Cowboys Don't Cry is a Canadian drama film, directed by Anne Wheeler and released in 1988. Based on a novel by Marilyn Halvorson, it centres on Josh Morgan (Ron White), a rodeo clown, and former rodeo champion whose relationship with his son, Shane (Zachary Ansley), is strained after his wife, Lucy (Rebecca Jenkins), is killed in a car accident caused by his drunk driving. After it, he sinks into depression and self-pity. In the wake of the tragedy of Lucy's death, Shane struggles to pick up the pieces and make up for Josh's shortcomings. When Shane's grandfather dies, leaving a small ranch in his will, he hopes that his dream of settling down happily in one place, might come true after all. But how can a 14-year-old boy turn the run-down place around and keep the banker from seizing it, while attending school and looking after a father who is usually in the liability column?