My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

1991 | Drama, Western

Synopsis

A rodeo rider decides to quit his line of work after a serious injury, but when he visits his family and finds out that his dad is not well, he'll have to risk it one more time.

Scores

Overall Score
28.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
6.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
40.1%
Review Aggregate
56.4

Critic Consensus

50.0% Fresh • 2 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 2 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Common reservations focus on uneven tone, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

character-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealisticuneven tone

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Scott Glenn1991$38,000$88,000(est)
Kate Capshaw1991$23,000$54,000(est)
Ben Johnson1991$18,000$41,000(est)
Tess Harper1991$14,000$33,000(est)
Balthazar Getty1991$12,000$28,000(est)
Mickey Rooney1991$11,000$25,000(est)
Gary Busey1991$10,000$23,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score33.0
RT critic review count6
Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes761

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1991$3,603,615$8,299,956
International1991N/AN/A
Worldwide1991$3,603,615$8,299,956

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1991$1,801,808$4,149,978
Digital Rentals ?1991N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1991N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1991$12,950,000$29,826,835
Physical Purchases ?1991$7,897,000$18,188,611
TV & Streaming Revenue1991$1,441,446$3,319,982
Total Revenues1991$24,090,254$55,485,407
Expenses
Budget ?1991$2,740,000 (est)$6,310,852 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1991$1,805,000 (est)$4,157,331 (est)
Participations1991$964,000$2,220,314
Residuals ?1991$1,603,000$3,692,079
Interest & Overhead1991$548,000$1,262,170
Total Expenses1991$7,660,000$17,642,746
Movie Net Profit or Loss1991$16,430,254$37,842,661

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