i grow up in houston and be nine when this movie come out . a a result i do not remember anything about the movie . but i do remember the sensation it cause from gilley and the mechanical bull to johnny lee hit song lookin for love which still bring back memory of childhood whenever i hear it . however and a few year ago i saw this movie for the first time a an adult and all i can say be and i be blow away . few movie have hit me hard . this movie be a raw and real a you can get . from uncle bob ranch house and the chemical plant in texas city and gilley dance hall and and bud and sissy . and maybe for that reason it doesn not have a wide appeal . but no matter how you feel about country music ( i for one can not stand it despite my houston root ) urban cowboy be a unique slice of american pie . for that reason i love it .