Midnight Cowboy
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| Directed by | John Schlesinger |
| Produced by | Jerome Hellman |
| Screenplay by | Waldo Salt |
| Based on |
Midnight Cowboy by James Leo Herlihy |
| Starring |
Dustin Hoffman Jon Voight |
| Music by | John Barry |
| Cinematography | Adam Holender |
| Edited by |
Hugh A. Robertson Jim Clark (creative consultant) |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time
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113 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.2 million |
| Box office | $44.8 million |
Midnight Cowboy is a 1969 American drama film based on the 1965 novel of the same name by James Leo Herlihy. The film was written by Waldo Salt, directed by John Schlesinger, and stars Jon Voight in the title role alongside Dustin Hoffman. Notable smaller roles are filled by Sylvia Miles, John McGiver, Brenda Vaccaro, Bob Balaban, Jennifer Salt and Barnard Hughes.
The film won three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. It was the only X-rated film ever to win Best Picture, though its rating has since been changed to R. It has since been placed 36th on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 greatest American films of all time, and 43rd on its 2007 updated version.
As the film opens, Joe Buck (Jon Voight), a young Texan working as a dishwasher, dresses in new cowboy clothing, packs a suitcase, and quits his job. He heads to New York City hoping to succeed as a prostitute. Initially unsuccessful, he succeeds in bedding a well-to-do middle-aged New Yorker (Sylvia Miles), but Joe ends up giving her money when he discovers that she is actually a high end call girl herself.
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