The Cowboy Way (1994) on Netflix
PG-1319941h 42mActionComedyCrime
Sonny Gilstrap and Pepper Lewis are rodeo partners from New Mexico whose friendship has been strained. When their friend Nacho Salazar goes missing in New York, they head east to find him.
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Plot summary
Sonny Gilstrap and Pepper Lewis are rodeo partners from New Mexico, and their friendship has been strained since Pepper missed a major competition. Nacho Salazar, who cooks for Sonny, has been holding the pair together. When a caller says that his daughter Teresa has reached New York from Cuba and demands an unpaid balance, Nacho heads for the city, leaving Sonny a note. Sonny, short of cash, asks Pepper for a loan, and Pepper decides to come along. The two argue the whole way. Once in New York, they ask a police officer, Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw, for help.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Cowboy Way (1994)
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- William D. Wittliff, hired by the studio to rewrite the script, set his first couple of drafts in New York City, then reset the story in Washington at the studio's request to avoid comparison with Crocodile Dundee; against his better judgment he agreed, and said the writing went downhill after that.
- According to Harrelson, he had been trying to star in The Cowboy Way for years, with the script having once been positioned as a Kevin Costner vehicle, Costner even contributing to one of its drafts.
- Brad Pitt was originally courted to star opposite Woody Harrelson, with Gregg Champion set to direct, before the search for a co-lead ended with Kiefer Sutherland instead entering final negotiations to join Harrelson.
- The film began life in 1986 under the title Pistoleers, written by Rob Thompson, years before the story that eventually reached theaters as The Cowboy Way took shape.
