Movie: "Midnight Cowboy"
| Release Date: | May 1969 |
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| Genre: | Drama |
| Awards | Won 3 Oscars. Another 23 wins & 12 nominations |
| Runtime: | 113 min. |
| Cast: | Dustin Hoffman (Ratso) Jon Voight (Joe Buck) Sylvia Miles (Cass) John McGiver (Mr. O'Daniel) Brenda Vaccaro (Shirley) Barnard Hughes (Towny) Ruth White (Sally Buck - Texas) Jennifer Salt (Annie - Texas) Gilman Rankin (Woodsy Niles - Texas (as Gil Rankin)) Gary Owens (Little Joe - Texas) T. Tom Marlow (Little Joe - Texas) George Eppersen (Ralph - Texas) Al Scott (Cafeteria Manager - Texas) Linda Davis (Mother on the Bus - Texas) J.T. Masters (Old Cow-Hand - Texas) |
Storyline: Texas greenhorn Joe Buck (John Voight) arrives in New York for the first time. Preening himself as a real 'hustler', he finds that he is the one getting 'hustled' until he teams up with a down-and-out but resilient outcast named Ratso Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman). The initial 'country cousin meets city cousin' relationship deepens. In their efforts to bilk a hostile world rebuffing them at every turn, this unlikely pair progress from partners in shady business to comrades. Each has found his first real friend.
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