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Cowboys Don't Cry (film)

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'Cowboys Don't Cry' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Anne Wheeler and released in 1988."Director excels in moving tale of cowboy life". 'Kingston Whig-Standard', November 25, 1988. Based on a novel by Marilyn Halvorson,"Cowboys Don't Cry: 'New family drama' relentlessly simplistic". 'The Globe and Mail', May 9, 1988. the film centres on Josh Morgan (Ron White), a rodeo clown, and former rodeo champion whose relationship with his son Shane (Zachary Ansley), is strained after Lucy (Rebecca Jenkins), Josh's wife and Shane's mother, is killed in an accident caused by Josh's drunk driving. After the horrific accident, Josh sinks into depression and self-pity. In the wake of the tragedy of his mother's death, Shane struggles to pick up the pieces and make up for his father's shortcomings. When Shane's grandfather dies, leaving a small ranch in his will, he hopes that his dream of settling down happily in one place, might come true after all. But how can a 14-year-old boy turn the run-down place around and keep the banker from seizing it, while attending school and looking after a father who is usually in the liability column?

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Release



The film premiered in Calgary, Alberta on February 5, 1988 as part of the cultural festival for the 1988 Winter Olympics,"Canadian film to premiere at Olympic festival". 'Ottawa Citizen', December 9, 1987. and had theatrical screenings in selected other cities before airing on CBC Television in November."Even the Wild West is authentic in CBC drama Cowboys Don't Cry". 'Montreal Gazette', November 27, 1988.

Awards



The film garnered four Genie Award nominations at the 10th Genie Awards in 1989: Best Actor (Ansley), Best Supporting Actress (Green), Best Director (Wheeler) and Best Original Song (Wheeler and Louis Natale, for "Cowboys Don't Cry")."Dead Ringers leads Genie nominations". 'Ottawa Citizen', February 18, 1989. At the 14th annual Alberta Film and Television Awards, the film was also awarded with best of the festival by four judges contracted by the Alberta Motion Picture Industry Association.

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