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Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy

For those who have never seen it and those who have never forgotten it.

19697.51h 53m

Overview

Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.

Directed by John Schlesinger
Written by Waldo Salt, James Leo Herlihy
Produced by Jerome Hellman
Box OfficeBudget: $3.6MRevenue: $44.8M

Top Cast

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Ratso

Jon Voight

Jon Voight

Joe Buck

Sylvia Miles

Sylvia Miles

Cass

John McGiver

John McGiver

Mr. O'Daniel

Brenda Vaccaro

Brenda Vaccaro

Shirley

Barnard Hughes

Barnard Hughes

Towny

Ruth White

Ruth White

Sally Buck

Jennifer Salt

Jennifer Salt

Annie

Gilman Rankin

Gilman Rankin

Woodsy Niles

G

Gary Owens

Little Joe

Themes & Keywords

new york cityfriendshipprostituterapebased on novel or bookshowertexashustlerhomelessnessrape of a malemale homosexualitymale prostitutionfish out of watergang rapecynicallgbtmale bondingpolio1960sanxiouscautionaryprovocativepsychological drama

About Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy is a drama film released in 1969 exploring themes of new york city, friendship, prostitute, rape, based on novel or book, shower. Directed by John Schlesinger, it stars Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles. Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.

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