Coyote Ugly Movie, Review, Cast for Coyote Ugly | TVGuide.com: Mix equal parts FLASHDANCE and COCKTAIL, add a shot of do-me feminism and shake lasciviously: That's the recipe for this meretricious excuse for an inspirational tale, whose bottom line is squeezed into skintight pants. Coyote Ugly is a Manhattan bar owned by Lil (Maria Bello cool lovely lady) and staffed by breathtaking, half-clad beauties who spend as much time shaking their bon-bons on the bar as they do pouring drinks. Aspiring songwriter Violet Sanford (Piper Perabo pretty - who does she remind me of? esp when laughing, and her girly voice aaah I think I got it she's in the jennifergarner/natalieportman style), a starry-eyed, small-town girl trying to make it in the big bad city, is almost ready to crawl home to Jersey when she spots coyotes Zoe (Tyra Banks ! skinny here. seems appear much less than the others though), Rachel (Bridget Moynahan wow very pretty) and Cammie (Izabella Miko reminds me of Mena Suvari -edie in six feet under & fr amer beauty) in a diner. She overhears them say that they're raking in big bucks (the movie never quite makes it clear how, but why sweat the details? well tips I guess?); in fact, Zoe has saved enough to quit and go to law school oh that's why she's not around. Violet has stage fright — inherited from her late mom, who abandoned her showbiz dreams to raise a family — but she sweet-talks Lil into giving her a chance, and soon she's bumping and grinding with the best of them. But can Violet also nurture her relationship with sensitive Kevin (Adam Garcia mmm accent - char is fr Australia huh), win the respect of her blue-collar dad (John Goodman cool huh) and realize her dream of writing pop pabulum heh yeah her singing (pretending) is the least good part though the songs are mildly catchy professionally? The bar scenes are the only reason to sit through this jello shot of a movie: They're sexy, sleazy (in a PG-13 kind of way) and driven by a smoking soundtrack. yes yes I agree. Just don't hurt yourself trying to figure out how the syrupy message about respecting yourself and hanging on to your ideals squares up with the relentless jiggle show.

Coyote Ugly (2000) - imdb
- plot summary
-Aspiring songwriter Violet Sanford, after getting a job at a women-run NYC bar that teases its male patrons
- as a 'coyote' - a bar dancing / sex kitten / waitress
- featuring a a spectacular soundtrack

is it notable I've not heard at all of this movie?
only 5.3 rating on imdb but and 354 comments in total

and wow that last sene was fun. LeAnn Rimes up on the bar singing
(performer: "The Right Kind Of Wrong", "Please Remember", "But I Do Love You", "Can't Fight The Moonlight")
and then John Goodman up there dancing


Coyote Ugly (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.

'All She Wants To Do Is Dance' by Don Henley
'Need You Tonight' by INXS
'The Devil Went Down to Georgia' by The Charlie Daniels Band
'It Takes Two' by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock
'Love Machine' by The Miracles

movie based on an article, The Muse of the Coyote Ugly Saloon, in GQ by Elizabeth Gilbert who worked as a bartender in East Village. The bar which opened in 1993 quickly became a favorite of the Lower Eastside hipsters. Lill Lovell, the owner, founded the bar in order to drive her former employer across the street at The Village Idiot out of business. She did.

Although Piper Perabo was able to sing for her character, it was decided that LeAnn Rimes would provide Violet's singing voice, albeit with a deliberate deviation from her natural vocal range. This means that during the LeAnn's cameo in the movie, she is effectively duetting with herself.