Coyote Ugly (2000)

In COYOTE UGLY, an aspiring songwriter, Violet Sanford (Piper Perabo), leaves her small-town home and her supportive father (John Goodman) for New York City in hopes of starting a music career. But life in the big city is harder than she imagined. Feeling defeated, and unemployed, she hears about a job opening at a bar called Coyote Ugly, and persuades the bar owner, Lil (Mario Bello), to give her a chance among the bar's beautiful brigade of bartenders. When Violet arrives for work the bouncer tells her it's a quiet night, but when she goes inside the bar she is hit by a wall of throbbing music and howling men. Two women are atop the bar, pulling a customer back over it, pulling up his shirt, and pouring beer on his chest. Welcome to COYOTE UGLY. How will Violet deal with the bar? How will it deal with her? What of her songwriting plans? Inside this raucous, raunchy movie, coproduced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer (FLASHDANCE), is a sweet romance between Violet and Kevin (Adam Garcia), a refreshing escape from the chaos of the bar.

Genres: Comedy and Romance

Running Time: 1 hr. 34 min.

Release Date: August 4, 2000 Nationwide.

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sensuality.

Distributor: Touchstone Pictures

Starring: Piper Perabo, Maria Bello, Tyra Banks, Adam Garcia, Bridget Moynahan, John Goodman, Michael Weston, Vincent Schiavelli, Bud Cort, Ellen Cleghorne, Johnny Knoxville, Melanie Lynskey, Stephanie Hodge, Victor Argo, Izabella Miko, Pauley Perrette, LeAnn Rimes, Adam Alexi-Malle, Alex Borstein

Director: David McNally

Producer: Chad Oman, Jerry Bruckheimer

Screenwriter: Gina Wendkos

Art Director: Bruce Miller

Cinematographer: Amir Mokri

Editor: William Goldenberg

Song Performer: Anastacia, Tamara Walker

Composer: Trevor Horn