Macho, Macho ManIf Ennis Del Mar was asked to fill out an "About Me" section, he'd probably write approximately fifteen words. Tops. And that would be an insanely self-promotional moment for ol' En...

Save a Horse, Ride a CowboyA great philosopher named Paula Abdul once said that opposites attract. If that's true, then Jack Twist is Paula Abdul and Ennis Del Mar is MC Skat Kat. Ennis is happy ju...

Alma MattersThe name "Alma" means kind and loving, and "kind and loving" describes Alma Del Mar perfectly. She's darling. Devoted. And she's also more than a little devastated—the film barely est...

Even Cowgirls Get the BluesLureen Newsome, the fastest cowgirl in Childress, Texas, is the wife of Jack Twist, the mother of his son, and heiress to a tractor empire. John Deere, eat your heart out...

Daughters DearestCountry music legend Waylon Jennings warned against mamas letting their babies to grow up to be cowboys, but luckily Alma won't have to worry about that. She doesn't have any boys,...

Average JoeJoe Aguirre is a homophobic tightwad who owns a ton of sheep that graze every summer on Brokeback Mountain. And he plays double duty: Aguirre is both Jack and Ennis's employer, and he's...

Clean Up in Aisle FourMonroe is the nice grocery store manager with a desire to supermarket sweep Alma off her feet. When Alma has to take care of her kids at work, and Alma Jr. knocks over a displ...

Jinkies!Cassie's a waitress who hopes to serve more than beer to Ennis Del Mar. Yet if she asked Ennis, "Coffee, tea, or me?" he'd probably say, "Just water."Divorced from Alma, Ennis is too hung u...

CouplingWe've heard that everything is bigger in Texas, but we didn't know that included mouths: LaShawn never. shuts. up. LaShawn and Randall are friends of Lureen and Jack. LaShawn talks so much...

The Parent TrapYou won't see Jack's parents in a PFLAG meeting any time soon. Ennis visits Jack's parents at the end of the film, and his parents are…depressing. Dad is an overbearing, homophobic...