Coyote Ugly (film)

Coyote Ugly ( reference Title: Coyote Ugly - you want it all, and now ) is a film directed by David McNally and was filmed in 2000 in the United States. The leading roles are played by Piper Perabo and Adam Garcia.

Action

Violet comes from a small town in New Jersey, where she works in a pizza place and everyone knows them well. Because she wants to be a famous songwriter, she decides against the advice of her father, to move to New York. Her best friend Gloria she moves into her new apartment which turns out to be a dirty hole. However, an advantage has this house, namely a more or less peaceful roof terrace, can compose on the Violet their songs.

In various music producers Violet demo recordings leaves her pieces, but have no success. After an embarrassing incident with Kevin, whom she considers to be a famous producer, she slowly gets doubt whether their decision to go to New York, was correct. Own performances in which they could present their songs, are for Violet unthinkable as they have too much stage fright, a property that it also plays music with her mother together, according to her father.

After burglars have removed her apartment, she is short of money. She learns by chance that in the bar Coyote Ugly a position becomes available, because one of the waitresses undertaking studies. But the Coyote Ugly under the direction of Lil is not a normal bar; the girls dancing on the bar, sing and drink, and not infrequently it happens that the counter flambé or guests are beaten by bar girls Rachel.

After some initial difficulties Violet is a full member of the " coyotes " and is now known in the bar under the name " Jersey Now ". Here they also overcomes her stage fright when she sings the song One Way or Another by Blondie on Jukebox. Here, Kevin O'Donnell is helpful, who becomes her friend. They fall out when he makes her at work a jealousy scene that at the end of the film but back together.

Her father, who has since been seriously injured in a car accident, she had been led to believe her whole life that her mother also had not sung on stage due to stage fright. In the hospital, however, he confesses Violet that her mother was not on the stage only because he had asked for it.

Violet copes with her ​​performance despite stage fright, is discovered and their songs are finally sung by LeAnn Rimes. Her father gets to know a new woman and dances at the end on the counter of the Coyote Ugly.

Music

LeAnn Rimes, who has already won two Grammys, played out in Coyote Ugly himself and sings at the end of the allegedly composed by Violet songs.

In reality, these from the famous songwriter Diane Warren, who wrote for the film four tracks, namely But I Do Love You, Right Kind of Wrong, Please Remember and Can not Fight the Moonlight.

Can not Fight the Moonlight LeAnn Rimes gave particularly in Germany great success.

Reviews

Gisela Ostwald dpa writes: "He is no great demands on his audience. He is light fare that entertains well, bringing in momentum, the eye of every New York fans spoiled and between warms the heart. Furthermore it has a credible and genuine. "

Writes Wolfgang Hübner from AP: " This much is clear: 'Saturday Night Fever ' was great theater art compared to this the back as the front lame coyote. "

Production

For the film Coyote Ugly, which refers to a real existing pub in Coyote -Ugly - chain in Manhattan, the producer Jerry Bruckheimer hired the hitherto known only by its advertising and video clips director David McNally.

Looking for the perfect actress for the role of Violet Sanford, the filmmakers spared no effort and held numerous auditions to be so attentive also to unknown talent. Finally, the choice fell on Piper Perabo, which until then had only played small supporting roles. For the role of Violet she had to take vocal, guitar and piano lessons and by the way learn a dance and waiters in order to make the scenes in the bar as realistic as possible can.

For the choreography Travis Payne was selected, who invented his own dance combination for each of the actresses that underlined their strengths.

Although the real Coyote Ugly is in the middle of New York City, was, besides locations in New Jersey and Manhattan, preferably filmed in Los Angeles. According to research in many bars and pubs across the country, the designers decided to design its own bar, which, although similar to the real Coyote Ugly, had his own style, which corresponded to the story.

Awards

Diane Warren won the ASCAP Award for Can not Fight the Moonlight.

LeAnn Rimes also won a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Can not Fight the Moonlight. Maria Bello won the award as the most popular supporting actress in a comedy. Piper Perabo was nominated as a newcomer, and also the soundtrack of Coyote Ugly was nominated for a Blockbuster Entertainment Award.

Piper Perabo won an MTV Movie Award for her performance by One Way Or Another. In addition, she was nominated as a newcomer.

DVD

  • Release Date: September 20, 2001
2000 in film Screenplay Film score Trevor Horn Amir Mokri Grammy Award
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