Cowboys Don't Cry

Directed by Anne Wheeler

Canada, 1988 (fiction, 115 minutes, colour, English)

Image: © annewheeler.com

Film Description:
"In the years following the tragic death of his mother, ten-year-old Shane and his rodeo cowboy father struggle to come to grips with their loss and their complex feelings about each other—feelings they find difficult to share since 'cowboys don't cry'."
-- World Film Festival / Festival des films du monde (source)

Film Description:
"Story of the troubled relationship between an aging, footloose rodeo star who loses his wife in a car accident and must struggle to reform his live-for-the-moment ways to build a future with his teenage son."
-- annewheeler.com (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Written by:	Anne Wheeler
Produced by:	Arvi Liimatainen, Anne Wheeler
Principal Cast:	Ron White, Janet Laine-Green, Michael Hogan, Rebecca Jenkins, Zachary Ansley, Val Pearson
Cinematography:	Brian Hebb
Film Editing:	Peter Svab
Music:	Louis Natale
Production Company:	Atlantis Films Limited, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Telefilm Canada

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Award won by Cowboys Don't Cry

Genie Award: Best Original Song -- awarded to Anne Wheeler, Louis Natale

Notes about Cowboys Don't Cry

Shown at the World Film Festival (Montreal) in 1988.
Nominated for a Genie Award in the Achievement in Direction category.

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Bibliography for Cowboys Don't Cry

Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites

Bertles, Stacey. "Cowboys Don't Cry." Cinema Canada, November 1, 1987.
Variety. "Cowboys Don't Cry." Review of Cowboys Don't Cry. Variety, May 11, 1988.

Web Sites about Cowboys Don't Cry

"IMDb: Cowboys Don't Cry." Internet Movie Database, Inc. http://imdb.com/title/tt0092791/combined.