Coyote Ugly (2000)
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22% of critics liked it
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73% of users liked it
(637,140 ratings)
An aspiring musician becomes one of the most famous bartenders in New York in this high-spirited comedy-drama. Small-town girl Violet Sanford (Piper Perabo) dreams of making a name for herself as a singer and songwriter, so she moves to New York City in hopes of landing her big break. Needing to… More An aspiring musician becomes one of the most famous bartenders in New York in this high-spirited comedy-drama. Small-town girl Violet Sanford (Piper Perabo) dreams of making a name for herself as a singer and songwriter, so she moves to New York City in hopes of landing her big break. Needing to support herself until stardom rolls around, she takes a job as a barmaid at a new nightspot called Coyote Ugly, where the owner Lil (Maria Bello) and the staff of attractive young women dance on the bar, flirt with the mostly male clientele, sing along with the jukebox, and goad the customers into matching them shot for shot. Soon, local media pick up on the bar's success, turning the staff into unexpected celebrities, a situation that presents its own set of problems. Coyote Ugly also stars John Goodman as Violet's straight-laced father, Adam Garcia as a customer Violet becomes involved with, and Tyra Banks, Melanie Lynskey, Bridget Moynahan, and Izabella Miko as the barmaids; action-film titan Jerry Bruckheimer produced. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- David McNally (II)
- Written By
- Gina Wendkos, Jeff Nathanson
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Aug 4, 2000 Wide
- On DVD
- Dec 29, 2000
- Studio
- Buena Vista Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Coyote Ugly is profoundly stupid, earnestly inept at conveying a story and hellbent on wallowing in its shallow emotional manipulations.
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Jay Carr, Boston Globe
Its view of women as objectified but unavailable sex toys is so retrograde it would be maddening if the movie weren't such an utter piece of fluff so conceptually barren it might as well be a music video.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Does Jerry Bruckheimer have the same nagging feeling of deja vu as he compares each new screenplay to those that have gone before?
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Nell Minow, Common Sense Media
Sexist, shallow and silly. Teens+.
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Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com
The cast fleshes out the cliches exuberantly and with little irony, which is something of a relief.
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Cast
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Piper Perabo
as Violet Sanford
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Adam Garcia
as Kevin O'Donnell
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Maria Bello
as Lil
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John Goodman
as Bill
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Melanie Lynskey
as Gloria
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Izabella Miko
as Cammie
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Bridget Moynahan
as Rachel
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Tyra Banks
as Zoe
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Del Pentacost
as Lou
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Michael Weston
as Danny
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LeAnn Rimes
as Herself
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Johnny Knoxville
as College Guy
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Chris Wylde
as College Student



