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City Slickers (1991)

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Reviews Counted:25

Fresh:22

Rotten:3

Average Rating:6.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Three male friends, facing their 40th birthdays and experiencing midlife crises, decide they need time away from their "soft" city lives. Fans of old Western films, particularly John Wayne's RED... Three male friends, facing their 40th birthdays and experiencing midlife crises, decide they need time away from their "soft" city lives. Fans of old Western films, particularly John Wayne's RED RIVER, they decide to vacation at a dude ranch, where they will be responsible for a two-week-long cattle drive through the Colorado hills. Along the way the urban cowboys encounter bad weather; macho, gun-wielding ranchers; and pregnant cattle, but they finish the drive with their lives back on track. [More]

Starring: Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, Patricia Wettig

Starring: Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, Patricia Wettig, Helen Slater, Jack Palance, David Paymer, Tracey Walter

Director: Ron Underwood

Director: Ron Underwood

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silly entertainment

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06/28/05
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I found almost nothing funny about this film. Palance's performance saved it.

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11/05/03
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

A fun outing, with Jack Palance's Oscar-winning performance the main attraction.

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02/19/03
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

No review available.

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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Billy Crystal is hilarious as the fish-out-of-water cowpoke.

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08/16/02
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

ultimately harmless

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06/22/08
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

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Clint Morris
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Film Threat

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David N. Butterworth
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Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post

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06/30/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Nifty drama about the life-changing experiences of some middle-aged men at a working dude ranch.

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09/01/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Good fun.

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07/06/03
Gerry Shamray
Gerry Shamray
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

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01/18/04
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

"a pleasing way to polish off two hours"

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07/29/02
James Sanford
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Kalamazoo Gazette
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05/20/03
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07/26/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
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November 10, 2006: One-Armed Push-ups All Around in Honor of Jack Palance
Jack Palance, who made a career out of bullying good guys and portraying stern, craggy-faced menaces, died Friday. Surrounded by family at his California ranch, he passed away... More...

August 16, 2006: Character Actor Bruno Kirby, Dead at 57
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