Rodeo Girl (1980)

8.5/10 96 min TV Movie Drama Western

Overview

Sammy Garrett, the wife of a champion rodeo performer, is tired of her subsidiary role at home as a housewife. So she becomes an aspiring rodeo rider herself, encouraged by her one-time performer mother, and eventually confronts her new lifestyle, despite her husband's disapproval. Based on the true story of rodeo champion Sue Pirtle.

Cast

Katharine Ross

Sammy Garrett

Bo Hopkins

Will Garrett

Candy Clark

J.R. Patterson

Jacqueline Brookes

Charlene

Wilford Brimley

Bingo Gibbs

Parley Baer

Doc Tanner

Dee Croxton

Nurse

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