Review of City Slickers (1991) by Cameron F — 25 Apr 2016

Father has a mid life crisis but learns the meaning of life while on a cattle drive. Palance stars as the wise white man who knows the answers to the meaning of life.

This review of City Slickers (1991) was written by Cameron F on 25 Apr 2016.

City Slickers has generally received positive reviews.

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Director Ron Underwood (Tremors) does a fair job navigating all the key changes proposed by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel's script, and with…

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Equally self-reflective and enjoyable is the score by Marc Shaiman and Thomas Richard Sharp that cuts a sweeping western theme into the waltz…

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One of those movies that seem to get better the more I see it. Or maybe it's just because I'm older. Don't know…

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By Alec L (211) on 10 Aug 2015

I very much enjoyed city slickers billy crystal ,Bruno Kirby and Daniel stern were great and it had great storyline as well…

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By Thomas H (859) on 08 Sep 2013

The cast has great synergy, and Jack Palance deserved the Oscar nomination he got for this movie…

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