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City Slickers

City Slickers

Comedy · Western · 1991

Three New York businessmen decide to take a "Wild West" vacation that turns out not to be the relaxing vacation they had envisioned.

Movie details

City Slickers

“Yesterday they were businessmen. Today they're cowboys. Tomorrow they'll be walking funny.”

1991 Comedy · Western 1h 54m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

Three New York businessmen decide to take a "Wild West" vacation that turns out not to be the relaxing vacation they had envisioned.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Ron Underwood

Written by

Lowell Ganz · Babaloo Mandel

Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal

Mitch Robbins

Daniel Stern

Daniel Stern

Phil Berquist

Bruno Kirby

Bruno Kirby

Ed Furillo

Patricia Wettig

Patricia Wettig

Barbara Robbins

Helen Slater

Helen Slater

Bonnie Rayburn

Lindsay Crystal

Lindsay Crystal

Holly Robbins

Noble Willingham

Noble Willingham

Clay Stone

Court is in session

Put City Slickers on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Patience is part of the point.”

Duration becomes texture. The film asks you to inhabit its world instead of merely processing its plot.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“A test of endurance, your honour.”

Stillness keeps submitting itself as meaning. At some point, contemplation needs something worth contemplating.