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On This Day: June 6, 1980 – Urban Cowboy Premieres in Theaters

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Pete has published a news story:

On This Day: June 6, 1980 – Urban Cowboy Premieres in Theaters.

On this day June 6, 1980, Urban Cowboy premiered in theaters, blending romance, country music, and honky tonk culture into a modern western for a new generation. Directed by James Bridges, the film starred John Travolta as a Texas oil worker navigating love and rivalry in the rough and rowdy setting of Gilley’s nightclub, a real life bar located in Pasadena, Texas.

Alongside Debra Winger and Scott Glenn, Travolta helped bring blue collar life and country nightlife to the big screen...
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