Midnight Cowboy (1969)

Movie Details

Original Title Midnight Cowboy

Original Language EN

Budget $3,600,000

Revenue $44,785,053

Status Released

Popularity 3.9

Cast

Jon Voight

Joe Buck

Popularity: 2.2

Dustin Hoffman

Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo

Popularity: 4.3

Sylvia Miles

Cass

Popularity: 0.7

John McGiver

Mr. O'Daniel

Popularity: 0.6

Brenda Vaccaro

Shirley

Popularity: 1.8

Barnard Hughes

Towny

Popularity: 0.6

Ruth White

Sally Buck

Popularity: 5.1

Jennifer Salt

Annie

Popularity: 1.1

Gilman Rankin

Woodsy Niles

Popularity: 1.3

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Gary Owens

Little Joe

Popularity: 0.0

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T. Tom Marlow

Little Joe

Popularity: 0.0

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George Eppersen

Ralph

Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Director John Schlesinger

Screenplay Waldo Salt

Producer Jerome Hellman

Editor Hugh A. Robertson

Music Toots Thielemans

Production

Florin Productions

Jerome Hellman Productions

United Artists

Videos & Trailers

Rizzo's Apartment

Clip

The Hustler Gets Hustled

Clip

New In Town

Clip

Official Trailer

Trailer

Jon Voight on Working with Director John Schlesinger on Midnight Cowboy

Featurette

“I’m Walkin’ Here!”

Clip

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

Potential Kermode 8/10

Feb 25, 2017

**"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. ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10

Jun 3, 2023

This is certainly my favourite role from Dustin Hoffman as he turns in an outstanding performance as "Ratso". He hooks up with the dapper, but out of his depth cowboy "Buck" who arrives in New York all set to be a hustler, but ends up paying his first client for the sex she's supposed to pay him for ... Read more

r96sk 9/10

Jul 6, 2025

<em>'Midnight Cowboy'</em> is a beauty. It's one I've seen mentioned positively online many times down the years, especially on those four favourites videos that Letterboxd do with well known folk. Despite that I knew nothing coming in, which - as always - is the best way to view a flick. Dustin ... Read more