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 ...

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 ...

John Travolta is one of the pre-eminent craftsmen of the flop, amassing an incredible seven movies with 0% Rotten Tomatoes scores in his career. How does he do it? Only the master knows for sure, but ...

A decade before he experienced a career resurgence following the release of Pulp Fiction, superstar John Travolta reached a crossroads in the early days of his superstardom. He closed out the ‘70s ...

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 ...