Midnight Cowboy (1969) |
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| Director(s) | John Schlesinger |
| Producer(s) | Jerome Hellman, Kenneth Utt |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, LBGT, New York |
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Midnight Cowboy
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1969
Dustin Hoffman
(as Ratso)
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Jon Voight
(as Joe Buck)
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Sylvia Miles
(as Cass)
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John McGiver
(as Mr. O'Daniel)
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Brenda Vaccaro
(as Shirley)
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Barnard Hughes
(as Towny)
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Ruth White
(as Sally Buck)
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Jennifer Salt
(as Annie)
Midnight Cowboy Overview:
Midnight Cowboy (1969) was a Drama - Film Adaptation Film directed by John Schlesinger and produced by Jerome Hellman and Kenneth Utt.
The film was based on the novel of the same name written by James Leo Herlihy published in 1965.
Midnight Cowboy was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1994.
Academy Awards 1969 --- Ceremony Number 42 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Dustin Hoffman | Nominated |
| Best Actor | Jon Voight | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sylvia Miles | Nominated |
| Best Director | John Schlesinger | Won |
| Best Film Editing | Hugh A. Robertson | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Jerome Hellman, Producer | Won |
| Best Writing | Waldo Salt | Won |
Midnight Cowboy BlogHub Articles:
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Midnight Cowboy Directed by John Schlesinger Written by Waldo Salt from a novel by James Leo Herily 1969/US IMDb link Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die I have always loved this movie. Somehow I came out of it exhilarated rather than depressed, making it... Read full article
Midnight Cowboy (1969, John Schlesinger)
Midnight Cowboy gets to be a character study, but doesn’t start as one, which is an interesting situation. About forty-five minutes into the film, which runs just shy of two hours, Midnight Cowboy chucks the narrative urgency. Maybe not chucks, maybe just shuts down, because it does take the film ... Read full article
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
The film stars Jon Voight as a naive Texan and Dustin Hoffman as Ratso Rizzo, the bum who initially cons him and eventually befriends him. Voight comes to New York expecting to make money off of rich city women as a male hustler. However, his callowness leaves him broke. That’s when the crippl... Read full article
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
The film stars Jon Voight as a naive Texan and Dustin Hoffman as Ratso Rizzo, the bum who initially cons him and eventually befriends him. Voight comes to New York expecting to make money off of rich city women as a male hustler. However, his callowness leaves him broke. That’s when the crippl... Read full article
Midnight Cowboy
In the film industry, an X or NC-17 rating for a mainstream film is a kiss of death. When Midnight Cowboy first opened, many theaters would not show the film and newspapers would not run printed ads because of its X rating being associated with pornography. Yet, the film went on to win the Acade... Read full article
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Midnight Cowboy Quotes:
Ratso Rizzo: I was just, uh, noticing that you're out of salami. I think you oughtta have somebody go over to the delicatessen, you know, bring some more back.
Gretel McAlbertson: Gee, well, you know, it's free. You don't have to steal it.
Ratso Rizzo: Well, if it's free, then I ain't stealin'.
Ratso Rizzo: He was even dumber than you. He couldn't even write his whole name. "X," that's what it ought to say on that goddamn headstone, one big lousy "X."