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Midnight Cowboy

  • 1969
  • R
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy (1969)
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of 'Midnight Cowboy,' we take a look back at John Schlesinger's three-time Oscar-winning film, starring Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman.
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A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process.A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process.A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process.

  • Director
    • John Schlesinger
  • Writers
    • Waldo Salt
    • James Leo Herlihy
  • Stars
    • Dustin Hoffman
    • Jon Voight
    • Sylvia Miles
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    124K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,415
    400
    • Director
      • John Schlesinger
    • Writers
      • Waldo Salt
      • James Leo Herlihy
    • Stars
      • Dustin Hoffman
      • Jon Voight
      • Sylvia Miles
    • 470User reviews
    • 140Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 28 wins & 16 nominations total

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    Dustin Hoffman
    Dustin Hoffman
    • Ratso
    Jon Voight
    Jon Voight
    • Joe Buck
    Sylvia Miles
    Sylvia Miles
    • Cass
    John McGiver
    John McGiver
    • Mr. O'Daniel
    Brenda Vaccaro
    Brenda Vaccaro
    • Shirley
    Barnard Hughes
    Barnard Hughes
    • Towny
    Ruth White
    Ruth White
    • Sally Buck
    Jennifer Salt
    Jennifer Salt
    • Annie
    Gilman Rankin
    Gilman Rankin
    • Woodsy Niles
    • (as Gil Rankin)
    Gary Owens
    • Little Joe
    T. Tom Marlow
    • Little Joe
    George Eppersen
    George Eppersen
    • Ralph
    Al Scott
    • Cafeteria Manager
    Linda Davis
    • Mother on the Bus
    J.T. Masters
    • Old Cow-Hand
    Arlene Reeder
    • The Old Lady
    Georgann Johnson
    Georgann Johnson
    • Rich Lady
    Jonathan Kramer
    • Jackie
    • Director
      • John Schlesinger
    • Writers
      • Waldo Salt
      • James Leo Herlihy
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Before Dustin Hoffman auditioned for this film, he knew that the all-American image that he carried after "The Graduate" could easily cost him the job. To prove that he could play Rizzo, he asked the auditioning film executive to meet him on a street corner in Manhattan. He dressed in filthy rags. The executive arrived at the appointed corner and waited, barely noticing the "beggar" not 10 feet away who was accosting people for spare change. The beggar finally walked up to him and revealed his true identity.
    • Goofs
      When Joe Buck is hungry and destitute, he stops in a diner and sits with a weird mother and son. The son looks at the tracking camera twice before dialogue resumes.
    • Quotes

      Ratso Rizzo: I'm walking here! I'm walking here!

    • Alternate versions
      ABC edited 25 minutes from this film for its 1974 network television premiere.
    • Connections
      Featured in V.I.P.-Schaukel: Episode #2.2 (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Everybody's Talkin'
      Music by Fred Neil
      Lyrics by Fred Neil
      Performed by Harry Nilsson

    User reviews470

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    10/10

    Love Story In The Periphery Of Hell

    Two desperate characters meet. It's not a meet cute in the classic sense of the word but it's not far away from it either. It's also a melodrama, operatic but hidden in a reality that can't possibly be real. Dustin Hoffman is as bold as Bette Davis in a Warner Brothers melodrama. Amazing. And Jon Voight? - He wasn't the first choice, Michael Sarrazin was. Jon Voight plays his whore with a heart of gold with the decency of a Mary Astor in another melodrama from the the 40's. I've seen Midnight Cowboy 5 times, the first time in a theater, three other times in VHS or DVD - Last night I saw it in a huge screen in the house of a friend. HD I believe and, Oh my God. I wept. I was taken over completely by this two devastating, truly devastating characters. John Schlesiger the director, a genius. British by birth but he showed us an America that most people didn't know existed, not even Americans. This is a film for the ages.
    • alanbenfieldjr
    • Jun 26, 2017
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 25, 1969 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • MGM
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Cowboy de medianoche
    • Filming locations
      • Calvary Cemetery - 4902 Laurel Hill Boulevard, Queens, New York City, New York, USA(Cemetery sequence)
    • Production companies
      • Jerome Hellman Productions
      • Florin Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,600,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $44,785,053
    • Gross worldwide
      • $44,802,577
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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