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If someone ever put together a what-were-they-thinking top 10, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues would surely make the list. Based on Tom Robbins's '70s ode to freedom, whooping cranes, and ambisexuality, this Gus Van Sant film sat on the shelf for almost a year before its brief release. More of a curiosity than anything else, it tells the convoluted story of Sissy Hankshaw (Uma Thurman), the world's greatest hitchhiker by virtue of her mammoth, um, thumbs. She falls in with a lesbian collective at a dude ranch and, well, the rest is kind of a mess. Kind of? Let's say it's a monumental mess, one of those films that's like a 25-car pileup on the interstate that you have to stop and look at, just to figure out what people like Keanu Reeves, Roseanne, John Hurt, and Angie Dickinson are doing there. A great score by k.d. lang, by the way. --Marshall Fine
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From the director of Drugstore Cowboy and My Own Private Idaho comes a star-studded comedy based on the best-selling novel by Tom Robbins. The cowgirls on the Rubber Rose Ranch are staging a rebellion. Delores Del Ruby (Bracco) is leading the uproarious uprising, but it?s really Sissy Hankshaw (Thurman) who?s providing the spiritual leadership for this rag-tag bunch of female bandits. With her marvelous thumbs and her funky brand of femininity, she shatters all male chauvinist illusions and boldly goes where no woman has gone before.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:VHS Tape
Gus Van Sant explores deeper into his favorite theme of the plight of the outsider in this strange film.Not perfect, but it is a faithful adaptation of Robbins' classic novel.Some scenes tend to drag, but the overall effect of the film is mesmerising. Sissy Hankshaw joins Van Sant's gallery of outsiders alongside Bob,Mike,Suzanne Stone,Will Hunting and Norman Bates. Lots of cool movie star cameos and great acting from Uma Thurman and Rain Phoenix while Lorraine Bracco, John Hurt and Angie Dickinson camp it up.
17 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By Kelly EC
Format:VHS Tape
When people ask me to name my favourite novel "Even cowgirls get the Blues" always springs to mind. A film translation can never match the intimacy you feel reading the book, but it can bring those treasured characters and locations to life. This is where the film version really shines.
Gus Van Sant is my all time favourite director- his prevoius picture "My own private Idaho" broke my heart. It may have been over ambitious for him to bring this magical novel to the silver screen, but I find the fact that he did so, marvollously admirable. The storyline and ideals of this tale are truely unique and need to reach a wider audience.
Uma Thurman is perfectly cast as Sissy. She displays both innocence and enigma quite beautifully. Support is given by a whole host of interesting performers- John Hurt, Rain Phoenix, Crispin Glover, William Burroughs and many of the "Idaho" cast make breezy cameo's. Tom Robbins himself performs voice-over narration. Little known fact- River Phoenix (to whom the film is dedicated) makes his final screen appearence as a birdwatcher in the climatic scenes.
Read the book first- then give the film a chance!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By The JuRK
Format:DVD
Uma Thurman has been in some hideously bad movies. The confusing mess that was THE AVENGERS comes to mind (despite being a studio film with Ralph Fiennes and Sean Connery!). There was that horrific Batman movie that killed the franchise until Christopher Nolan resurrected it for Warner Brothers. I haven't even bothered more recent bombs like MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND (which I thought had a decent premise).
But it doesn't really matter what grotesque misstep Uma makes next because nothing can be as head-scratchingly terrible, as mind-numblingly stupid, as frighteningly vapid as EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES.
If you're seeing something else, you're just looking way too hard.
The acting is bad, the writing is nonsensical, the production is cheap (despite some excellent nature shots), scene after scene of Uma Thurman wearing ridiculous giant rubber thumbs makes you wonder just what kind of story could make this work. And that this ain't it.
But it doesn't really matter what grotesque misstep Uma makes next because nothing can be as head-scratchingly terrible, as mind-numblingly stupid, as frighteningly vapid as EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES.
If you're seeing something else, you're just looking way too hard.
The acting is bad, the writing is nonsensical, the production is cheap (despite some excellent nature shots), scene after scene of Uma Thurman wearing ridiculous giant rubber thumbs makes you wonder just what kind of story could make this work. And that this ain't it.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars
Don't do it!
This is the worst. I think everyone was super high while making this movie. It is put together horribly. I didn't make it through the whole movie it was painful to watch.
Published 24 days ago by Elisha
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Story
I read the book, & watched the movie back in college. I once again read the book, and watched the movie. Not only were both great, but it brought me back to my college days.
Published 3 months ago by Gretchen K Grimm
2.0 out of 5 stars
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
It was to hard to follow. I love Uma movies. This one, I didn't finish watching after falling asleep on it, maybe, halfway through.
Published 4 months ago by Gwenda Naylor
5.0 out of 5 stars
good movie
good movie, good service. This was recommended by my sister, who also liked it. I always like Uma Thurmond. Amazon service is always quick and good.
Published 16 months ago by Mary E. Fantucchio
3.0 out of 5 stars
Needs multiple viewings
At least three. When I first saw this I loved it. My second viewing months later, I thought it was a load of crap. Read more
Published on May 28, 2010 by kitkatt
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent!
One of my favorite books! I was told this movie was disappointing, but I disagree! Uma Thurman is the perfect Sissy Hankshaw. If you like Tom Robbins, you should like this movie. Read more
Published on November 13, 2009 by Jennifer Morris
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ha, ha! Ho, ho! Hee, hee!
Adapted from Tom Robbins' book (and narrated by him), the story revolves around an empowered and curious, young twenty-nine year old Sissy (Uma Thurman) who has been born with... Read more
Published on December 10, 2008 by Fiery Female
1.0 out of 5 stars
One of the worst movies ever
Uma Thurman is not a very good actress. She's tall, & reasonably attractive, & sometimes blonde, but she was the poster-girl for the Uber-hip set in the late 80's/early 90's so for... Read more
Published on July 4, 2008 by Nagronsky
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perhaps the greatest cowgirl movie of all time!
Gus Van Sant's rendering of Tom Robbins' masterpiece is superb and sureal. Uma Thurman couldn't be more perfect in the role of Yoni Yum model turned hitchiking goddess, Sissy... Read more
Published on June 20, 2008 by Katherine Latimer
5.0 out of 5 stars
...darn good fun...
...what a hoot! It's not like the book and how could anyone make a movie just like a book this wild? Read more
Published on October 18, 2006 by chrehn
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