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City Slickers (1991)

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Reviews Counted: 25

Fresh: 22

Rotten:3

Average Rating: 6.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Three male friends, facing their 40th birthdays and experiencing midlife crises, decide they need time away from their "soft" city lives. Fans of old Western films, particularly John Wayne's RED... Three male friends, facing their 40th birthdays and experiencing midlife crises, decide they need time away from their "soft" city lives. Fans of old Western films, particularly John Wayne's RED RIVER, they decide to vacation at a dude ranch, where they will be responsible for a two-week-long cattle drive through the Colorado hills. Along the way the urban cowboys encounter bad weather; macho, gun-wielding ranchers; and pregnant cattle, but they finish the drive with their lives back on track. [More]

Starring: Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, Patricia Wettig

Starring: Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, Patricia Wettig, Helen Slater, Jack Palance, David Paymer, Tracey Walter

Director: Ron Underwood

Director: Ron Underwood

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Feb 23, 1999

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ultimately harmless

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06/22/08
Christopher Null
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06/24/06
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06/30/05
Emanuel Levy
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silly entertainment

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06/28/05
Rich Cline
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05/06/05
Clint Morris
Film Threat

Somehow it never gets old.

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06/08/04
Sarah Chauncey
Reel.com

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01/18/04
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

I found almost nothing funny about this film. Palance's performance saved it.

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11/05/03
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

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08/22/03
Carol Cling
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08/01/03
Tony Toscano
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Good fun.

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07/06/03
Gerry Shamray
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05/23/03
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05/21/03
Ryan Cracknell
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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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A fun outing, with Jack Palance's Oscar-winning performance the main attraction.

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02/19/03
Bob Bloom
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01/21/03
Josh Gilchrist
Billings Outpost (Montana)

It goes downhill once Jack Palance exits, but the early scenes are still worth it.

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12/30/02
Rob Vaux
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Harmless fluff, but nothing exciting.

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12/29/02
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Nifty drama about the life-changing experiences of some middle-aged men at a working dude ranch.

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09/01/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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November 10, 2006: One-Armed Push-ups All Around in Honor of Jack Palance
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