Midnight Cowboy Movie (1969)
A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York to seek personal fortune but, in the process, finds himself a new friend.
Texas greenhorn Joe Buck arrives in New York for the first time. Preening himself as a real 'hustler', he finds that he is the one getting 'hustled' until he teams up with a down-and-out but resilient outcast named Ratso Rizzo. The initial 'country cousin meets city cousin' relationship deepens. In their efforts to bilk a hostile world rebuffing them at every turn, this unlikely pair progress from partners in shady business to comrades. Each has found his first real friend.
Texas greenhorn Joe Buck arrives in New York for the first time. Preening himself as a real 'hustler', he finds that he is the one getting 'hustled' until he teams up with a down-and-out but resilient outcast named Ratso Rizzo. The initial 'country cousin meets city cousin' relationship deepens. In their efforts to bilk a hostile world rebuffing them at every turn, this unlikely pair progress from partners in shady business to comrades. Each has found his first real friend.
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Texas greenhorn Joe Buck arrives in New York for the first time. Preening himself as a real 'hustler', he finds that he is the one getting 'hustled' until he teams up with a down-and-out but resilient outcast named Ratso Rizzo. The initial 'country cousin meets city cousin' relationship deepens. In their efforts to bilk a hostile world rebuffing them at every turn, this unlikely pair progress from partners in shady business to comrades. Each has found his first real friend.Details
- Rated: R
- Runtime: 1:53 hours
- Genre: Drama
- Director: John Schlesinger
- Writer: Waldo Salt (screenplay), James Leo Herlihy (based on the novel by)
- Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles, John McGiver
- Language: English, Italian
- Country: USA
- Awards: Won 3 Oscars. Another 24 wins & 15 nominations
- Production Company: United Artists
- ASIN: 0792833287
- Year Released: 1969
- Release Date: Jun 15, 1969
- DVD Date: Dec 31, 1999
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