Jon Voight, Dustin Hoffman, Barnard Hughes
A naive male prostitute and his sickly friend struggle to survive on the streets of New York City.
DVD Release Date: January 1, 2000
Stats: 1,946 reviews
An American classic, Voight and Hoffman are brilliant. This must have one of the best (and saddest) endings ever, and the soundtrack is just as good! brilliant!
Just rewatched this one and realized that I had never given it a written review, so...
While this is far from a perfect film, it really is a very poignant piece of work.
Once you get past the cast of almost cartoonish caricatures, you will find a very sad and (I feel) a ve...( read more)
a portrayal of the grim reality of street life. hoffman is ok in it, but the film overall never really touches the heights of scorsese's taxi driver
Call me naive, as naive as Voight's character through most of the movie. Man, he runs into some messed up people as a male prostitute in New York. Hoffman gives another impressive performance. And by the end I was surprised by how much I cared for the two friends. When the so...( read more)
Midnight Cowboy is a haunting, unique masterpiece. Its hypnotic touch will really amaze any new viewer that is attempting to watch it. It's much more than a typical drama, but an amazing (and slightly scary/disturbing) study of what our fears and passions are, and the terrible co...( read more)
First I love the two theme tunes, the one with words(!) and the instrumental. Secondly the casting for the two lead roles was spot on. Thirdly the story is interesting and absorbing - how to survive in the big city, does it change you for the worse etc. I loved this movie.
One of the top ten films of 1969. Winner of five Oscars including Best Picture of 1969.
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