Midnight Cowboy(1969)
NC-17
05/25/1969 (US)Drama1h 53m7.5
"For those who have never seen it and those who have never forgotten it."
Overview
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
Top Billed Cast
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Rizzo's Apartment
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The Hustler Gets Hustled
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New In Town
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Jon Voight on Working with Director John Schlesinger on Midnight Cowboy
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“I’m Walkin’ Here!”
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A review by Potential Kermode
8.0
Written on February 25, 2017
**"I'm walking here! I'm walking here!" Shuffling, perhaps.**
One can always count on Hoffman and his ability to absorb the character he is portraying with such ease. He has a knack at portraying that deep, bronchial coughing schtick. When watching, I had to wear a surgical mask - just in case.
Voight, as usual, is magnificent as the innocent amongst the scum. Watching this wide eyed lone ranger slowly losing the tassels from his jacket is a deeply moving experience.
A word of warning, you may want to use antibacterial wipes on your tv screen after watching Hoffman here. One cannot be too careful.
- Potential Kermode
One can always count on Hoffman and his ability to absorb the character he is portraying with such ease. He has a knack at portraying that deep, bronchial coughing schtick. When watching, I had to wear a surgical mask - just in case.
Voight, as usual, is magnificent as the innocent amongst the scum. Watching this wide eyed lone ranger slowly losing the tassels from his jacket is a deeply moving experience.
A word of warning, you may want to use antibacterial wipes on your tv screen after watching Hoffman here. One cannot be too careful.
- Potential Kermode
