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Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy is a 1969 American drama film directed by John Schlesinger, adapted by Waldo Salt from the 1965 novel of the same name by James Leo Herlihy. The film stars Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, with supporting roles played by Sylvia Miles, John McGiver, Brenda Vaccaro, Bob Balaban, Jennifer Salt and Barnard Hughes. Set in New York City, Midnight Cowboy depicts the unlikely friendship between two hustlers: naïve prostitute Joe Buck (Voight) and ailing con man Rico Rizzo (Hoffman), referred to as "Ratso".

Plot

Young Texan Joe Buck quits his dishwashing job, and heads by bus to New York City in cowboy attire to become a male prostitute. Initially unsuccessful, he finally beds a middle-aged woman, Cass, in her Park Avenue apartment. She is insulted when he requests payment, and Joe ultimately gives money to her.

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    award Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
    contentLocation Florida New York City Texas
    director John Schlesinger
    editor Hugh A. Robertson
    events counterculture of the 1960s culture of New York City dying friendship homosexuality loneliness male bonding male prostitution prostitution rurality terminal illness urbanity
    genre drama
    keywords andy warhol attack belong bus driver bus trip clothe con man condemn confidence trick dead friend discover factory female artist flashback hotel room hustle joe dallesandro joint listen male prostitute miami morning movie theater oral sex palm tree park avenue pimp police officer portable radio procure religious fanatic religious fanaticism rest stop scribbage shoe polish shoeshiner smother socialite squat stealing food stimulant stolen cash taylor mead texan ultra violet upper urinary incontinence wander warhol warhol-esque warhol superstars young man zenith zenith electronics
    musicBy John Barry
    nomination Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
    producer Jerome Hellman
    productionCompany Jerome Hellman Productions Mist Entertainment
    publisher United Artists
    recordedAt Florida New York City
    theme lgbt-related