My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)
-
33% of critics liked it
(6 reviews) -
83% of users liked it
(191 ratings)
Scott Glenn is H.D., a champion rodeo rider whose career is ruined after being gored by a bull. He returns home to discover things have drastically changed -- the family farm has been abandoned, his old girlfriend Julie (Kate Capshaw) is a now a widowed mother, and his sister Cheryl (Tess Harper)… More Scott Glenn is H.D., a champion rodeo rider whose career is ruined after being gored by a bull. He returns home to discover things have drastically changed -- the family farm has been abandoned, his old girlfriend Julie (Kate Capshaw) is a now a widowed mother, and his sister Cheryl (Tess Harper) has put his father (Ben Johnson) in a nursing home. H.D. rescues his father from the home and returns him to the ranch. But when H.D. leaves the farm to visit Julie, his father seeks out Cheryl. Cheryl retaliates by threatening to return her father to the nursing home and sell the ranch. At this point, H.D. takes notice of rodeo contest which would give him $100,000 if he can ride four bulls for a total of 32 seconds. H.D. bonds with his father as he gruelingly prepares for a return to the rodeo to win the contest and buy the ranch. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Stuart Rosenberg
- Genres
- Drama
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1991 Wide
- Studio
- Media Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
-
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
A fine study of what it means to be a rounded man
See more critic ratings and reviews on Rotten Tomatoes
Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)
Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)
Featured Audience Ratings
Currently unavailable on Flixster
Also available on
Other Retailers
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Subscription Services
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Cast
-
Scott Glenn
as H.D. Dalton
-
Kate Capshaw
as Jolie Meadows
-
Ben Johnson
as Jessie Dalton Dad
-
Balthazar Getty
as Jud Meadows
-
Tess Harper
as Cheryl Hornby
-
Gary Busey
as Clint Hornby
-
Mickey Rooney
as Junior
-
Clarence Williams III
as Virgil
-
Dub Taylor
as Gimme Cap
-
Clu Gulager
as Dark Glasses
-
Dennis Fimple
as Straw Hat
-
Megan Parlen
as Becky Meadows
-
Theresa Bell
as Guest at Barbeque
-
Rex Linn
as Guest at Barbeque
-
Benjamin Rosenberg
as Gas Station Attendant
-
Robert Knott
as Pool Player #2
-
Jan Hoag
as Nurse
