The Ride - Trailer

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The idea of the cowboy and the American West is set firmly in the American psyche. Countless films have portrayed the West as a place of freedom and danger, but, above all, a place of boundless possibility. Though we may think they are a thing of the past, cowboys still exist, and the professional bull riding circuit is the one place youre guaranteed to find them.

The cowboys earnest reflections on personal liberty, family struggle and the countrys changing identity paint a vivid portrait of an America both at odds and in love with itself. Through the films epic cinematography we come to understand that The Cowboy continues to embody the mythology of the American hero, though in an entirely modern way.

The Professional Bull Riders circuit is a tour of the top 45 bull riders in the world, consisting of roughly 32 stops a year around the US. The winner of the world title in Vegas also wins a million dollars, so its safe to say this is not some little backyard rodeo. Bull riding has entered the mainstream. Droves of fans flock to the sold out arenas toting signs and banners in frenzied support of their favorite riders, making this the fastest growing sport in America. All the while the cowboys are hustling, trying to stay on their bulls, trying to make ends meet and raising hell good ol boy style!

Beginning and ending with explosive event footage and packed with daredevil bull riding, pyrotechnics and big arena rock and roll fanfare, The Ride goes full circle as it takes through the complex lives of one compelling character to the next. The characters surprise with their gritty cowboy personas and genuine wit.

The Ride features professional bull riders JB Mauney, Amish hopeful Willy Ropp, PBR entertainer Flint Rassmussen, bull fighter Shorty Gorham, talented singer songwriter Leann Hart, millionaire bucking bull breeder Tom Teague and an original score by Brooklyn band The Weight.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• VBS
• VICE
• FILMS
• PBR
• COWBOY
• WESTERN
• BULL
• RIDING
• PROFESSIONAL
• JB
• MAUNEY
• WILLY
• ROPP
• FLINT
• RASSMUSSEN
• SHORTY
• GORHAM
• LEAN
• GART
• TOM
• TEAGUE

[countrygirl8608]

jeremyshambles....seriously you have no clue what you are talking about. These animals live better lives than some humans. They are athletes, and they love what they do...Tom Teauges bulls live in airconditioned buildings...I dont think they're being mistreated in the ways you and your PETA people think they are. It's obvious that you've never been to a rodeo, a PBR event or even been around cattle. Long Live Cowboys...and there bovine counterparts!

[justbulls7]

@jeremyshambles y dont you go to a pbr event or go to some of the pbr stock contractors ranch and tell me how mistreated they are....buddy u know nothing about what your debating right now nothing at all so dont go sticking your nose where it dont belong if you disagree with this kind of stuff y do u watch the video??? so you can waste your sorry ass life trying to bring down what other people do???

[cocacodyclassic]

@jeremyshambles quit being a pussy. it is what it is.

[jeremyshambles]

that creep is stalking me in a rather frightful way, 1-never happened, 2-you are insane

[PresidentZod]

@jeremyshambles You dare bleat about suffering little kittens and bulls yet recently expressed your most sincere hope that 10 year old Australian children who just watched their older brother and mother drown in front of them experience "forty more days and nights" of flooding for all the environmental and genocidal crimes that a weeping 10 year old kid deserves?

If that kid deserves suchlike then just imagine what Gaia and bin Laden have lined up for polluting, war mongering, arrogant America.

[cowgirlT09]

@jeremyshambles... i'm pretty sure the bull riders get hurt more than the bulls, the bulls travel better than the riders and the bulls love their job. they wouldn't buck if they didn't want to. go to the PBR website and check out the story on Spit Fire's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde personality. he's a big teddy bear outside of the chute. He loves his job.

[PBRChicka442]

@jeremyshambles ...you're now saying tht i am mistreating my kitten...tht was my sister who took tht video...i wasnt even in the house...so i wld stop accusing people of mistreating animals when in reality u hav absolutly no clue what-so-ever what the situation is or what you're talking about.go to Rodeo or PBR eventand u will get ur 'ideas' proved wrong

[jeremyshambles]

@PBRChicka442 no wonder that poor kitten is deathly afraid of you. You are too daft to grasp the most basic of concepts never mind caring for another animal. disgusting

[PBRChicka442]

@jeremyshambles right back at ya, buddy.

[jeremyshambles]

@PBRChicka442 nothing common about your sense what so ever.

[PBRChicka442]

@jeremyshambles adequate research my aunt petunia...these bulls were born to buck...they were born to do what they do...bulls the from the time they were calves in the field were bucking in circles randomly. also, if you had a rope tied to ur nuts...would you buck and kick..or would u stand perfectly still?? common sense.