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Synopsis
City Slickers blends sight gags, one-liners, and sincerity, with both humor and drama arising from the characters and their situations. Mitch (Billy Crystal) is a radio station sales executive who finds himself in the throes of a mid-life crisis; accompanied by two friends, Phil (Daniel Stern) and Ed (Bruno Kirby) in the grip of similar problems, he heads to New Mexico for his birthday to participate in a two-week "vacation" cattle drive to Colorado. The three friends and the rest of their group, including an attractive, newly single young woman and two African-American dentists, are all urbanites lost when it comes to herding cattle and surviving on the prairie; it's up to authentic, almost mythic cowboy Curly (Jack Palance, who won an Oscar for the role), to whip them into shape. As various adventures occur along the way, including run-ins with outlaw cattlehands, treacherous natural mishaps, and Mitch's delivery of a newborn calf, the three "city slickers" open up to each other, learn to appreciate Curly's Old West values, and begin to resolve their midlife dilemmas. When Curly dies, it's left to Mitch, Phil, and Ed to bring in the herd. ~ Don Kaye, All Movie Guide

Cast

Alan Charof Mitch's Dada
Dean Hallo J. R
Bill Henderson Ben Jessup
Bruno Kirby Ed Furillo
Phill Lewis Steve Jessup
Jayne Meadows Mitch's Mom
Jack Palance Curly
David Paymer Ira Shalowitz
Kyle Secor Jeff
Helen Slater Bonnie Rayburn
Yeardley Smith Nancy
Jeffrey Tambor Lou
Carla Tamburrelli Arlene Berquist
Tracey Walter Cookie
Patricia Wettig Barbara Robbins
Noble Willingham Clay Stone
Billy Crystal Mitch Robbins
Josh Mostel Barry Shalowitz
Daniel Stern Phil Berquist

Production Crew

Mark Mansbridge Art Director
Dean Semler Cinematographer
Marc Shaiman Composer (Music Score)
Judy Ruskin Costume Designer
Ron Underwood Director
O. Nicholas Brown Editor
Billy Crystal Executive Producer
Irby Smith Producer
Lawrence G. Paull Production Designer
Babaloo Mandel Screenwriter
Lowell Ganz Screenwriter
Rick Simpson Set Designer
Year: 1991
Runtime: 114
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG13
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy Drama

Sound
Dolby

Produced by
Castle Rock Entertainment
Columbia Pictures
Face Productions
Nelson Entertainment

Release
June 07, 1991 (USA)
by Columbia Pictures

Awards
1991 - Best Film (Musical or Comedy) - Golden Globe
1991 - Best Film (in Musical/Comedy) - PEO
1991 - Best Film (in Musical/Comedy) - People's Choice Awards
1991 - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy - Golden Globe
1991 - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy - Hollywood Foreign Press Association
1991 - Best Picture - Comedy or Musical - People's Choice Awards