Coyote Ugly is a romantic comedy/drama based on the actual Coyote Ugly Saloon, set in New York City, and released in August 2000 (See 2000 in film). The film stars Piper Perabo and Adam Garcia. It was directed by David McNally and written by Gina Wendkos.

Plot

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Violet Sanford (Piper Perabo), an aspiring songwriter, leaves her home and her father Bill Sanford (John Goodman) to pursue her dream in New York City. While she tries, unsuccessfully, to get her demo tape to be noticed by the studios, she meets a group of bartenders in a local hot spot called Coyote Ugly. She is hired by the bar's owner Lil (Maria Bello) and must learn the ropes of singing, dancing, and performing wild acts before a rowdy crowd. Romantic interest Kevin O'Donnell (Adam Garcia) tries to help her in overcoming her shyness.

Production

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Kevin Smith, who did an uncredited rewrite of the script, stated that a total of eight writers worked on the script while the Writers Guild of America only gave credit to Gina Wendkos, who wrote the first draft of the script, which, according to Smith, little-resembles the final film. (See WGA screenwriting credit system.)

Early on, before the producers decided to cast mostly unknown actors for the movie, the lead role of Violet Sanford was offered to pop singer Jessica Simpson, who turned it down.

Unrated Edition

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In summer 2005 an unrated special edition of the film (the original release was rated PG-13 and the director's cut rated R) was released on DVD. The extended cut adds approximately six minutes to the film's runtime, most of which consits of additional shots of the "coyotes" dancing on the bar and of Violet and Cammie (Izabella Miko) trying on different outfits while shopping. Arguably the most notable additions are the extension of the sex scene between Violet and Kevin, and the inclusion of an additional scene, which shows the "coyotes" winning a baseball game because Cammie distracts the pitcher by stripping. (The special features of the extended cut DVD are identical with those of the previous DVD release.)

Cast

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• Piper Perabo as Violet Sanford
• Adam Garcia as Kevin O'Donnell
• John Goodman as Bill Sanford
• Maria Bello as Lil
• Izabella Miko as Cammie
• Tyra Banks as Zoe
• Bridget Moynahan as Rachel, one of the "coyotes"
• Melanie Lynskey as Gloria, Violet's best friend
• Jack McGee as Earl, the baseball pitcher
• LeAnn Rimes as herself

Soundtracks

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The film's soundtrack features Violet's four songs from the movie, performed by LeAnn Rimes, as well as several other songs not exclusive to the film. It achieved gold status within one month of its release on August 1 2000 and platinum status by early November. The only single released from the album, LeAnn Rimes' "Can't Fight the Moonlight", also achieved gold status, became a nearly instant hit on the radio charts and peaked at #11 on The Billboard Hot 100.

A second soundtrack, More Music from Coyote Ugly, with more songs that appeared in the film and remixes of two of Rimes' songs, followed in 2003.

Quotes

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• Violet: I'm not lost. Somebody just moved my street.
• Cammie: I'm Cammie, the Russian tease.
  Violet: Violet, the Jersey nun.
  Cammie: We all play our little parts. That one's Rachel, the New York bitch. Only Rachel really is a bitch, and I really am a tease.
  Lil: Cammie, you can only be a tease if you stop sleepin' around, babe.
  Cammie: Yeah, I keep forgetting that part!
• Violet: Cammie, I think I just fell in love with you.
  Cammie: Oh Violet, I'm not a lesbian. I played in the minors but never went pro.
  Violet: That's *not*, what I meant.

Taglines

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• Tonight, they're calling the shots.
• Wanna dance? The hottest party of the year.
• The Boss. The Law. The Dreamer. The Flame. The Heartbreaker. The Girls of Coyote Ugly.
• This party never ends.

Trivia

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• The slang term "coyote ugly" refers to the feeling of waking up after a one night stand and discovering that you are beside someone who is so physically repulsive that you would gladly gnaw off any of your limbs that he or she is sleeping on just so you can get away without being discovered. Coyotes are known to gnaw off limbs if they are stuck in a trap.

• The film has a cameo appearance by Johnny Knoxville, pre-Jackass fame, and also a performance by the band The Calling, also before the fame brought by their debut album Camino Palmero.

References

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External links

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• Girls of Coyote Ugly on Maxim Online

2000 films | American films | Romantic comedy films | Comedy-drama films | Films shot in Super 35

Coyote Ugly | Bar Coyote | Coyote Girls | Coyote Ugly | Бар Гадкий койот (фильм)