Dustin Hoffman
Enrico Salvatore "Ratso" Rizzo
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Synopsis. As the film opens, Joe Buck (Jon Voight), a young Texan working as a dishwasher, dresses in new cowboy clothing, packs a suitcase, and quits his job. He heads to New York City hoping to succeed as a male prostitute for women.
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).
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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Midnight Cowboy. 1969 · 1 hr 54 min. R. Drama. This Academy Award-winning Best Picture features Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in standout roles as a con man and a Texas hustler trying to survive on the tough streets of New York. Subtitles: English.
Reviews. Midnight Cowboy. Roger Ebert July 05, 1969. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "Midnight Cowboy" comes heartbreakingly close to being the movie we want it to be. The performances have a flat, painful accuracy. The world of Times Square, a world of people without hope and esteem, seems terribly real.
Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A would-be gigolo and an ailing con artist form an unlikely friendship. Cast & Crew. Read More. John Schlesinger. Director. Dustin Hoffman. Ratso Rizzo. Jon Voight. Joe Buck. Sylvia Miles. Cass. John Mcgiver. Mr. O'Daniel. Brenda Vaccaro. Shirley. Photos & Videos.
A critical and commercial success despite controversy over what the MPAA termed its “homosexual frame of reference,” Midnight Cowboy became the first X-rated film to receive the best picture Oscar, and decades on, its influence still reverberates through cinema. Film Info. United States. 1969. 113 minutes. Color. 1.85:1. English. Spine #925.
