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 name 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.
- $3.2 million
- John Barry
- May 25, 1969
- Jerome Hellman
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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- Drama
- John Schlesinger
- 1969-05-25
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
A classic drama about two outcasts, Joe Buck and Ratso Rizzo, who form a friendship in New York City. Joe, a naive Texas hustler, and Ratso, a sickly con man, dream of escaping to Florida, but face hardships and betrayals along the way.
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...
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- John Schlesinger
- R
- Dustin Hoffman
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Ebert criticizes the film's gimmicky and trendy elements that undermine its potential greatness. He praises the performances of Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight as Joe Buck and Ratso, the two castaways of Times Square.
Ebert revisits the 1969 classic about two drifters, Joe Buck and Ratso Rizzo, and criticizes the film's excesses and gimmicks. He praises the acting of Voight and Hoffman, but finds the story and the director lacking.
