Midnight Cowboy (1969)

  • NC-17
  • 05/25/1969 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 53m

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.

John Schlesinger

Director

Waldo Salt

Screenplay

James Leo Herlihy

Novel

Cast

Jon Voight's headshot

Jon Voight

Joe Buck
Dustin Hoffman's headshot

Dustin Hoffman

Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo
Sylvia Miles's headshot

Sylvia Miles

Cass
John McGiver's headshot

John McGiver

Mr. O'Daniel
Brenda Vaccaro's headshot

Brenda Vaccaro

Shirley
Barnard Hughes's headshot

Barnard Hughes

Towny
Ruth White's headshot

Ruth White

Sally Buck
Jennifer Salt's headshot

Jennifer Salt

Annie

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