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Midnight Cowboy

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

NC-17 1969 · 1h 53m · Drama
Starring Dustin Hoffman · Jon Voight · Sylvia Miles
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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.

Theatrical
Jul 30, 1969
Box Office
$44.8M
Budget
$3.6M
Return
12.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 6, 2001
Theaters
6
Director
John Schlesinger
Writer
Waldo Salt
Producers
Jerome Hellman, Kenneth Utt
Music
John Barry
Studio
Florin Productions, Jerome Hellman Productions, United Artists
Themes
new york city prostitute rape based on novel or book texas shower hustler homelessness friendship 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
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Refusal to Seek Medical Help
Ratso You ain't gettin me no doctor. Nope.
Communication and Misunderstanding in Conversations
Shirley Maybe if you didn't call me ma'am, things might work out better.
Joe That's the first god-damned time this thing ever quit on me. It's a fact. You think I'm lyin to ya?
Shirley No, no, I don't think you're lyin'. I just had this funny image. I had this image of a, um, policeman without his stick, and a, uh, bugler without his horn, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. Well, I think I'm making it worse. Maybe we ought to take a little nap and see what happens.
Joe I ain't sleepy.
Shirley Oh! I know, scribbage.
Negotiating Worth in Unexpected Situations
Ratso She's hooked.
Shirley Like why, cowboy?
Ratso I'd say she was good for ten bucks, but I'll ask for twenty.
Shirley Why cowboy whore? Did you know we were gonna make it?
Ratso So, uh, do you really want to do business?
Shirley Who is he? Don't tell me you two are a couple!
[referring to Ratso]
Gretel Why are you laughing, Joe? Are you really a cowboy?
Joe Well, I'll tell you the truth now. I ain't a real cowboy, but I am one helluva stud.
A Transaction on 42nd Street
Joe There you go boy, there's money for ya, that's nine dollars right there plus assorted change, minus 26 cents for milk, plus 5 cents for Dentyne - gum.
Ratso Where you been, 42nd Street? That's where you've been.
Joe Buy yourself some medicine before you die in my damn hands.

Cast

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Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
Ratso
Jon Voight
Jon Voight
Joe Buck
S
Sylvia Miles
Cass
J
John McGiver
Mr. O'Daniel
B
Brenda Vaccaro
Shirley
B
Barnard Hughes
Towny
R
Ruth White
Sally Buck
J
Jennifer Salt
Annie
G
Gilman Rankin
Woodsy Niles
A
Al Scott
Cafeteria Manager
L
Linda Davis
Mother on the Bus
G
Georgann Johnson
Rich Lady
J
Jonathan Kramer
Jackie
A
Anthony Holland
TV Bishop
B
Bob Balaban
The Young Student
P
Paul Benjamin
Bartender
A
Arthur Anderson
Hotel Clerk
R
Richard Clarke
Escort Service Man
A
Ann Thomas
The Frantic Lady
V
Viva
Gretel McAlbertson

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