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Enrico Salvatore "Ratso" Rizzo
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Midnight Cowboy. 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
Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight star as two naive hustlers who travel from Texas to New York City in search of fortune and friendship. The film won three Oscars and is a classic of the genre, but also a bleak portrayal of poverty and loneliness.
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- Drama
- John Schlesinger
- 1969-05-25
Mar 5, 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). Dustin Hoffman in Midnight Cowboy (1969).
- Pat Bauer
A 1969 drama about a Texas hustler and his sickly friend in New York, starring Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight. Read critic and audience reviews, watch clips, and find out where to stream or buy the film.
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- John Schlesinger
- R
- Dustin Hoffman
- 1 min
- John Schlesinger was reluctant to hire Dustin Hoffman. Like everybody else, the filmmakers associated Dustin Hoffman with Benjamin Braddock, the clean-cut twentysomething he played in The Graduate.
- Mike Nichols tried to talk Dustin Hoffman out of doing the movie. Hot off the heels of Mike Nichols’ The Graduate, Hoffman could’ve kept his romantic lead image up, but instead he opted to take a supporting part in Midnight Cowboy.
- Jon Voight was cast only after the original actor was fired. Jon Voight auditioned for the role of Joe Buck and really wanted the part, but the producers chose Michael Sarrazin, whose major claim to fame is the 1969 Jane Fonda film They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
- Voight worked for scale. Voight was so desperate to play Joe Buck that he worked for scale: “‘Tell them I'll do this part for nothing,’” Voight told The Telegraph.
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Jul 5, 1994 · A classic film about the love story between a naïve drifter and a street hustler in 1960s New York, starring Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman. The reviewer praises the performances, but criticizes the film for its trendy and gimmicky style, its melodramatic scenes, and its historical inaccuracies. He also revisits his original opinion from 1969 and compares it with the film's legacy.
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, face hardships and dreams in their quest for personal fortune and happiness.
