Movie Description When a thoroughly urbanized executive is struggling to find meaning in his life, his two best friends find the perfect cure: a fantasy cowboy vacation. The three friends then rope and ride their way down a trail that leads to a better understanding of themselves and each other. Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, and Bruno Kirby are exceptional as the three fish-out-of-water cowpokes, but Jack Palance steals the show in an Academy Award-winning performance. CITY SLICKERS is followed by its sequel, CITY SLICKERS II: THE LEGEND OF CURLY'S GOLD.
| Credits | | Cast: | Billy Crystal, David Paymer, Helen Slater, Jack Palance, Tracey Walter |
| Details | | Sound: | HiFi Sound, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound |
Notes Shown at the Cannes Film Festival, May 1991. It was also included in the Norwegian Film Festival in Haugesund, the Malmo Film Days in Stockholm, and the Deauville Film Festival.
Shot in Los Angeles, New York, Sante Fe, New Mexico, Durango, Colorado, and Pamplona, Spain. It had an estimated budget of $26 million.
The film's production crew included 16 ranchers and 2 livestock coordinators.
Editorial Reviews "...Cheery, earnest....[Palance provides] some unexpectedly touching moments..." New York Times - p.C18 - Janet Maslin
"...[Watch it] to catch Crystal's next clippety-clip zinger..." -- Rating: B Entertainment Weekly - pp.78-9 - Ty Burr
Awards 1991Academy AwardsBest Supporting ActorJack Palance
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