Dustin Hoffman
Enrico Salvatore "Ratso" Rizzo
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Midnight Cowboy is a 1969 American drama film directed by John Schlesinger, adapted by Waldo Salt from the 1965 novel of the same title by James Leo Herlihy. The film stars Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, with supporting roles played by Sylvia Miles, John McGiver, Brenda Vaccaro, Bob Balaban, Jennifer Salt and Barnard Hughes.
Midnight Cowboy: Directed by John Schlesinger. With Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles, John McGiver. A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process.
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- John Schlesinger
- 1969-05-25
May 30, 2024 · Midnight Cowboy, American dramatic film, released in 1969, that depicted the squalid lives and desperate friendship of two broken drifters and became the only X-rated (meaning that only adults could see it) movie to win an Academy Award for best picture (the movie’s rating was later changed to R).
- Pat Bauer
Convinced of his irresistible appeal to women, Texas dishwasher Joe Buck (Jon Voight) quits his job and heads for New York City, thinking he'll latch on to some rich dowager.
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- John Schlesinger
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- Dustin Hoffman
Feb 26, 2021 · Based on a 1965 novel by James Leo Herlihy, Midnight Cowboy is the story of Joe Buck, a handsome young Texan who abandons his job as a cafeteria dishwasher and boards a bus for New York City,...
- Glenn Frankel
When Joe Buck (Voight), a good-looking, naively charming Texas 'cowboy' makes his way to the Big Apple to seek his fortune, the only wealth he finds is in the friendship of Ratso Rizzo (Hoffman), a sleazy, small-time con man with big dreams.
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Jul 5, 1994 · "Midnight Cowboy" is a good movie with a masterpiece inside, struggling to break free. Advertisement The best thing in the movie is the acting, by Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman as a simple-minded Texas drifter and a cynical Broadway street operator.
