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''Urban Cowboy'' is a 1980 American western romantic drama film about the love-hate relationship between Buford Uan "Bud" Davis (John Travolta) and Sissy (Debra Winger). The movie captured the late 1970s/early 1980s popularity of country music. It was John Travolta's third major acting role after ''Saturday Night Fever'' and '' Grease''. Much of the action centers around activities at Gilley's Club, a honky tonk in Pasadena, Texas. ==Historical background and production== The film's screenplay was adapted by Aaron Latham and James Bridges from an article by the same name in Esquire Magazine written by Latham. The original Esquire article centered on the romance between two Gilley's regulars named Dew Westbrook and Betty Helmer. Westbrook and Helmer's real life relationship became the inspiration for the on screen romance between John Travolta and Debra Winger's characters "Bud" and "Sissy". The movie was directed by Bridges. Some film critics referred to the movie as a country music version of ''Saturday Night Fever''. The film grossed almost $47 million in the United States alone, and temporarily recovered Travolta from the flop ''Moment by Moment'' (1978), but the film was nowhere near as successful as either ''Saturday Night Fever'' ($94 million) or ''Grease'' ($188 million). While filming ''Urban Cowboy'', John Travolta had a private corner at the Westheimer Road location of the Ninfa's restaurant in Houston.〔Huynh, Dai. "(Restaurateur Mama Ninfa dies )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Monday June 18, 2001. A1. Retrieved on February 5, 2012.〕 ''Urban Cowboy'' was the first motion picture to be choreographed by Patsy Swayze, which launched her career as a film choreographer. John Travolta, ''et al'', rented a home in the Memorial area overlooking Buffalo Bayou on or about 110 Shasta Drive, Houston, Texas 77024. The entourage was frequently seen driving back and forth down Lindenwood Drive and Shasta Drive while filming in Houston. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Urban Cowboy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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