Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)

There have been many great drivers but only one great passenger.

A girl born with enormous thumbs in the repressive era of the 1950s learns to turn her quirks into assets.

Date of release
1994-05-13
TMDB
4.3 / 10 (149)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Western
Director
Gus Van Sant

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues is a 1993 American romantic comedy-drama Western film based on Tom Robbins' 1976 novel of the same title. The film was written and directed by Gus Van Sant and stars an ensemble cast led by Uma Thurman, Lorraine Bracco, Angie Dickinson, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Keanu Reeves, John Hurt, and Rain Phoenix. Robbins himself narrates. The soundtrack is sung entirely by k.d. lang. The film is dedicated to the late River Phoenix.

Production

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues was shot throughout Oregon: Portland, Terrebonne, Sisters, and Bend.

Though some viewers claim that River Phoenix is visible in a brief cameo near the end of the film, director Gus Van Sant, costar Udo Kier, and Phoenix's own assistant at the time, Sue Solgot, all assert that Phoenix was not in the film. Van Sant states, "River wasn't even in the desert when we shot. That is Jim Baldwin in the beekeeper's hat."

The film was set to be released in the fall of 1993, but was delayed for post-production edits after Van Sant was dissatisfied with the cut screened at the 1993 Toronto International Film Festival. Among the changes Van Sant made were cuts to the New York-set scenes and scenes showing Sissy's relationship with Julian Gitche (the character played by Keanu Reeves), in favor of featuring more ranch scenes and focusing more attention on the relations…

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