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Midnight Cowboy!
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Midnight Cowboy
1969 film directed by John Schlesinger
This article is about the 1969 film. For the novel on which this film is based, see Midnight Cowboy (novel). For other uses, see Midnight Cowboy (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Manhattan Cowboy, Cowboy in Manhattan, or Urban Cowboy.
Midnight Cowboy is a 1969 American drama film directed by John Schlesinger, adapted by Waldo Salt from the 1965 novel 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.
The Tiger Makes Out
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".
At the 42nd Academy Awards, the film won three awards: Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Midnight Cowboy is the only X-rated film (equivalent of the c