Brokeback Mountain: 20th Anniversary
- Presented By: Tampa Theatre
- Dates: June 20, 2025, June 22, 2025, June 23, 2025, June 24, 2025
- Visit the website for all event times
- 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL 33602
- Price: $9-$12
Tampa Theatre
2h 14m / R / Drama, Romance, Western
In 1963, rodeo cowboy Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) and ranch hand Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) are hired by rancher Joe Aguirre (Randy Quaid) as sheep herders in Wyoming. One night on Brokeback Mountain, Jack makes a drunken pass at Ennis that is eventually reciprocated. Though Ennis marries his longtime sweetheart, Alma (Michelle Williams) and Jack marries a fellow rodeo rider, the two men keep up their torrid but tortured and sporadic affair over the course of 20 years.
The winner of 3 Academy Awards (including Best Director for Ang Lee), Brokeback Mountain grossed over $178 million on first release. The sweeping Western epic about two cowboys’ secretive, lifelong bond became an instant classic, breaking cinematic and social barriers and solidifying its cast and filmmakers as among the industry’s finest. It was a tremendous success here at Tampa Theatre on its first release as well, and we are proud to be part of this special, historic 20th anniversary re-release from Focus Features.