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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.
Synopsis
Aspiring songwriter Violet Sanford (Piper Perabo) leaves her home and father (John Goodman) for New York. But all she finds there is rejection. She hears one of a group of beautiful women is leaving her job in a bar called COYOTE UGLY. Violet persuades the bar owner, Lil (Mario Bello), to give her a chance. When Violet arrives, the bouncer tells her it's a quiet night. She goes in. A wall of noise hits her--throbbing music, howling men. Two women are atop the bar, pulling a customer back over it, pulling up his shirt, pouring beer on his chest. Welcome to COYOTE UGLY. It's a Bruckheimer moment. Since Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson produced FLASHDANCE in 1983, there's been a parade of flashy, hyped-up movies showing a world of gleaming polished surfaces--sometimes metal (GONE IN 60 SECONDS), sometimes female flesh dripping with water or sweat (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 a sweet story--the romance between Violet and Kevin (Adam Garcia)--is struggling to get out. To top it off, there is even a cameo by LeAnn Rimes.
Film Notes
Theatrical release: August 4, 2000.
Locations for COYCOTE UGLY included South Amboy, New Jersey; Atlantic Beach, New York; and New York City, New York.
Maria Bello (who plays the bar owner, Lil) explains what "Coyote Ugly" means in the live video chat on the official COYOTE UGLY web site. She says, "Have you ever woken up sober after a one-night stand and you find the guy you're laying next to--he has your arm trapped under his body--he is so ugly you'd rather chew your arm off than risk waking him. Like a coyote in a trap. That's 'Coyote Ugly.'"
Melanie Lynskey, who plays Gloria Violet's friend from South Amboy, is the young actress from New Zealand who co-starred with Kate Winslet in HEAVENLY CREATURES (1994) and played one of Drew Barrymore's sisters in EVER AFTER (1998).
Industry Reviews
"...Guilty fun is had by all..." -- 3 out of 4 stars
USA Today - p.1E - Susan Wloszczyna
"...[Ms. Perabo shows] spunk....COYOTE UGLY continues [the tradition of] FLASHDANCE..."
New York Times - p.E22 - Elvis Mitchell
"...[Perabo] is sweet and charming. She has the winsome appeal of a young Julia Roberts and carries her first starring role with grace..."
Box Office - p.74 - Mike Kerrigan
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