Apr 20, 2024 · Eighties Hollywood legend Debra Winger looks completely unrecognisable 44 years after starring in the hit movie Urban Cowboy. The actress, now 68, rose to fame in such Hollywood hits as An...

Winger's first major role was in Thank God It's Friday, followed by Urban Cowboy in 1980, for which she received a BAFTA nomination and a pair of Golden Globe nominations (for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, and Best New Star).

May 2, 2017 · Early in “Urban Cowboy,” Debra Winger steals the film with a pause. Having spotted Bud (John Travolta) across a honkytonk dancehall floor, Sissy (Winger) ambles up to the bar, flirting first with an appeal to his manliness (“I thought [your beard] looked good, you shouldn’t have shaved it”), then by asking him if he knows how to do a two-step.

On June 6, 1980, Urban Cowboy hit theaters. The film, which stars John Travolta and Debra Winger, follows the trials and tribulations of Bud and Sissy, two regulars at the Texas honky-tonk...

Feb 15, 2024 · Learn seven facts about the John Travolta and Debra Winger movie "Urban Cowboy," which started a new country music movement...

Urban Cowboy is a 1980 American romantic Western film directed by James Bridges. The plot concerns the love-hate relationship between Buford "Bud" Davis (John Travolta) and Sissy (Debra Winger). The film's success was credited for spurring a mainstream revival of country music. [2]

Jan 5, 2025 · Winger’s breakout role came in 1980’s Urban Cowboy, starring opposite John Travolta. Her on-screen chemistry with Travolta and her captivating performance turned her into an overnight sensation.

Oct 4, 2008 · FOR A period in the early ‘80s, no one could do it like Debra Winger. She was just 25 years old when she made “Urban Cowboy,” and her emotionally ferocious performance sent shock waves ...

Nov 4, 2019 · Debra Winger: Urban Cowboy was through an open audition. I remember reading the article by Aaron Latham it was based on, fantasizing, "Oh, if I was just further ahead in my career, I...

In an exclusive oral history featuring John Travolta, Debra Winger, Mickey Gilley, Johnny Lee, and Barry Corbin, the stars of the film and the regulars at the bar go back in time to talk about...