Urban Cowboy is based on the hit Paramount film of the same name, which starred John Travolta and Debra Winger. It's the story of Bud, a new breed of cowboy who's turnin' heads and lookin' for ...

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Meanwhile, Travolta followed "Grease" up with decent roles in "Urban Cowboy" and "Blow Out" before his stock also plummeted after re-teaming with Newton-John in "Two of a Kind." Elsewhere ...

Gabe Kaplan played titular teacher Gabe Kotter, while a pre-Urban Cowboy/Staying Alive Travolta played too-cool-for-school heartthrob Vinnie and Hilton-Jacobs played hoops star Freddie.