Coyote Ugly Plot

Coyote Ugly is a romantic comedy/drama based on the actual Coyote Ugly Saloon, set in New York City, and released in August 2000 (See 2000 in film). The film stars Piper Perabo and Adam Garcia. It was directed by David McNally and written by Gina Wendkos.

Violet Sanford (Piper Perabo), an aspiring songwriter, leaves her home and her father Bill Sanford (John Goodman) to pursue her dream in New York City. While she tries, unsuccessfully, to get her demo tape to be noticed by the studios, she meets a group of bartenders in a local hot spot called Coyote Ugly. She is hired by the bar's owner Lil (Maria Bello) and must learn the ropes of singing, dancing, and performing wild acts before a rowdy crowd. Romantic interest Kevin O'Donnell (Adam Garcia) tries to help her in overcoming her shyness.

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, little-resembles the final film.

Early on, before the producers decided to cast mostly unknown actors for the movie, the lead role of Violet Sanford was offered to pop singer Jessica Simpson, who turned it down.

In summer 2005 an unrated special edition of the film (the original release was rated PG-13 and the director's cut rated R) was released on DVD. 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 (Izabella Miko) trying on different outfits while shopping. Arguably the most notable additions are the extension of the sex scene between Violet and Kevin (Piper Perabo used a body double for most of the scene), and the inclusion of an additional scene, which shows the "coyotes" winning a baseball 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.)

The film's soundtrack features Violet's four songs from the movie, performed by LeAnn Rimes, 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 by early November. The only single released from the album, LeAnn Rimes' "Can't Fight the Moonlight", also achieved gold status, became a nearly instant hit on the radio charts and peaked at #11 on The Billboard Hot 100.

A second soundtrack, More Music from Coyote Ugly, with more songs that appeared in the film and remixes of two of Rimes' songs, followed in 2003.

Coyote Ugly O.S.T.:
"Can't Fight the Moonlight" by LeAnn Rimes
"Please Remember" by LeAnn Rimes
"The Right Kind Of Wrong" by LeAnn Rimes
"But I Do Love You" by LeAnn Rimes
"All She Wants To Do Is Dance" by Don Henley
"Unbelievable" by EMF
"The Power" by Snap!
"Need You Tonight" by INXS
"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by The Charlie Daniels Band
"Boom Boom Boom" by Rare Blend
"Didn't We Love" by Tamara Walker
"We Can Get There" (TP2K Hot Radio Mix) by Mary Griffin

More Music from Coyote Ugly:
"One way or another" by Blondie
"I Will Survive" by Aretha Franklin
"Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol
"Rock This Town" by Stray Cats
"Keep Your Hands to Yourself" by The Georgia Satellites
"Out Of My Head" by Fastball
"Battle Flag (Lo-Fidelity Allstars Remix)" by Pigenhed
"It Takes Two" by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock
"Love Machine" by The Miracles
"We Can Get There (Almighty Radio Edit)" by Mary Griffin
"Can't Fight The Moonlight (Graham Stack Radio Edit)" (bonus track) by LeAnn Rimes
"But I Do Love You (Almighty Radio Edit)" (bonus track) by LeAnn Rimes