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Midnight Cowboy

Name: Midnight Cowboy
Genre: Drama
Released: 1969-05-25
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 7.5

★ 7,5 /10 (1,640 Votes)

1969 EN 113 min

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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Release date

25/05/1969

Votes

1,640

Popularity

6.8

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

Genres

Drama

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

113 min

Budget

$3,600,000

Revenue

$44,785,053

Website

www.mgm.com

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

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Gary Owens

Little Joe

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T. Tom Marlow

Little Joe

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George Eppersen

Ralph

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Al Scott

Cafeteria Manager

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Linda Davis

Mother on the Bus

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J.T. Masters

Old Cow-Hand

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Arlene Reeder

The Old Lady

Georgann Johnson

Rich Lady

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Jonathan Kramer

Jackie

Anthony Holland

TV Bishop

Bob Balaban

The Young Student

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Jan Tice

Freaked-Out Lady

Paul Benjamin

Bartender

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Peter Scalia

Vegetable Grocer

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Vito Siracusa

Vegetable Grocer

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Peter Zamagias

Hat Shop Owner

Arthur Anderson

Hotel Clerk

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Tina Scala

Laundromat Lady

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Alma Felix

Laundromat Lady

Richard Clarke

Escort Service Man

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Ann Thomas

The Frantic Lady

Viva

Gretel McAlbertson

Paul Rossilli

Hansel McAlbertson

Ultra Violet

The Party

Paul Jabara

The Party

Susan Bottomly

The Party

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Cecelia Lipson

The Party

Taylor Mead

The Party

Paul Morrissey

The Party

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Joan Murphy

The Waitress

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Al Stetson

Bus Driver

M. Emmet Walsh

Bus Passenger (uncredited)

Sandy Duncan

Woman in TV Montage (uncredited)

Philip Bruns

Man in TV Montage (uncredited)

Waldo Salt

Joe Pyne on TV Show (uncredited)

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Bill Walters

St. Bernard Owner (uncredited)

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Jay Morran

Pimp (uncredited)

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Renee Semes

Hippie in Coffee Shop (uncredited)

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Jeffrey Walker

Hippie (uncredited)

Mary Boylan

Old Lady in Subway (uncredited)

Marlene Clark

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Paul Jasmin

Party Guest (uncredited)

Pat Ast

Party Guest (uncredited)

Randall Carver

Rapist in Flashback (uncredited)

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Robert Dahdah

Bus Passenger (uncredited)

Trent Gough

Man at Lunch Counter (uncredited)

Larry Sherman

Homeless Man (uncredited)

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Barbara Maggio

Gina (uncredited)

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James Miller

Cowboy (uncredited)

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Lucian Addario

Sailor in Bar (uncredited)

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William Door

Man at Party (uncredited)

Jed Johnson

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Jay Johnson

Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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**"I'm walking here! I'm walking here!" Shuffling, perhaps.** One can always count on Hoffman and his ability to absorb the character he is portraying with such ease. He has a knack at portraying that deep, bronchial coughing schtick. When watching, I had to wear a surgical mask - just in case. Voight, as usual, is magnificent as the innocent amongst the scum. Watching this wide eyed lone ranger slowly losing the tassels from his jacket is a deeply moving experience. A word of warning, you may want to use antibacterial wipes on your tv screen after watching Hoffman here. One cannot …

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This is certainly my favourite role from Dustin Hoffman as he turns in an outstanding performance as "Ratso". He hooks up with the dapper, but out of his depth cowboy "Buck" who arrives in New York all set to be a hustler, but ends up paying his first client for the sex she's supposed to pay him for! Initially, "Ratso" fleeces this gullible guy too, but gradually the two start to depend on one and other - which is as well for "Ratso" who is clearly not long for this world. His persistent cough is being worsened by the squalid conditions in which he, and latterly, "Buck" have to live and by the…

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<em>'Midnight Cowboy'</em> is a beauty. It's one I've seen mentioned positively online many times down the years, especially on those four favourites videos that Letterboxd do with well known folk. Despite that I knew nothing coming in, which - as always - is the best way to view a flick. Dustin Hoffman's involvement was all that I did know heading into it, I wasn't even sure it was Jon Voight as the main guy until he started scowling his face - a distinctive look! I actually only know of him in film terms from 2003's <em>'Holes'</em>, he is memorable in that classic. In this, Voight is …

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