Midnight Cowboy
Drama
MGM / UA  (1969) 113 mins R

8.0 (27,341 votes)
"Two thumbs up! It stands the test of time!" -Siskel & Ebert

This multi-Academy Award winning film masterpiece stars Jon Voight as Joe Buck, a charming but hopelessly naive Texas "cowboy," who dreams of making his fortune servicing wealthy women in the Big Apple. Instead, he's conned into partnering up with small-time hustler Ratso Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman). Living together on the tattered edges of society, these two outcasts develop an unlikely bond that helps them transcend their cruel existence in this timeless cinema classic directed by the legendary John Schlesinger....

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Cast and Crew
Jon Voight  ......  Joe Buck
Dustin Hoffman  ......  Enrico Salvatore 'Ratso' Rizzo
Sylvia Miles  ......  Cass
Ruth White  ......  Sally Buck - Texas
Brenda Vacarro  ...... 
Barnard Hughes  ......  Towny
Director  .....  John Schlesinger
Producer  .....  Jerome Hellman; Kenneth Utt
Writer  .....  Waldo Salt; James Leo Herlihy
Notes
Goofs:
Errors in geography: After Joe Buck's encounter with Towny, he and Ratso board the bus to Miami. But the bus then enters the south tube of the Lincoln Tunnel, which only carries eastbound traffic into New York. (more)

Trivia:
Warren Beatty was very interested in playing Joe Buck but John Schlesinger thought he was too famous to be believable as a naive street hustler. (more)

Filming Locations:
114 East 72nd Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Joe Buck: Whoopee-tee-yi-yo. Get along little dogies. It's your misfortune and none of my own.
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Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 23 wins & 12 nominations (more)