Midnight Cowboy

1969

1h 53m

7.5

7.5/10

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Drama

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

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $3,600,000

Revenue: $44,785,053

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Florin Productions Jerome Hellman Productions United Artists

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English Italian

Keywords

new york city friendship prostitute rape based on novel or book shower texas hustler homelessness rape of a male male homosexuality male prostitution fish out of water gang rape cynical lgbt male bonding polio 1960s anxious cautionary provocative psychological drama

Quick Facts

Release Date	May 25, 1969
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0064665
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Cast

Dustin Hoffman

Ratso

Jon Voight

Joe Buck

Sylvia Miles

Cass

John McGiver

Mr. O'Daniel

Brenda Vaccaro

Shirley

Barnard Hughes

Towny

Ruth White

Sally Buck

Jennifer Salt

Annie

Gilman Rankin

Woodsy Niles

Gary Owens

Little Joe

T. Tom Marlow

Little Joe

George Eppersen

Ralph

Key Crew

Jerome Hellman

Producer

John Schlesinger

Director

Waldo Salt

Screenplay