My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

PG

1991

1 hr. 46 min.

Western

List

33%

6 Reviews

Tomatometer

81%

100+ Ratings

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H.D. Dalton (Scott Glenn) is a big-name rodeo rider until an injury forces him to give up the sport. He returns home to start over, but the life he expects is nowhere to be found. The family farm is in shambles, and his father (Ben Johnson) now lives in a nursing home. Determined to change things, H.D. bails out his dad and reignites a romance with an old girlfriend (Kate Capshaw). Focused, he enters a rodeo contest, hoping to restore his family's ranch and happiness with the prize money.

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Rodeo star returns home to help his father and fall in love with his widowed ex.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Scott Glenn as the anti-Wes Hightower and Kate Capshaw now nearly as annoying as she was in "Temple of Doom". Plus, a hilarious Gary Busey, a young Balthazar Getty, a bitch Tess Harper and the adorable Mickey Rooney. Too bad this fantastic cast didn't make the movie great! Still, it's entertaining and has a good soundtrack, which makes up for some of the plot and dialogue flaws.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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i love this movie..its been awhile since i've seen it though

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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He was busted up as a bull fighter not a clown a clown is a funny man and dont protect us bull riders

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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If this doesn't pull your heart strings nothing will. It's a GREAT movie!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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THE BEST MOVIE EVER MADE ABOUT HEROES. HONOR THEM!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Stuart Rosenberg

Director

Scott Glenn

H.D. Dalton

Kate Capshaw

Jolie

Ben Johnson

Jesse Dalton

Balthazar Getty

Jud

Tess Harper

Cheryl

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The elements of this movie are so familiar, so worn-out, that within a few minutes of the opening we can predict with certainty almost everything that will happen.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jul 16, 2005

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Jon Niccum

Lawrence Journal-World

Rated: 2/5

Jun 17, 2005

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

A fine study of what it means to be a rounded man

Jul 19, 2003

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Rebecca Murray

About.com

Rated: 4/5

Jun 13, 2003

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Rated: 2/5

Jul 29, 2002

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Synopsis

H.D. Dalton (Scott Glenn) is a big-name rodeo rider until an injury forces him to give up the sport. He returns home to start over, but the life he expects is nowhere to be found. The family farm is in shambles, and his father (Ben Johnson) now lives in a nursing home. Determined to change things, H.D. bails out his dad and reignites a romance with an old girlfriend (Kate Capshaw). Focused, he enters a rodeo contest, hoping to restore his family's ranch and happiness with the prize money.

Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Screenwriter: Joel Don Humphreys
Production Co: Home Grown Inc., Samuel Goldwyn Company
Rating: PG
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 16, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.6M
Sound Mix: Surround