Urban Cowboy (1980) follows Bud, a Texas farm boy who hits the big city seeking fortune. At the iconic Gilley's nightclub, he falls for the independent Sissy, but their clashing views and jealous ...

When Urban Cowboy arrived in theaters on June 6, 1980, it wasn't just another movie release. The film, starring John Travolta and Debra Winger, helped launch a full-fledged cultural phenomenon, ...

1980 was a confusing time for America. A Southern Christian farmer was president — and a Democrat! — but he was about to be supplanted by a California politician tight with Hollywood — and a ...

Aaron Latham, a screenwriter, journalist and author whose story in Texas Monthly inspired the 1980 smash “Urban Cowboy,” died July 23 in Pennsylvania of complications from Parkinson’s disease. He was ...

LOS ANGELES — Aaron Latham, a screenwriter, journalist and author whose Esquire magazine story inspired the 1980 smash "Urban Cowboy," died July 23 in Pennsylvania of complications from Parkinson's ...