An aspiring musician becomes one
of the most famous bartenders in New York in this high-spirited
comedy-drama. Small-town girl Violet Sanford (Piper Perabo) dreams of making
a name for herself as a singer and songwriter, so she moves to New York City
in hopes of landing her big break. Needing to support herself until stardom
rolls around, she takes a job as a barmaid at a new nightspot called Coyote
Ugly, where the owner Lil (Maria Bello) and the staff of attractive young
women dance on the bar, flirt with the mostly male clientele, sing along
with the jukebox, and goad the customers into matching them shot for shot.
Soon, local media pick up on the bar's success, turning the staff into
unexpected celebrities, a situation that presents its own set of problems.
Coyote Ugly also stars John Goodman as Violet's straight-laced father, Adam
Garcia as a customer Violet becomes involved with, and Tyra Banks, Melanie
Lynskey, Bridget Moynahan, and Izabella Miko as the barmaids; action-film
titan Jerry Bruckheimer produced.| Piper Perabo | Violet Sanford |
| Adam Garcia | Kevin O'Donnell |
| Maria Bello | Lil |
| John Goodman | Bill |
| Melanie Lynskey | Gloria |
| Izabella Miko | Cammie |
| Bridget Moynahan | Rachel |
| Tyra Banks | Zoe |
| Del Pentacost | Lou |
| Michael Weston | Danny |
| LeAnn Rimes | Herself |
Genre/Type - Comedy Drama, Urban Comedy, Urban Drama, Coming-of-Age
Produced by - Jerry Bruckheimer Films / Touchstone Pictures
Release - Aug 4, 2000 (USA)
Released by - Touchstone Pictures
Running time - 100 min.
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