Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy

For those who have never seen it and those who have never forgotten it.

Rating

5.0 (1)

Release Date

5/25/1969

Runtime

113 mins

Genres

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$3,600,000

Revenue

$44,785,053

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A gritty descent into the seedier depths of 1960s New York, following two broken men whose fragile bond becomes their only lifeline as the city chews them up. It's unflinching and unforgiving, a portrait of desperation that lingers.

Mood

BleakWistfulClaustrophobicParanoid

Themes

FriendshipSurvivalIsolationComing apartIdentity

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-likeDesaturated

Structure

Two-hander

Heads up

Sexual violenceSexual contentAddiction

Reviews

nicolascagegoons

Beautifull film that honestly feels more Like a gay rom com then anything Else.
The funniest part is that Jon voight Plays the main character and he plays His part well.
I think it being light on an actual story Is simplicity at its most beautiful.
Gimme more of this.

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