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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues is a 1993 American romantic comedy-drama western film based on Tom Robbins' 1976 novel of the same name. The film was directed by Gus Van Sant (credited as Gus Van Sant Jr.) and starred an ensemble cast led by Uma Thurman, Lorraine Bracco, Angie Dickinson, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Keanu Reeves, John Hurt, and Rain ...
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May 20, 1994 · A comedy drama romance film directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Uma Thurman as a model with huge thumbs. The film follows her adventures as a hitchhiker and a cowgirl in California, where she meets a group of rebellious women and a mysterious countess.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
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- 1994-05-20
May 20, 1994 · A scathing critique of Gus Van Sant's adaptation of Tom Robbins' novel, starring Uma Thurman as a cowgirl with big thumbs. Ebert calls the film empty, pointless, baffling, and outdated, and compares it to a time warp.
Summaries. Sissy Hankshaw (Uma Thurman) is born with enormous thumbs that help her hitchhiking through the U.S. from a young age. She becomes a model in advertising, and her New York agent, "the Countess" (Sir John Hurt), sends her to his ranch in California to shoot a commercial, set against the background of mating whooping cranes.
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. A beautiful young woman with unusually big thumbs, Sissy Hankshaw (Uma Thurman) decides, fittingly enough, to become a hitchhiker. After finding work as a...
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Jul 8, 2014 · Warner Bros. 292K subscribers. Subscribed. 129. 33K views 9 years ago. From the director of "Good Will Hunting" and "To Die For" comes a star-studded comedy based on the best-selling novel by Tom...
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Film adaptation of Tom Robbins' cult novel, first published in 1976, recounting the misadventures of a beautiful young woman, Sissy Hankshaw, whose over-sized thumbs establish her as a very formidable hitchhiker. Cast & Crew. Read More. Gus Van Sant. Director. Rain Phoenix. Treva Jeffryes. Sherry Alps. Sean Young. Molly Little. Film Details.
