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Midnight Cowboy (1969)

R05/25/1969Drama1h 53m

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Jon Voight

    Joe Buck

  2. Cast 1

    Dustin Hoffman

    Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo

  3. Cast 1

    Sylvia Miles

    Cass

  4. Cast 1

    John McGiver

    Mr. O'Daniel

  5. Cast 1

    Brenda Vaccaro

    Shirley

  6. Cast 1

    Barnard Hughes

    Towny

  7. Cast 1

    Ruth White

    Sally Buck

  8. Cast 1

    Jennifer Salt

    Annie

  9. Cast 1

    Gilman Rankin

    Woodsy Niles

**"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 ...