Coyote Ugly ( film ) - wikipedia Coyote Ugly ( film ) Coyote Ugly Theatrical release poster Directed by David McNally Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Chad Oman Written by Todd Graff Gina Wendkos Uncredited : Kevin Smith Starring Piper Perabo Adam Garcia Maria Bello Melanie Lynskey John Goodman Tyra Banks Music by Trevor Horn Cinematography Amir M. Mokri Edited by William Goldenberg Production companies Touchstone Pictures Jerry Bruckheimer Films Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Release date August 4, 2000 ( 2000 - 08 - 04 ) Running time 101 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $45 million Box office $113.9 million Coyote Ugly is a 2000 American romantic musical comedy - drama film based on the actual Coyote Ugly Saloon. Set in New York City, the film stars Piper Perabo and Adam Garcia. It was directed by David McNally, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman, and written by Gina Wendkos. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Writing 3.2 Casting 3.3 Filming 3.4 Title 4 Release 4.1 Box office 4.2 Critical reception 4.3 Home media 5 Soundtracks 5.1 Coyote Ugly soundtrack 5.2 More Music from Coyote Ugly 5.3 Other songs in the film 6 References 7 External links Plot Violet Sanford leaves her hometown of South Amboy, New Jersey, her father Bill, and her best friend Gloria, in order to pursue her dreams of becoming a songwriter in nearby New York City. Violet tries multiple times to get her demo tape noticed by the recording studios but is unsuccessful. One night, she tries to get herself noticed by a music industry scout. The bartender jokingly points out Kevin O'Donnell, making her believe that he is the bar owner. When she discovers the joke, Violet feels hurt because she thinks Kevin was trying to make her look foolish. With only a few dollars left in her pocket after her apartment is robbed, she goes to an all - night diner and notices three girls, Cammie, Rachel, and Zoe, flaunting the hundreds of dollars in tips they earned. After inquiring, she finds out that they work at a trendy bar named Coyote Ugly. She finds her way to the bar and convinces the bar owner Lil to give her an audition. Violet 's first audition does not go well ; but after Violet breaks up a fight between two customers, Lil gives her a second audition. At her second audition, Violet douses the fire warden in water which costs Lil $250. However, Lil decides she can work at the bar if she can make up $250 in one night. Kevin turns up at the bar, and Violet auctions him off to another woman at the bar to earn the money. Kevin tells Violet that he owes her, so Violet agrees to go on four dates with him. The two begin a relationship. Kevin commits himself to helping Violet overcome her stage fright, which she is informed she 'll have to do to have her songs heard. Violet tells Kevin she inherited her stage fright from her now deceased mother, who also moved to New York in her youth to pursue her dreams of singing. Violet 's stage fright mostly extends to singing her original pieces, as she sings in the bar to help Cammie and Rachel, who are trying to break up a fight between customers. One night, a patron takes a picture of Violet in the middle of a raunchy move with water pouring on her. When the picture appears in the paper, her dad Bill sees it and gets angry at her. She keeps the job despite her dad 's wishes, but shortly thereafter gets fired when Kevin gets into a fight at the bar. She and Kevin then break up. With her dreams not working and her job at the bar terminated, Violet goes to New Jersey for Gloria 's wedding. Bill gets into a car accident which almost prompts Violet to move back to New Jersey, but Bill convinces her not to give up while telling her the truth that her Mother did n't actually have a problem with stage - fright and quit singing because of Bill. Back in New York Lil visits her at a restaurant she 's now working at and the two make amends. Violet finishes a new song and later performs it at an open mic night at the Bowery Ballroom with the Coyotes from the Coyote Ugly saloon, Bill, Gloria, and Kevin all there for moral support. The performance leads to a deal with a record label. The film concludes back at Coyote Ugly with LeAnn Rimes, having recorded Violet 's song, singing on the bar as Violet joins in and Violet kissing Kevin celebrating her dream coming true. Cast Piper Perabo as Violet Sanford Adam Garcia as Kevin O'Donnell John Goodman as William `` Bill '' Sanford Maria Bello as Lil Lovell Izabella Miko as Cammie Tyra Banks as Zoe Bridget Moynahan as Rachel Melanie Lynskey as Gloria Michael Weston as Danny Melody Perkins as New Coyote LeAnn Rimes as herself Johnny Knoxville as College Guy John Fugelsang as Richie the Booker Michael Bay ( cameo ) as a photographer Susan Yeagley, Kaitlin Olson, Alex Borstein, and Carol Ann Susi ( uncredited ) as Bidding auction women Production Writing 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, scarcely resembles the final film. ( See WGA screenwriting credit system. ) Casting Early on, before the producers decided to cast mostly unknown actors, the lead role of Violet Sanford was offered to pop singer Jessica Simpson, who turned it down. Filming Principal photography took place in Manhattan and small towns in New Jersey including South Amboy and Sea Bright for a month. Production then moved to California and shooting took place in Los Angeles, West Hollywood, Pasadena, and San Pedro. Title The film was based on an article, `` The Muse of the Coyote Ugly Saloon '', in GQ by Elizabeth Gilbert, who worked as a bartender in the East Village. The bar, which opened in 1993, quickly became a favorite of the Lower East Side hipsters. As mentioned in the film, the slang term `` coyote ugly '' refers to the feeling of waking up after a one - night stand, and discovering that your arm is underneath someone who is so physically repulsive that you would gladly chew it off without waking the person just so you can get away without being discovered. Coyotes are known to gnaw off limbs if they are stuck in a trap, in order to facilitate escape. Release Box office Coyote Ugly opened fourth at the North American box office making US $ 17,319,282 in its opening weekend. It went on to gross $60,786,269 domestically and $53,130,205 around the world to a total of $113,916,474 worldwide, becoming a box office success. Critical reception The film received mostly negative reviews from critics. Criticisms and praise centered around the belief that it was little more than an excuse to portray `` hot, sexy women dancing on a bar in a wet T - shirt contest ''. It currently holds a 22 % rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 96 reviews, with an average rating of 3.9 / 10. The site 's consensus states : `` Well, the women in this film are incredibly attractive and flaunt that fact quite a lot. Unfortunately, that 's all there is to the film. The script is almost as big a joke as the characters, and everything else follows the same path. If you 're looking for a tease then see this flick, otherwise stay as far away as possible. '' Metacritic reports a 27 out of 100 rating, based on 29 critics, indicating `` generally unfavorable reviews ''. VH1 made a statement about Rimes ' appearance in the film stating, `` Rimes ( herself ), who is only 17 years old, was sporting leather pants and a skimpy top and in all likelihood, even with a fake ID, would never have been allowed inside any NYC bar. '' Home media In the summer of 2005, an unrated special edition ( the original release was rated PG - 13 and the director 's cut rated R ) was released on DVD. It was also released in the UK and rated 15 by the BBFC. ( By contrast, the theatrical cut was rated 12 in the UK. ) ( 1 ) The extended cut adds approximately six minutes to the film 's runtime, most of which consists of additional shots of the `` coyotes '' dancing on the bar and of Violet and Cammie trying on different outfits while shopping. Arguably, the most notable additions are the extension of the sex scene between Violet and Kevin ( Perabo used a body double for most of the scene ), and the inclusion of an additional scene which shows the `` Coyotes '' winning a softball 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. Soundtracks The film 's soundtrack features Violet 's four songs from the film, performed by LeAnn Rimes and written by Diane Warren, 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 on November 7, 2000. On April 18, 2001 the soundtrack was certified 2x Platinum and on January 9, 2002 it was certified 3x Platinum. The soundtrack was certified 4x Platinum on July 22, 2008, was certified 5x Platinum ( 500,000 units ) in Canada and gold ( 100,000 units ) in Japan in 2002. Three singles were released from the soundtrack, all three by LeAnn Rimes, `` Ca n't Fight the Moonlight '' which achieved gold status, became a nearly instant hit on the radio charts and peaked at # 11 on The Billboard Hot 100, `` But I Do Love You '' and `` The Right Kind of Wrong ''. A second soundtrack, More Music from Coyote Ugly, with more songs that appeared in the film and remixes of two of Rimes ' songs, followed on January 28, 2003. Although Perabo was able to sing for her character, it was decided that Rimes, owing to her soprano - type voice, would provide Violet 's singing voice far better for the role. This means that during Rimes ' cameo, she is effectively duetting with herself. Coyote Ugly soundtrack Coyote Ugly Soundtrack album by Various Artists Released August 1, 2000 Genre Pop Length 44 : 27 Label Curb Producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Kathy Nelson, Mike Curb, Trevor Horn, Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, Greg Ladayi, Ralph Jezzard, Snap !, John Boylan, Micheal Lloyd, Don Cook, Chris Waters, Brad Gilderman, Harvey Mason, Jr. Singles from Coyote Ugly `` Ca n't Fight the Moonlight '' Released : August 22, 2000 `` But I Do Love You '' Released : February 9, 2001 `` The Right Kind of Wrong '' Released : 2001 Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic Entertainment Weekly No. Title Recording artist ( s ) Length 1. `` Ca n't Fight the Moonlight '' ( feat. string arrangements by David Campbell ) LeAnn Rimes 3 : 35 2. `` Please Remember '' LeAnn Rimes 4 : 34 3. `` The Right Kind of Wrong '' ( feat. string arrangements by David Campbell ) LeAnn Rimes 3 : 47 4. `` But I Do Love You '' ( feat. string arrangements by David Campbell ) LeAnn Rimes 3 : 21 5. `` All She Wants to Do Is Dance '' Don Henley 4 : 30 6. `` Unbelievable '' EMF 3 : 30 7. `` The Power '' Snap ! 3 : 40 8. `` Need You Tonight '' INXS 3 : 10 9. `` The Devil Went Down to Georgia '' The Charlie Daniels Band 3 : 36 10. `` Boom Boom Boom '' Rare Blend 3 : 22 11. `` Did n't We Love '' Tamara Walker 3 : 24 12. `` We Can Get There '' ( TP2K Hot Radio Mix ) Mary Griffin 3 : 59 Total length : 44 : 27 Chart performance Chart ( 2000 / 01 ) Peak position Australian Albums Chart Austrian Albums Chart Belgian ( Flanders ) Albums Chart 7 Belgian ( Wallonia ) Albums Chart 43 Canadian RPM Country Albums Canadian Albums Chart Danish Albums Chart 6 Dutch Albums Chart 60 Finnish Albums Chart 9 French Albums Chart 117 Norwegian Albums Chart Spanish Albums Chart 47 Swedish Albums Chart 29 Swiss Albums Chart 9 US Billboard 200 9 US Billboard Top Country Albums US Billboard Soundtracks More Music from Coyote Ugly More Music from Coyote Ugly Soundtrack album by Various Artists Released January 28, 2003 Genre Pop Length 40 : 34 Label Curb Producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Kathy Nelson, Mike Curb, Trevor Horn, Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, Greg Ladayi, Ralph Jezzard, Snap !, John Boylan, Micheal Lloyd, Don Cook, Chris Waters, Brad Gilderman, Harvey Mason, Jr. Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic No. Title Recording artist ( s ) Length 1. `` One Way or Another '' Blondie 3 : 31 2. `` Rebel Yell '' Billy Idol 4 : 47 3. `` Rock This Town '' Stray Cats 2 : 39 4. `` Keep Your Hands to Yourself '' The Georgia Satellites 3 : 22 5. `` Out of My Head '' Fastball 2 : 33 6. `` Battle Flag '' ( Lo - Fidelity Allstars Remix ) Pigeonhed 3 : 58 7. `` It Takes Two '' Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock 5 : 00 8. `` Love Machine '' The Miracles 2 : 59 9. `` We Can Get There '' ( Almighty Radio Edit ) Mary Griffin 3 : 59 Bonus tracks No. Title Recording artist ( s ) Length 10. `` Ca n't Fight the Moonlight '' ( Graham Stack Radio Edit ) LeAnn Rimes 3 : 30 11. `` But I Do Love You '' ( Almighty Radio Edit ) LeAnn Rimes 4 : 02 Total length : 40 : 34 Other songs in the film The following songs appear in the film, but are on neither of the two released soundtracks. `` Party Up ( Up in Here ) '' by DMX `` Fly '' by Sugar Ray `` I Will Survive '' by Gloria Gaynor `` That 's Me '' by Tara MacLean `` Wherever You Will Go '' by The Calling `` Pour Some Sugar on Me '' by Def Leppard `` Fly Away '' by Lenny Kravitz `` Beer : 30 '' by Reverend Horton Heat `` Follow Me '' by Uncle Kracker `` Cruisin ' for a Bruisin ' '' by Nurse With Wound `` Never Let You Go '' by Third Eye Blind `` Love Is Alive '' by Anastacia `` Cowboy '' by Kid Rock `` Tony Adams '' by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros `` Cailin '' by Unwritten Law `` Ca n't Help Falling in Love '' by Elvis Presley `` Like Water '' by Chalk Farm `` I Love Rock N Roll '' by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts References ^ Jump up to : `` Kevin on his involvement in ' Coyote Ugly ' ''. 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Question: when did the movie coyote ugly come out
Answer: August 4, 2000