History Film / CitySlickers

''City Slickers'' is a 1991 {{Western}} {{Comedy}} film, directed by Ron Underwood and starring Creator/BillyCrystal, Daniel Stern, Creator/BrunoKirby, Creator/HelenSlater, and Creator/JackPalance.

* BigLittleBrother: Mitch's brother Glen in the second film. Glen even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this in his first scene.

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Jack Palance's performance and Curly won him the 1991 UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Supporting Actor and AFI ranked the film as #86 on its "100 Laugh" list. Followed in 1994 by ''City Slickers II: [[StockSubtitle The Legend of Curly's Gold]],'' which was not as well-received as the original.

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Jack Palance won the 1991 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Curly and AFI ranked the film as #86 on its "100 Laugh" list. ''City Slickers'' was followed in 1994 by ''City Slickers II: [[StockSubtitle The Legend of Curly's Gold]],'' which was not as well-received as the original.

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''City Slickers'' (1991) is a {{Western}} {{Comedy}} film, directed by Ron Underwood. The main stars were Creator/BillyCrystal, Daniel Stern, Creator/HelenSlater, Creator/JackPalance and Creator/BrunoKirby. The film is about a group of men experiencing a collective midlife crisis. Mitch Robbins (Crystal) is an advertising manager at a radio station who's increasingly disillusioned with the lack of meaning he sees in his job and his life. Phil Berquist (Stern) is stuck managing his father-in-law's grocery store, while trapped in a sexless marriage with an overbearing wife, and Ed Furillo (Kirby) is a successful businessman and playboy, struggling with the idea of monogamous marriage and the pressure to have kids.

''City Slickers'' (1991) is a {{Western}} {{Comedy}} film, directed by Ron Underwood. The main stars were Creator/BillyCrystal, Daniel Stern, Creator/HelenSlater, Jack Palance and Creator/BrunoKirby. The film is about a group of men experiencing a collective midlife crisis. Mitch Robbins (Crystal) is an advertising manager at a radio station who's increasingly disillusioned with the lack of meaning he sees in his job and his life. Phil Berquist (Stern) is stuck managing his father-in-law's grocery store, while trapped in a sexless marriage with an overbearing wife, and Ed Furillo (Kirby) is a successful businessman and playboy, struggling with the idea of monogamous marriage and the pressure to have kids.

''City Slickers'' (1991) is a {{Western}} {{Comedy}} film, directed by Ron Underwood. The main stars were Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Creator/HelenSlater, Jack Palance and Creator/BrunoKirby. The film is about a group of men experiencing a collective midlife crisis. Mitch Robbins (Crystal) is an advertising manager at a radio station who's increasingly disillusioned with the lack of meaning he sees in his job and his life. Phil Berquist (Stern) is stuck managing his father-in-law's grocery store, while trapped in a sexless marriage with an overbearing wife, and Ed Furillo (Kirby) is a successful businessman and playboy, struggling with the idea of monogamous marriage and the pressure to have kids.

''City Slickers'' (1991) is a {{Western}} {{Comedy}} film, directed by Ron Underwood. The main stars were Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Creator/HelenSlater, Creator/JackPalance and Creator/BrunoKirby. The film is about a group of men experiencing a collective midlife crisis. Mitch Robbins (Crystal) is an advertising manager at a radio station who's increasingly disillusioned with the lack of meaning he sees in his job and his life. Phil Berquist (Stern) is stuck managing his father-in-law's grocery store, while trapped in a sexless marriage with an overbearing wife, and Ed Furillo (Kirby) is a successful businessman and playboy, struggling with the idea of monogamous marriage and the pressure to have kids.

''City Slickers'' (1991) is a {{Western}} {{Comedy}} film, directed by Ron Underwood. The main stars were Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Creator/HelenSlater, Jack Palance and Bruno Kirby. The film is about a group of men experiencing a collective midlife crisis. Mitch Robbins (Crystal) is an advertising manager at a radio station who's increasingly disillusioned with the lack of meaning he sees in his job and his life. Phil Berquist (Stern) is stuck managing his father-in-law's grocery store, while trapped in a sexless marriage with an overbearing wife, and Ed Furillo (Kirby) is a successful businessman and playboy, struggling with the idea of monogamous marriage and the pressure to have kids.

* BenevolentBoss: Lou, the manager at Mitch's radio station. When he learns about what Mitch is going through, he's polite enough to let him get his life back on track.

* TheChewToy: Phil is never safe from the world's abuse. Examples include being chased by bulls, accidentally sitting on a cactus and mistaking it for a snake bite, or being involved in a sexless marriage.

* ChewToy: Phil is never safe from the world's abuse. Examples include being chased by bulls, accidentally sitting on a cactus and mistaking it for a snake bite, or being involved in a sexless marriage.

* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Well, Daniel Stern in general.

''City Slickers'' (1991) is a {{Western}} {{Comedy}} film, directed by Ron Underwood. The main stars were Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Helen Slater, Jack Palance and Bruno Kirby. The film is about a group of men experiencing a collective midlife crisis. Mitch Robbins (Crystal) is an advertising manager at a radio station who's increasingly disillusioned with the lack of meaning he sees in his job and his life. Phil Berquist (Stern) is stuck managing his father-in-law's grocery store, while trapped in a sexless marriage with an overbearing wife, and Ed Furillo (Kirby) is a successful businessman and playboy, struggling with the idea of monogamous marriage and the pressure to have kids.

* BadassGrandma: According to Duke, he and Curly's mom was one of these.
-->'''Duke:''' Our mom died. She was 95. Stabbed in a bar fight.
* BadassGrandpa: Curly and Duke still have some fight in them.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Mitch accidently causing a stampede? Curly chuckles and shakes his head.

* PolarOppositeTwins: Curly was the more honourable of the two, and also preferred the life of a cowboy. Duke was a conniving sort who loved the sea and joined the Navy. But they appear to have had a mutual respect and have equally threatening presences.

* ChewToy: Phil is never safe from the world's abuse. Examples include being chased by bulls or being involved in a sexless marriage.

* SympatheticAdulterer: Phil, given his SexlessMarriage and HenpeckedHusband status. However, RealityEnsues--while sympathetic, none of friends condone his behavior, he and the girl have a pregnancy scare, and he's certain that he'll be financially wiped out in the divorce and lose custody of his children.

* PutOnABus: Bonnie Rayburn (Helen Slater) tells everyone she's going off to bed... and is neither seen nor mentioned again until the guys make it to the ranch.

** On that note, Mitch's brother Glen (Jon Lovitz) is a SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute.

* PolarOppositeTwins: Curly was the more honourable of the two, and also preferred the life of a cowboy. Duke was a conniving sort who loved the sea and joined the navy. But they appear to have had a mutual respect and have equally threatening presences.

** During a Montage in the first film, Mitch sings the ''Series/{{Rawhide}}'' TitleThemeTune with spoofy altered lyrics.:

-->'''Ed''': ...that's pretty smug advice, coming from a man who mounted an eighteen year old checkout girl on the day-old bread rack.
-->'''Phil''': She's twenty - and shut up.

* TakingTheBullet: Parodied in ''City Slickers II'' when Glen takes a bullet for Mitch, shares some tearful last words with his brother, and black out... then immediately revives upon discovering the bullet was a blank.

* TreasureMap: Subverted in ''City Slickers II'' [[spoiler:since it was a fake map leading to fake treaure as part of an "adventure tour". Then Double Subverted, when it turns out there ''was'' gold hidden elsewhere in the desert.]].

Jack Palance won the 1991 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Curly and AFI ranked the film as #86 on it's "100 Laugh" list. ''City Slickers'' was followed in 1994 by ''City Slickers II: [[StockSubtitle The Legend of Curly's Gold]]'', which was not as well-received as the original.

* DeadpanSnarker: Mitch, being played by Creator/BillyCrystal.

* AnimalStampede: Started by Mitch's coffee grinder.
* AnimatedCreditsOpening: The animated main titles begin after the bull gores Mitch in the buttocks.