Coyote Ugly (film)
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| Directed by | David McNally |
| Written by | Gina Wendkos |
| Produced by | Jerry Bruckheimer Chad Oman |
| Starring | Piper Perabo Adam Garcia Maria Bello Melanie Lynskey John Goodman |
| Distributed by | Touchstone Pictures |
Running time | 101 min |
| Budget | $45,000,000 USD (estimated) |
Coyote Ugly is a romantic comedy/drama based on the actual Coyote Ugly Saloon, set in New York City, and was released in August 2000 (see 2000 in film). The film stars Piper Perabo and Adam Garcia. It was directed by David McNally and written by Gina Wendkos.
Plot
Template:Spoiler Violet Sanford (Piper Perabo), an aspiring songwriter, leaves her home and her father Bill Sanford (John Goodman) to pursue her dream in New York City. While she tries, unsuccessfully, to get her demo tape to be noticed by the studios, she meets a group of bartenders from a local hot spot called Coyote Ugly. She is hired by the bar's owner Lil (Maria Bello) and must learn the ropes of singing, dancing, and performing wild acts before a rowdy crowd of people. However, despite cultivating the wilder side of her personality, she remains shy about performing her own songs. Romantic interest Kevin O'Donnell (Adam Garcia) tries to help her in overcoming her shyness.
Production
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Kevin Smith, who did an uncredited rewrite of the script, stated that a total of eight writers had done work on the script while the Writers Guild of America only gave credit to Gina Wendkos, who wrote the first draft of the script, which, according to Smith, little-resembles the final film.[1] (See WGA screenwriting credit system)
Unrated Extended Cut
In summer 2005 an unrated special edition of the film (The original release was rated PG-13) was released on DVD. The extended cut adds approximately six minutes to the film's runtime, most of which consits of additional shots of the "coyotes" dancing on the bar and of Violet and Cammie (Izabella Miko) trying on different outfits while shopping. However, arguably the most notably additions are the extension of the sex scene between Violet and Kevin, and the inclusion of an additional scene, which shows the "coyotes" winning a baseball game because Cammie distracts the pitcher by stripping.
(The special features of the extended cut DVD are identical with those of the previous DVD release.)
Cast
- Piper Perabo as Violet Sanford
- Adam Garcia as Kevin O'Donnell
- John Goodman as Bill Sanford
- Maria Bello as Lil
- Izabella Miko as Cammie
- Tyra Banks as Zoe
- Bridget Moynahan as Rachel, one of the "coyotes"
- Melanie Lynskey as Gloria, Violet's best friend
- Jack McGee as Earl, the baseball pitcher
- LeAnn Rimes as herself
Soundtracks
The film's soundtrack features Violet's four songs from the movie, performed by LeAnn Rimes, as well as several other songs not exclusive to the film. It achieved gold status within one month of its release on August 1 2000 and platinum status by early November. The only single released from the album, LeAnn Rimes' "Can't Fight The Moonlight", also achieved gold status and became a nearly instant hit on the radio charts.
A second soundtrack, More Music from Coyote Ugly, with more songs that appeared in the film and remixes of two of Rimes' songs, followed in 2003.
References
- ^ "Kevin on his involvement in 'Coyote Ugly'". The View Askewniverse. October 7.
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