Rodeo Girl (1980)

Director
Jackie Cooper

Main cast
Katharine Ross; Bo Hopkins; Candy Clark; Jacqueline Brookes; Wilford Brimley

Genres
TV Movie, Drama

Description
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. Written by Anonymous.


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