Cowboy Up

Cowboy Up (also known as Ring of Fire) is a 2001 film directed by Xavier Koller. It stars Kiefer Sutherland, Marcus Thomas, Molly Ringwald, and Daryl Hannah.  It won the Crystal Heart Award at the 2001 Heartland Film Festival.

Hank (Kiefer Sutherland) and Ely Braxton (Marcus Thomas) are brothers and rivals. They’re each haunted by the specter of their dad, Reid (Pete Postlethwaite), a famous bull rider turned absent father. Hank is a rodeo clown who breeds bulls; Ely is a brash young rider who won’t let anything — not even life-threatening injuries — keep him out of the ring. When rodeo sweetheart Celia (Daryl Hannah) gets between them, sibling rivalry grows volatile and loyalties are tested.

• Release Date:  11th July 2001
• Director:  Xavier Koller
• Kiefer Sutherland:  Hank Braxton

Cast

• Kiefer Sutherland as Hank Braxton
• Marcus Thomas as Ely Braxton
• Daryl Hannah as Celia Jones
• Melinda Dillon as Rose Braxton
• Molly Ringwald as Connie
• Russell Means as Joe
• Anthony Lucero as Jed
• Bo Hopkins as Ray Drupp
• Pete Postlethwaite as Reid Braxton, Hank’s estranged father
• Donnie Gay as himself
• Pam Minick as herself

Cowboy Up Trailer