Midnight Cowboy (1969)
05/25/1969 (US) • 1h 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
Joe Buck
Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo
Cass
Mr. O'Daniel
Shirley
Towny
Sally Buck
Annie
Woodsy Niles
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$3,600,000.00
Revenue
$44,785,053.00
Keywords
new york city
friendship
prostitute
rape
based on novel or book
shower
texas
hustler
homelessness
rape of a male
male homosexuality
male prostitution
fish out of water
gang rape
cynical
lgbt
male bonding
polio
1960s
anxious
cautionary
provocative
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