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Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy
★ 7.5/10•1969•1h 53m•NC-17•Drama

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

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.

Waldo Salt · Screenplay

John Schlesinger · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 53m
LanguageEN
Release DateMay 25, 1969
Budget$3,600,000
Revenue$44,785,053

Actors

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

Gary Owens

Little Joe

T. Tom Marlow

Little Joe

George Eppersen

Ralph

Al Scott

Cafeteria Manager

Linda Davis

Mother on the Bus

J.T. Masters

Old Cow-Hand

Arlene Reeder

The Old Lady

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