Cowboys Don't Cry (1988)
- 1988
- ·103 min
As long as Shane Morgan can remember, he has lived on the road with his mother and father, a rodeo performer.
Their dreams of making enough money to settle down happily in one place are shattered when a traffic accident kills his mother, and his father takes so badly to drink that Shane becomes the de facto head of the household.
When his grandfather dies, leaving Shane a small ranch in his will, he hopes that his dream might come true at last.
But how can a 14-year-old boy turn the run-down place around and keep the banker from seizing it, while attending school and looking after a father who is usually in the liability column?.
- Actors
- Janet-Laine Green·Ron White·Valerie Pearson·Zachary Ansley
- Directed by
- Anne Wheeler
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada
- Director
- Anne Wheeler
Genie Awards 1989
- Best Achievement in Direction
- Best Original Song
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Alberta Film & Television Awards (AMPIA Awards) 1988
- Best Director
Cowboys Don't Cry offers the proposition that if they don't cry, there are occasions they should. Such is the tale of the Morgan family which is a rodeo family.
Rodeo bull-riding star Ron White (as Josh Morgan) and his more grounded wife Rebecca Jenkins (as Lucy Edwards) have formed a perfectly balanced relationship, traveling on the road with son Joshua Ansley (as Shane).
Some classic Canadian drama. More than a "B" western, pulls some heartstrings along the way.
