike | ... | negative cutter |
Casting By
Sharon Bialy | ... | (as Bialy) |
Debi Manwiller | ... | (as Manwiller) |
Richard Pagano | ... | (as Pagano) |
Production Design by
Missy Stewart |
Art Direction by
Dan Self |
Set Decoration by
Nina Bradford |
Costume Design by
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor |
Makeup Department
Caryn Bardunias | ... | hair assistant (as Caryn Brostoff) / makeup assistant (as Caryn Brostoff) |
Jaqueline Bordeaux | ... | hair assistant (as Jacqueline Bordeaux) / makeup assistant (as Jacqueline Bordeaux) |
Jackie Caydam | ... | prosthetics assistant |
Bill Corso | ... | prosthetics assistant |
Diane Duncan | ... | prosthetics assistant |
Bernhard Eichholz | ... | prosthetics assistant |
Eric Fiedler | ... | prosthetics assistant |
Leon Laderach | ... | prosthetics assistant |
Johnine Lake | ... | hair assistant / makeup assistant |
Cathy MacDonald | ... | makeup assistant |
Leonard MacDonald | ... | key makeup artist |
Gina Monaci | ... | hair designer / makeup designer |
Anne Morgan | ... | (segment "Cupid and Psyche") hair stylist / key hair stylist / (segment "Cupid and Psyche") makeup artist |
Shaun Smith | ... | prosthetics assistant |
Production Management
Susan J. Dupre | ... | post-production supervisor (as Susan Dupre) |
Leslie A. Leitner | ... | post-production supervisor (as Leslie Leitner) |
Eric McLeod | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Phillip Christon | ... | first assistant director |
Shiho Ito | ... | second assistant director |
David Minkowski | ... | second second assistant director |
Art Department
Casa Babbs | ... | scenic artist |
Colin Bardon | ... | carpenter |
Tom Bonauro | ... | art director: "Cupid and Psyche" sequence |
Chas Bruce | ... | graphic artist |
David P. Clemens | ... | construction lead (as David Clemens) |
Jane Clugston | ... | sculptor: snake and bat |
Tom Cramer | ... | artist: pilgrim van |
Norbert 'Reno' Demaline | ... | carpenter |
Tawny Duel | ... | carpenter |
Sean Fong | ... | set dresser (as Sean Robert Fong) |
Robbie Freed | ... | swing gang (as Robert Freed) |
Ed Grecious | ... | carpenter |
Benjamin Hayden | ... | leadman (as Benjamin Titus Hayden) |
Sue Hutchins | ... | scenic artist |
Jube Hyman | ... | art department intern |
Anne Hyvarinen | ... | scenic charge |
Malia Jensen | ... | scenic artist |
Cynthia Lahti | ... | swing gang |
Phred Palmer | ... | on-set dresser |
Ryan Plucknett | ... | construction coordinator (as Ryan Jay Plucknett) |
Jennifer Pray | ... | set dresser |
Robie Price | ... | construction: "Cupid and Psyche" sequence (as Robi Price) |
Charles T. Riggs | ... | carpenter (as Charles Riggs) |
Rudjen Roldan | ... | assistant painter: backdrop, "Cupid and Psyche" sequence |
Patrick Michael Ryan | ... | props: New York (as Patrick M. Ryan) |
David Saltzman | ... | assistant property master |
Jim Simard | ... | carpenter (as James Simard) |
Blanche Sindelar | ... | property master (as Blanche C. Sindelar) |
Gregg Smith | ... | stuffed squirrel: Elder Taxidermy |
Damon Sullivan | ... | set dresser (as Damon Baird Sullivan) |
Teresa Tamiyasu | ... | swing gang (as Teresa J. Tamiyasu) |
Cathy Young | ... | scenic artist |
Ken Erck | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
Stuart Land | ... | sculpted giant 6-month embryo (uncredited) |
Maureen O'Mara | ... | assistant property master (uncredited) |
Bill Telfer | ... | additional scenic art (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Peter Appleton | ... | sound editor |
Kelley Baker | ... | sound designer / supervising sound editor |
Mary Bauer | ... | sound editor |
Scot Charles | ... | adr recordist |
David A. Cohen | ... | sound editor |
Chris Douthitt | ... | walla recordist |
Malcolm Fife | ... | sound editor |
Bill Gramaglia | ... | boom operator: New York |
Charlene Hamer | ... | boom operator (as Char Hamer) |
Jon Huck | ... | sound mixer |
Parker Logan | ... | assistant sound editor |
Richard Moore | ... | additional sound effects |
Jennifer Myers | ... | foley artist |
Margie O'Malley | ... | foley artist |
Larry Oatfield | ... | sound editor (as E. Larry Oatfield) |
David Parker | ... | re-recording mixer |
Jim Pasque | ... | foley recordist |
Philip Rogers | ... | sound recordist (as W. Phillip Rogers) |
Leslie Shatz | ... | re-recording mixer |
Greg Simon | ... | sound recordist |
Concha Solano | ... | assistant sound editor |
Patti Tauscher | ... | assistant sound editor |
Eric Thompson | ... | foley mixer |
John Verbeck | ... | sound editor |
Don White | ... | re-recording mixer |
Wayne Woods | ... | adr recordist (as W. Wayne Woods) |
Kurt Peterson | ... | sound transfer (uncredited) |
Scott Purdy | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Jim Doyle | ... | special effects coordinator |
Morgan Guynes | ... | special effects |
Troy Turpin | ... | special effects assistant |
Visual Effects by
Maureen Claypool | ... | visual effects assistant |
Michael Hinton | ... | creator: opticals and titles |
Peter Nye | ... | (segment "Cupid and Psyche") backdrop creator |
Chel White | ... | visual effects supervisor |
Stunts
Jake Crawford | ... | stunt coordinator |
Susie Flenniken | ... | stunts |
Bart Heimburger | ... | stunt pilot |
Jeff Imada | ... | stunts (as Jeffrey Imada) |
Mike Johnson | ... | stunts |
Jamie Jo Medearis | ... | stunts |
Lynn Salvatori | ... | stunts |
Tommy J. Huff | ... | truck stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Kyle Accardi | ... | set electrician |
Robert M. Andres | ... | key grip: New York (as Bob Andres) |
Roy R. Bellows | ... | set electrician |
Nils Benson | ... | second second assistant camera |
Alec Boehm | ... | second assistant camera: New York |
James Childers | ... | best boy grip: "Cupid and Psyche" segment |
Steve Condiotti | ... | gaffer: "Cupid and Psyche" segment |
Dino Corti | ... | grip: "Cupid and Psyche" segment |
Kevin Cozad | ... | additional electrician |
Daniel Ehrenbard | ... | gaffer: New York |
Kevin Fletcher | ... | grip |
Michael Fradianni | ... | electrician: New York |
Michael Gall | ... | best boy |
Gary Gatewood | ... | second assistant camera (as Gary D. Gatewood) |
Mike Hanauska | ... | grip (as Michael Hanauska) |
Gary Hildebrand | ... | electrician: New York |
Brent Lawson | ... | best boy grip (as Brent T. Lawson) |
Bruce Lawson | ... | key grip |
Thomas D. Mangelsen | ... | special photographer: whooping cranes, Images of Nature |
Mark McGinnis | ... | first assistant camera |
Derek McKane | ... | generator operator: New York |
Bruce Moore | ... | set electrician |
Thomas H. Peters | ... | assistant camera |
Robie Price | ... | key grip: "Cupid and Psyche" segment (as Robi Price) |
Richard Rutkowski | ... | first assistant camera: New York |
Jamie Silverstein | ... | generator operator: New York |
David Skutch | ... | best boy: New York |
Abigayle Tarsches | ... | still photographer |
Jani Vournas | ... | best boy electric: "Cupid and Psyche" segment |
Paul Wachter | ... | grip: New York |
Michael L. Williams | ... | gaffer |
Animation Department
Hal T. Hickel | ... | animator: maps (as Hal Hickel) |
Schell Hickel | ... | animator: snake |
Casting Department
Susan Booker | ... | casting assistant |
Mindy Leek | ... | extras casting |
Lance Marrs | ... | extras casting assistant |
Taft Richards | ... | extras casting assistant |
Laverne Springer | ... | extras casting |
Todd Thaler | ... | extras casting: New York |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Natasia Chan | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Rainer Judd | ... | set costumer |
Alexis Lecach | ... | stylist: "Cupid and Psyche" segment |
Pamela Smith | ... | assistant costume designer |
Pierre Trudeaux | ... | creator: wings, "Cupid and Psyche" segment |
Vanessa Vogel | ... | key costumer |
Location Management
Sara Burton | ... | location manager |
Terry Desylvia | ... | location legal services |
Jeff Selis | ... | assistant location manager (as Jeffrey Selis) |
Samuel S. Selis | ... | location assistant |
Music Department
Lincoln Adler | ... | musician: alto sax |
James Austin | ... | music researcher |
Teddy Borowiecki | ... | musician: keyboards and accordion |
Delwyn Brooks | ... | second music engineer (as Delwin Brooks) |
Matt Cartsonis | ... | music researcher (as Matthew Cartsonia) |
Steve Einhorn | ... | music researcher |
Toby Emmerich | ... | executive music producer (as Toby Emmerick) |
Les July | ... | musician: bass |
Anne King | ... | musician: baritone sax |
Steve Kujala | ... | musician: flute (as Stephen Kujala) |
k.d. lang | ... | music producer / musician: singer and guitars |
Greg Leisz | ... | musician: steel guitar |
Mike Lent | ... | musician: bass |
Lee Manning | ... | second music engineer |
Dennis Marcenko | ... | musician: bass |
Ben Mink | ... | music producer / musician: guitars and strings |
Dean Parks | ... | musician: wah guitar |
Ann Patterson | ... | musician: trumpet |
Tom Ralls | ... | musician: trombone |
Mark Ramaer | ... | music mixer / music recordist |
Chris Stephens | ... | musician: banjo |
Randall Stoll | ... | musician: drums |
Larry Wanagas | ... | music supervisor |
Andy Warwick | ... | second music engineer |
Greg Wells | ... | musician: percussion |
Dick Bernstein | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Jane Goldsmith | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Pedro Amaya | ... | driver |
Henry Boyle | ... | driver: New York |
Thomas Buckman | ... | driver: New York (as Tom Buckman) |
Peter S. Cassella | ... | driver: New York (as Peter Cassella Jr.) |
Wojciech Debowski | ... | parking coordinator: New York |
Bryan Deck | ... | driver |
William 'Fleet' Eakland | ... | transportation coordinator |
James Giblin | ... | transportation coordinator: New York |
Tom Gohn | ... | driver |
Bart Heimburger | ... | picture car coordinator |
Doug Hiserodt | ... | driver |
James Holmes | ... | transportation captain |
Joe Mallon | ... | driver: New York |
Steve H. Pape | ... | driver (as Steve Pape) |
Vern Porter | ... | driver |
Marvin LaRoy Sanders | ... | driver |
Dana Schisler | ... | driver |
Bruce Simballa | ... | driver (as Bruce Simbala) |
Malgorzata Soja | ... | parking assistant: New York |
Eric Solmonson | ... | driver |
Clint Yoakum | ... | driver (as Clingt Yoakam) |
Additional Crew
Julie Ashby | ... | caterer: 'Cupid and Psyche' segment |
Simon Babbs | ... | security |
Andy del Barco | ... | production assistant: New York |
Peter Barnett | ... | caterer: Premiere Catering |
Kaj. Sören Benson | ... | baby buddha |
Tom Bonauro | ... | title designer |
Ruby Burns | ... | choreographer |
John Choe | ... | additional typesetter |
Julian Cole | ... | set production assistant |
Mickey Cottrell | ... | publicist: production company |
Connie Crabtree | ... | craft service |
Bob Currie | ... | production assistant: New York |
Beth DePatie | ... | production coordinator |
Tom DeWolf | ... | projectionist |
Jann Dryer | ... | choreographer |
Ann Du Val | ... | legal assistant |
Matthew Ebert | ... | talent wrangler |
Gwen Everman | ... | production accountant |
Susie Flenniken | ... | horse trainer / trainer: cowgirl riding and roping |
Tommye Flenniken | ... | horse trainer |
Tom Forrest | ... | production coordinator: New York |
T. Ganden | ... | set production assistant |
Kris Geier | ... | production assistant: New York |
Sarah Girgis | ... | model: Psyche, 'Cupid and Psyche' segment |
Anne Gordon | ... | animal trainer |
Jamie Haggerty | ... | armatures |
Mary Esther Hart | ... | snake wrangler |
Wayne Hashman | ... | assistant chef |
Roger B. Henry | ... | assistant to director |
Cindia Huppeler | ... | dialogue coach |
James R. Kelly Jr. | ... | production office assistant |
Chris King | ... | projectionist |
J.W. Koch | ... | weapons consultant (as JW Koch) |
Christopher McEnroe | ... | production assistant: New York (as Chris McEnroe) |
John Memering | ... | chef |
Janelle Moody | ... | stand-in |
Keiran O'Brien | ... | projectionist |
Brian Odo | ... | production office assistant |
Jamie Oliveri | ... | assistant title designer |
Steven Rafael | ... | unit publicist |
Mary Raimondo | ... | assistant production coordinator: New York |
Jeri Rossi | ... | production assistant: New York |
Patrick Michael Ryan | ... | set production assistant (as Patrick M. Ryan) |
Scott Samios | ... | production assistant: New York |
Jerry Sanderfer | ... | security (as Jerry R. Sandefer) |
Michael J. Santoro | ... | assistant chef (as Mike Santoro) |
Jade Semiprecious | ... | model: Cupid, 'Cupid and Psyche' segment (as Jade Semi-Precious) |
Dawn M. Severdia | ... | assistant production coordinator (as Dawn Severdia) |
Siobhan | ... | craft service: New York |
Buz Sisk | ... | helicopter pilot |
Robert Skarsten | ... | first aid |
Pamela Smith | ... | assistant to producer |
John V. Stuckmeyer | ... | completion executive |
Kristin Swanson | ... | production office assistant |
T. Thurman | ... | set production assistant |
Heidi Topper | ... | production assistant: New York |
Paulina Torres-Anker | ... | first aid |
Gus Van Sant Sr. | ... | additional accounting services |
Chandler Vinar | ... | security |
Jerome Waag | ... | production assistant: 'Cupid and Psyche' segment |
Whitney J. Willard | ... | assistant production accountant |
Vincent R. Nebrida | ... | marketing manager (uncredited) |
Daniel Nyiri | ... | behind the scenes video: writer and producer (uncredited) |
Thanks
Christopher Lee | ... | special thanks |
Annie Leibovitz | ... | special thanks (as Annie Leibowitz) |
River Phoenix | ... | dedicatee (as River) |
Tom Robbins | ... | special thanks |
Gus Van Sant Sr. | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Fine Line Features (1994) (United States) (theatrical)
- Rank Film Distributors (1994) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Gaga (1994) (Japan) (theatrical) (as GAGA Communications)
- Norsk Filmdistribusjon (1994) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1994) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (1994) (Greece) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (1994) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Video Medien Pool (VMP) (1994) (Germany) (VHS)
- Videomax (Mexico) (VHS)
- Les Films Number One (1995) (France) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Entertainment Video (1995) (Australia) (VHS)
- New Line Home Video (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- Laurenfilm (1995) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Cipa (1995) (France) (theatrical)
- Total Film Home Entertainment (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- New Line Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Steve Johnson's XFX (prosthetic thumbs)
Other Companies
- ARRI Rental (camera equipment provided by)
- Albert G. Ruben and Company (insurance)
- Alpha Cine Service (color)
- Cinema Research (titles and opticals)
- Clein + White (release publicity)
- Colossal Studios (production facility: 'Cupid and Psyche' segment)
- Completion Bond Company (completion bond)
- Elder Taxidermy (stuffed squirrel)
- Film House (sound re-recording)
- Images of Nature (special photography: whooping cranes)
- Imperial Bank (financing)
- Kodak (prints)
- Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Feldman, Rogal, Shikora & Clark (legal services)
- Monaco/Interformat (titles and opticals)
- Oppenheimer Cameras (camera systems)
- Pacific Grip and Lighting (grip and lighting equipment)
- Premiere Catering (catering)
- Premiere Catering of Oregon (catering)
- Rex Recording (walla recorded at)
- Saul Zaentz Film Center (sound re-recording)
- Teknifilm Labs (adr recorded at)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Sissy Hankshaw (Uma Thurman) is born with enormous thumbs that help her hitchhiking through the U.S. from a young age. She becomes a model in advertising, and her New York agent, "the Countess" (Sir John Hurt), sends her to his ranch in California to shoot a commercial, set against the background of mating whooping cranes. There, she befriends Bonanza Jellybean (Rain Phoenix), one of the cowgirls at the beauty ranch. The cowgirls take command of the ranch from the Countess and drug the cranes with peyote. The Police besiege the ranch.
Written by Pieter van Scherpenberg |
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Taglines | There have been many great drivers but only one great passenger. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Budget | $8,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | The movie is dedicated to River Phoenix, who may have a small uncredited cameo in it. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Maverick/Trading Mom/The Return of Jafar/Widows' Peak/Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994). See more » |
Soundtracks | Just Keep Me Moving See more » |
Crazy Credits | At the beginning, lot of stars rise in the sky. One, aside and slower than the others, writes the words "For River". [River Phoenix] See more » |
Quotes |
Sissy Hankshaw:
They're drugged? Bonanza Jellybean: Oh, come off it, Sissy. What do you mean, drugged? Every living thing has a chemical composition, and anything that is added to it changes that composition. If you eat a cheeseburger or a Three Musketeers bar, it changes your body chemistry. The kind of food you eat, the kind of air you breathe, can change your mental state. Does that mean you're drugged? See more » |