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Rating: 7.523/10 by 1405 users

Midnight Cowboy (1969)

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.

Directing:
  • John Schlesinger
  • Nicholas Sgarro
  • Burtt Harris
Writing:
  • Waldo Salt
  • James Leo Herlihy
Stars:
Release Date: Sun, May 25, 1969

Rating: 7.523/10 by 1405 users

Alternative Title:
Vaquero de Medianoche - MX
Ο καουμπόι του μεσονυχτίου - GR
Kaboy-e Nimeshab - IR
Polnocný Kovboj - SK
Gece Yarısı Kovboyu - TR
Ponoćni kauboj - RS
Cowboy de medianoche - ES
Un uomo da marciapiede - IT
คาวบอยตกอับย่ำกรุง - TH
미드나잇 카우보이 - KR
미드나이트 카우보이 - KR

Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Italiano
Runtime: 01 hour 53 minutes
Budget: $3,600,000
Revenue: $44,785,053

Plot Keyword: 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

Dustin Hoffman
Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo
John McGiver
Mr. O'Daniel
Ruth White
Sally Buck
Gilman Rankin
Woodsy Niles
Gary Owens
Little Joe
Al Scott
Cafeteria Manager
Linda Davis
Mother on the Bus
J.T. Masters
Old Cow-Hand
Arlene Reeder
The Old Lady
Bob Balaban
The Young Student
Jan Tice
Freaked-Out Lady
Peter Scalia
Vegetable Grocer
Vito Siracusa
Vegetable Grocer
Peter Zamagias
Hat Shop Owner
Tina Scala
Laundromat Lady
Alma Felix
Laundromat Lady
Richard Clarke
Escort Service Man
Ann Thomas
The Frantic Lady
Viva
Gretel McAlbertson
Paul Rossilli
Hansel McAlbertson
Joan Murphy
The Waitress
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)
Bill Walters
St. Bernard Owner (uncredited)
Jay Morran
Pimp (uncredited)
Renee Semes
Hippie in Coffee Shop (uncredited)
Jeffrey Walker
Hippie (uncredited)
Mary Boylan
Old Lady in Subway (uncredited)
Marlene Clark
Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Jasmin
Party Guest (uncredited)
Pat Ast
Party Guest (uncredited)
Randall Carver
Rapist in Flashback (uncredited)
Robert Dahdah
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Trent Gough
Man at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
Larry Sherman
Homeless Man (uncredited)
Barbara Maggio
Gina (uncredited)
James Miller
Cowboy (uncredited)
Lucian Addario
Sailor in Bar (uncredited)
William Door
Man at Party (uncredited)

Potential Kermode

**"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 be too careful. - Potential Kermode

CinemaSerf

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 their poverty row existence. This is a great story and John Schlesinger tells it with some panache. The relationship between the two men is honest and decent, even though that attribute could hardly be said to apply to either of them when it comes to anyone else: "Ratso" would probably have hustled his own grandmother given the chance. Their bond feels real, plausible - unsentimental and convincing; and the Waldo Salt screenplay ensures that the dialogue - though frequently quite sparing - is both poignant and humorous.


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