Aspiring songwriter Violet Sanford, after getting a job at a women-run NYC bar that teases its male patrons, comes out of her shell.Aspiring songwriter Violet Sanford, after getting a job at a women-run NYC bar that teases its male patrons, comes out of her shell.Aspiring songwriter Violet Sanford, after getting a job at a women-run NYC bar that teases its male patrons, comes out of her shell.
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Summary
Reviewers say 'Coyote Ugly' targets teens with themes of ambition and self-discovery. Violet, an aspiring songwriter, moves to New York and works at Coyote Ugly bar. The predictable plot and clichés receive mixed reviews. Piper Perabo and John Goodman's performances are divisive. The soundtrack is praised, while bar scenes are seen as either entertaining or gratuitous. Overall, it's a light-hearted, feel-good film for its audience.
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unfairly treated
This movie is not bad today really bad movies are made and people don't say something at least it has a good message and the characters are nice the movies right now are only about how many empty references you put in a movie.
Good movie, bad movie.
Coyote Ugly is one of those films that you can't really enjoy as a fine piece of cinema. It has a used, weak plot, and a lot of the dialogue is kind of corny. But I don't think anybody who goes to see this film really has high expectations for it, anyway. Coyote Ugly failed as a movie, but succeeded where it counts, ahem ahem. That makes this film a little better than average. I enjoyed Coyote Ugly, and think anybody else would, too.
Eye Candy
Not much to say about this one. The film is mostly about watching sexy girls dance on a table. Not much of a storyline, just enough to say the movie has a plot. The singing in the film is nice to listen to, but the movie is basically eye candy, the acting is shallow and sometimes cringe worthy. The plot and lines are predictable and cliché. If you're looking to watch a B movie with hot girls basically pole dancing on a table then this is the film for you.
Good!
I strongly disagree with most of the critics on this one.
This is a very solidly made romantic comedy. It is fun, entertaining and sports an excellent musical score. The story is clichéd yes, but remains believable and above all, with a completely original premise. The scenes at the bar are really well made, the atmosphere that transpires is electrifying. Everything is above par, the sound, the cinematography and the acting. Oh, and I almost forgot; the girls are fabulous...
What else does one need for an entertaining afternoon at the movies? Well done.
This is a very solidly made romantic comedy. It is fun, entertaining and sports an excellent musical score. The story is clichéd yes, but remains believable and above all, with a completely original premise. The scenes at the bar are really well made, the atmosphere that transpires is electrifying. Everything is above par, the sound, the cinematography and the acting. Oh, and I almost forgot; the girls are fabulous...
What else does one need for an entertaining afternoon at the movies? Well done.
Coyote Ugly Was A "Feel Good" Film
I was not disappointed with "Coyote Ugly". It made me feel good and we need this kind of film these days with all that's going-on.It was no worse than "Flashdance" or "Footloose" which also had little storyline and average acting. I enjoyed it and it was what I had expected.Many of you gave it negative criticisms; what did they expect from a film about a young girl coming to the city? This was a simple story about a young shy girl with dreams trying to make it in show business; which is hard if you don't have the right connections.The dance numbers and bar scene were very realistic. As a New Yorker, I was happy to see that she wasn't mugged or worse as many films about New York portray.I'd like a sequel.
Did you know
- TriviaLeAnn Rimes did all of the singing for Piper Perabo.
- GoofsPiedmont is in South Dakota not North Dakota.
- Quotes
Lil: I'm married to that bar. Hell, I'd, uh, I'd sleep there, if I had the guts to walk around barefoot. But that's me, you know. I'm the original coyote. Just a small town gal trying to make it in the big bad city.
Violet: Small town gal?
Lil: Piedmont, North Dakota. You ever tell anyone that, I'll kill ya.
- Alternate versionsUnrated extended cut restores scenes (ca. 6 minutes) that were deemed "unsuitable" for the American market and threatened the desired PG-13 rating. Added back was additional/extended footage in virtually every dance scene, a shopping scene with Cammie and Violet, a sex scene with Violet and Kevin, and an extended version of the baseball scene where Cammie strips to distract Earl, which is kept as a montage in the theatrical cut of the film.
- SoundtracksFly (Without Supercat)
Written by Charles Stan Frazier (as Charles Frazier), Matthew Murphy Karges (as Matthew Karges), Mark McGrath, Rodney Sheppard and McG (as Joseph "McG" Nichol)
Performed by Sugar Ray
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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Box office
- Budget
- $45,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $60,786,269
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $17,319,282
- Aug 6, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $113,916,474
- Runtime
- 1h 40m(100 min)
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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