The Coyote Ugly Saloon, the East Village bar that became an early 2000s cult film, proved it takes work to keep a wild reputation alive. On a Sunday in January, about 350 guests celebrated the bar’s 25th anniversary at a party that included appearances from a contortionist, Times Square’s Naked Cowboy and a performance from the rapper Justina Valentine.

“It’s the year of the woman,” Ms. Valentine declared from atop the bar to the crowd of former bartenders, regulars, some who have been patrons since the 90s, and fans of the film. “It’s the decade of the woman.”

The owner , Liliana Lovell, was there catching up with the customers who frequented her saloon 25 years ago , when she was the one dancing on the bar. “It’s like getting into an old shoe,” she said about being back.

A fter Ms. Valentine and two backup dancers performed a few songs from on top of the bar, a bartender slipped her a note to “roast the crowd ,” something she’s used to doing to her castmates on M.T.V.’s “Wild ‘N Out,” a hip-hop comedy improv show.