Feature · 1980 · 135 min · Drama, Romance · Directed by James Bridges
Urban Cowboy (1980) was filmed in Houston, Huntsville, Pasadena and Wallis, Texas, with locations including Gilley's (former site), in 1979.
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| Location | Town | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | Harris County | Wikipedia |
| 2 | Huntsville | Walker County | Texas Film Commission |
| 3 | Gilley's (former site) | Pasadena | Austin Chronicle |
| 4 | Wallis | Austin County | Texas Film Commission |
| Dept | Name | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Director | James Bridges | IMDb · Wikipedia · Wikidata |
| Writer | James Bridges | IMDb · Wikipedia · Wikidata |
| Cinematographer | Reynaldo Villalobos | IMDb · Wikipedia · Wikidata |
| Producer | Robert Evans | IMDb · Wikipedia · Wikidata |
| Company | Paramount Pictures | IMDb · Wikipedia · Wikidata |
Film work in Houston · 9 open calls · Crew rates · Join the crew list · Post a call
| Year | Production | Shot in |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Stir Crazy | Huntsville |
| 1980 | Middle Age Crazy | Dallas, Houston |
| 1980 | Once Upon a Spy | Houston |
| 1981 | Reborn | Houston |
| 1981 | Student Bodies | Houston, Katy |
| 1981 | Hellinger's Law | Houston |
| 1981 | Murder in Texas TV movie | Houston, Rosharon |
| 1981 | The Killing of Randy Webster | Houston |
| 1979 | Hotwire | Houston |
| 1979 | The Texas Rangers TV series | Austin, Houston, Smithville |
| Year | Production | Shot in |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 80 for Brady | Houston |
| 2014 | Men, Women & Children | Austin, Dripping Springs, Georgetown |
| 2014 | Transformers: Age of Extinction | Austin, Elgin, Lockhart |
| 2010 | True Grit | Austin, Bartlett, Blanco |
| 2009 | Friday the 13th | Austin, Bastrop, Brownsville |
| 2009 | Shorts | Austin, Lakeway, Spicewood |
| 2002 | Serving Sara | Arlington, Dallas, Fort Worth |
| 2001 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Dallas, Irving |
| 1999 | Varsity Blues | Austin, Coupland, Elgin |
| 1996 | Escape from L.A. | New Braunfels, San Marcos |
| 1993 | What's Eating Gilbert Grape | Austin, Coupland, Denton |
| 1992 | Leap of Faith | Claude, Groom, Happy |
Urban Cowboy poster: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; 1 Houston: Hequals2henry, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons; 2 Huntsville: WhisperToMe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons; 4 Wallis: Djmaschek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons; John Travolta: lauraleedooley, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons; Debra Winger: NIDA(NIH), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons; Scott Glenn: David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons; Barry Corbin: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons; Apollo 13: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; Terms of Endearment: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; Boyhood: © Box Office Mojo, fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; Armageddon: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; Letters from Iwo Jima: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; Pearl Harbor: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; The Tree of Life: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; Paris, Texas: © Roger Ebert, fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia.
Texas locations from Wikidata, Wikipedia’s filming categories, the Texas Film Commission and the sources linked with each spot.
