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Keskiyön cowboy

Original title: Midnight Cowboy
  • 19691969
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
110K
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POPULARITY
2,267
429
  • Cast & crew
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Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in Keskiyön cowboy (1969)
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of 'Midnight Cowboy,' we take a look back at John Schlesinger's three-time Oscar-winning film, starring Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman.
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A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process.A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process.A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process.

IMDb RATING
7.8/10
110K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,267
429
  • Director
    • John Schlesinger
  • Writers
    • Waldo Salt(screenplay)
    • James Leo Herlihy(based on the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Dustin Hoffman
    • Jon Voight
    • Sylvia Miles
Top credits
  • Director
    • John Schlesinger
  • Writers
    • Waldo Salt(screenplay)
    • James Leo Herlihy(based on the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Dustin Hoffman
    • Jon Voight
    • Sylvia Miles
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 424User reviews
    • 130Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 28 wins & 16 nominations total

    Videos1

    'Midnight Cowboy' | Anniversary Mashup
    Clip 1:16
    'Midnight Cowboy' | Anniversary Mashup

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    Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in Keskiyön cowboy (1969)
    Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, and Peter Scalia in Keskiyön cowboy (1969)
    Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in Keskiyön cowboy (1969)
    Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in Keskiyön cowboy (1969)
    Dustin Hoffman in Keskiyön cowboy (1969)
    Jon Voight and Brenda Vaccaro in Keskiyön cowboy (1969)
    Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in Keskiyön cowboy (1969)
    Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in Keskiyön cowboy (1969)
    Jon Voight in Keskiyön cowboy (1969)
    Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in Keskiyön cowboy (1969)
    Jerome Hellman in Keskiyön cowboy (1969)
    Sylvia Miles at an event for Keskiyön cowboy (1969)

    Top cast

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    Dustin Hoffman
    Dustin Hoffman
    • Ratsoas Ratso
    Jon Voight
    Jon Voight
    • Joe Buckas Joe Buck
    Sylvia Miles
    Sylvia Miles
    • Cassas Cass
    John McGiver
    John McGiver
    • Mr. O'Danielas Mr. O'Daniel
    Brenda Vaccaro
    Brenda Vaccaro
    • Shirleyas Shirley
    Barnard Hughes
    Barnard Hughes
    • Townyas Towny
    Ruth White
    Ruth White
    • Sally Buck - Texasas Sally Buck - Texas
    Jennifer Salt
    Jennifer Salt
    • Annie - Texasas Annie - Texas
    Gilman Rankin
    Gilman Rankin
    • Woodsy Niles - Texasas Woodsy Niles - Texas
    • (as Gil Rankin)
    Gary Owens
    • Little Joe - Texasas Little Joe - Texas
    T. Tom Marlow
    • Little Joe - Texasas Little Joe - Texas
    George Eppersen
    George Eppersen
    • Ralph - Texasas Ralph - Texas
    Al Scott
    • Cafeteria Manager - Texasas Cafeteria Manager - Texas
    Linda Davis
    • Mother on the Bus - Texasas Mother on the Bus - Texas
    J.T. Masters
    • Old Cow-Hand - Texasas Old Cow-Hand - Texas
    Arlene Reeder
    • The Old Lady - Texasas The Old Lady - Texas
    Georgann Johnson
    Georgann Johnson
    • Rich Lady - New Yorkas Rich Lady - New York
    Jonathan Kramer
    • Jackie - New Yorkas Jackie - New York
    • Director
      • John Schlesinger
    • Writers
      • Waldo Salt(screenplay)
      • James Leo Herlihy(based on the novel by)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Texas greenhorn Joe Buck arrives in New York City for the first time. Preening himself as a real "hustler", he finds that he is the one getting "hustled" until he teams up with down-and-out but resilient outcast Ratso Rizzo. 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. —alfiehitchie
    • new york city
    • hustler
    • gigolo
    • cowboy
    • homosexual
    • 285 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Whatever you hear about Midnight Cowboy is true.
    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • K-16
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Before Dustin Hoffman auditioned for this film, he knew that his all-American image could easily cost him the job. To prove he could do it, he asked the auditioning film executive to meet him on a street corner in Manhattan, and in the meantime, dressed himself in filthy rags. The executive arrived at the appointed corner and waited, barely noticing the "beggar" less than ten feet away who was accosting people for spare change. At last, the beggar walked up to him and revealed his true identity.
    • Goofs
      When Joe Buck is hungry and destitute, he stops in a diner and sits with a weird mother and son. The son looks at the tracking camera twice, before dialog resumes.
    • Quotes

      Ratso Rizzo: I'm walking here! I'm walking here!

    • Alternate versions
      ABC edited 25 minutes from this film for its 1974 network television premiere.
    • Connections
      Featured in V.I.P.-Schaukel: Episode #2.2 (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Everybody's Talkin'
      Words and Music by Fred Neil

      Arranged and Conducted by George Aliceson Tipton (as George Tipton)

      Sung by Harry Nilsson (as Nilsson)

    User reviews424

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Moving, funny, sad, unaffected, astonishing...
    Midnight Cowboy (1969)

    This is such a gritty, touching story of two ordinary vulnerable young men, told with such honesty, it's impossible to criticize it taken whole. "Midnight Cowboy" is a terrific movie.

    It's terrific because of the two actors--an astonishing Dustin Hoffman, still a new name in Hollywood but already famous from "The Graduate" in 1967. And an equally astonishing Jon Voight, making his first large role in a movie. Each is a type of struggling man living on the fringe of New York (barely surviving in a boarded up building), extreme but never a caricature. They gel as a pair, helping each other but with a bit of reluctance because neither wants to quite admit they need help.

    It's terrific further because of the filming, with lots of available light magic in dingy places. The cinematographer, Adam Holender, is remarkably making his first film here, though that might explain the freshness to a lot of the filming. There is in particular a lot of long lens (telephoto) shooting between more intimate scenes, showing layers of people and isolating the star in a moving world (a difficult thing to do with good focus).

    It's also terrific for the writing, not just for the story but for the dialog. It strikes so subtly to some truth you don't quite expect, even though it's simple and almost obvious. The screenplay won an Oscar, as did the movie (Best Picture) and director John Schlessinger (Best Director). It's worth noting that Schlessinger is a British director with some very tightly conceived movies already under his belt (including the fabulous "Darling"), and here he seems to make New York as familiar as if he'd grown up here. Along those lines, Voight, playing the naive cowboy to a perfect pitch, is a native New Yorker. And Hoffman, though familiar with the city, is an L.A. kid.

    Where does the movie run into trouble? Why isn't it in the top ten of all time? I think it might boil down to three kinds of inserts into flawless the main narrative. The first is a series of flashbacks that in various ways try to "explain" or fill in the psychological background of Voight's character. As if it needs explaining. Or if it does benefit us all to know how he got to his beautiful troubled state, maybe there is something shocking and sensational about the inserts, as effective as they are on their own nightmarish terms.

    A second "insert" is a series of short sunny daydreams Hoffman's character has envisioning life in Florida in the sun. It's comic relief, and it mostly works, but there are cracks there. Finally there is a section of the actual narrative where the two men go to a party they've been invited to for spurious reasons (weird luck, mostly). It's too obviously an excuse to film a scene in a drug-addled Warhol-esque party. The hosts are effete artist types who want to film some strange New Yorkers out of context, and so we see the film film these filmmakers and so on. A great scene, but weirdly out of place.

    But all of his is to be taken in stride as the meat of the story kicks back in each time. And here, with a melancholy soundtrack, you will be moved and entranced. Amazing stuff. Brave and a lesson in how a film can be adventurous and heartfelt and not painfully slick, all at once. And succeed artistically and commercially.
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    3
    • secondtake
    • Aug 29, 2012

    FAQ7

    • What is 'Midnight Cowboy' about?
    • Is 'Midnight Cowboy' based on a book?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 7, 1969 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • MGM
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Midnight Cowboy
    • Filming locations
      • Calvary Cemetery - 4902 Laurel Hill Boulevard, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Jerome Hellman Productions
      • Florin Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,600,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $44,785,053
    • Gross worldwide
      • $44,801,177
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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