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A piece of cinema that caught an abundance of talents very much on form, Midnight Cowboy is many things. It’s controversial. It’s provocative. And it’s utterly compelling drama, whose shock impact has perhaps been diluted over time, but whose quality absolutely hasn’t.
Midnight Cowboy stars Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, with the former playing the sleazy con man befriended by a country-dweller heading to New York for the first time. Said country-dweller is played by Jon Voight, and he and Hoffman are utterly magnetic on screen. The performances are quite brilliant, and rightly regarded as amongst the very best of their respective careers.
Furthermore, the contribution of the late John Schlesinger can’t be underplayed. Schlesinger directed some fine films across his career, but none as good as this one. His approach is very much of its time, yet it continues to serve the film exquisitely, capturing the city of New York in a quite definitive way.
That, naturally, is enhanced by the upgrade to 1080p, which presents the majesty of Midnight Cowboy in arguably the best way possible, at least in the home. It’s a welcome, crisp transfer, and a wonderful way to enjoy and appreciate a genuine cinematic masterpiece. --Jon Foster
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Winner of the 1969 Academy Award® for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, this groundbreaking masterpiece also earned Best Actor Oscar® nominations for the brilliant, searing performances of Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman as two small-time hustlers whose powerful friendship transcends the gritty realities of big-city life and their own unfulfilled dreams.
Daring...shocking...provocative. Midnight Cowboy is the only X-rated movie to ever win an Oscar, although the film was later re-rated as “18.”
Special Features:
• Audio Commentary by producer Jerome Hellman
• After Midnight: Reflecting on the Classic 35 Years Later
• Controversy and Acclaim
• Celebrating Schlesinger
Daring...shocking...provocative. Midnight Cowboy is the only X-rated movie to ever win an Oscar, although the film was later re-rated as “18.”
Special Features:
• Audio Commentary by producer Jerome Hellman
• After Midnight: Reflecting on the Classic 35 Years Later
• Controversy and Acclaim
• Celebrating Schlesinger
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:DVD
This film is proof of what a great cast and director can do when inspired by a great script. Jon Voight (in his first major feature) is superb as Joe Buck, the naive twentysomething who comes to New York to seek his fortune by becoming a gigolo to the wealthy women of NYC. Invariably the dream goes sour, especially after he is ripped off by con man Ratso Rizzo (Hoffman) who eventually see's Joe as a lost soul just like him and a friendship forms. Voight is terrific and it is a shame that he now plays a Hollywood 'Rent a Villain' when he is capable of a performance like this. Hoffman too is fantastic and brilliantly grubby as the underclass who is suffering from TB. As a snapshot of the 60s Scheslinger portrays a New York that is both wealthy yet contains abject poverty. His location shooting of the city is atmospheric in a way that only Scorsese has since been able to capture (in Taxi Driver). Overall a film that is both poignant, political (remember the civil unrest in the country at the time) and a study of humanity in the face of abject misery and suffering. A classic film that uses its musical soundtrack brilliantly to get just the right feel to each scene. Incidentally, considering that the two stars and the director are still alive (as is Brenda Vaccaro in a small but important role as one of Joe's 'clients'), why don't MGM go to town and put together a definitive version of this DVD with commetaries etc? It would be well worth it!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:VHS Tape
Jon Voight stars as the likeable but not-too-bright Joe Buck, a dishwasher from Texas who decides to move to New York and work as a hustler.
The film is a very cheery affair to start with and an absolute joy to watch due to Voights fantastic performance and the characters endless enthuiasm. As Joe Buck starts to realise that his dream job isn't all it's cracked up to be and the money runs out he bumps into "Ratso" Rizzo, a small time conman. Over time they develop a strong friendship and are one of the best on screen partnerships since Butch and Sundance. Dustin Hoffman's performance is deeply moving and he's very funny when he has to be. Ratso is one of his career best performances along with those in Rain Man and The Graduate. Overall this is a beautiful peice of film making and a touching story. Highly recommended for anyone who loves movies.
The film is a very cheery affair to start with and an absolute joy to watch due to Voights fantastic performance and the characters endless enthuiasm. As Joe Buck starts to realise that his dream job isn't all it's cracked up to be and the money runs out he bumps into "Ratso" Rizzo, a small time conman. Over time they develop a strong friendship and are one of the best on screen partnerships since Butch and Sundance. Dustin Hoffman's performance is deeply moving and he's very funny when he has to be. Ratso is one of his career best performances along with those in Rain Man and The Graduate. Overall this is a beautiful peice of film making and a touching story. Highly recommended for anyone who loves movies.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By MC
Format:Blu-ray
One of my favourite films. Waited so long for this Bluray release. As the others have said, don't waste your time and money. The picture quality is the same as the regular DVD. Film studios should not be allowed to get away with this sort of deception.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:VHS Tape
Absolute class. From the crisp acting to the passionate directing John Schlesinger's moving adaptation of James Herlihy's bestseller is a movie that stuns and amuses to great extent. Dustin Hoffman is brilliant as a small time con man with big dreams of the Florida high life, and Jon Voight proves his acting talent as a Texan with dreams of his own, and as they wind their friendship through 'get rich quick' schemes and the sleazy side of the big apple, this film has emerged as a cult classic, with a top notch soundtrack, an unforgettable ending. And the all round pure heart that should be embodied into every film. It is an overlooked masterpiece and one of the best productions of all time.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By sean paul mccann
VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
Midnight cowboy is a film that runs through a good range of emotions,its a film that is ultimately tragic,a film with good laughs,poignant,reflective,thrilling and is a coming of age drama as well.Its a film that was released in 1969,won an oscar and both dustin hoffman and jon voight were nominated for best oscar awards.
Jon Voight plays joe buck who has dreams of moving to new york and makinghis fortune but he is a naive country fellow,and he meets hoffman who plays ricco who represents the slime of society that lie in the underbelly of new york.
Eventually through a series of events these two become friends and undertake a series of plots to make themselves money but find out that nothing is easy regardless of whether you have nothing to lose.
The film is iconic and has a good soundtrack and this film is both spoofed and tributed in film in the years that followed.Its a film that gets better with repeated watches so if you want a film that stirs the emotions then this is one of the all time greats.
Jon Voight plays joe buck who has dreams of moving to new york and makinghis fortune but he is a naive country fellow,and he meets hoffman who plays ricco who represents the slime of society that lie in the underbelly of new york.
Eventually through a series of events these two become friends and undertake a series of plots to make themselves money but find out that nothing is easy regardless of whether you have nothing to lose.
The film is iconic and has a good soundtrack and this film is both spoofed and tributed in film in the years that followed.Its a film that gets better with repeated watches so if you want a film that stirs the emotions then this is one of the all time greats.
55 of 63 people found the following review helpful
By Robert
Format:Blu-ray
I stupidly sold my nice Steelbook 2 disc DVD recently before this Blu-ray was released. I expected a breathtaking transfer that would be an improvement on the DVD but it isn't- there's no difference! Fox have wasted time and money doing this. Also unlike on most Blu-rays when I chose the special features I could only select them while the film was playing! When I inserted the disc the film started playing and there is no still menu so a total disaster of a release!
40 of 46 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
Very disappointing tranfer here.
Nearly no Blu-ray effect, so why bother.
Great shame as many many moviebuffs has been looking forward for this release.
Nearly no Blu-ray effect, so why bother.
Great shame as many many moviebuffs has been looking forward for this release.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Tyke
VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
Famed for being the only `X-rated' movie to win an Oscar, this bleak drama, dotted with moments of dark humour, has lost nothing since it was released in 1969.
Joe Buck (Jon Voight) is young, handsome and tired of his dead-end job washing dishes in a Texan diner, so he splashes out on some cowboy-style duds and heads to New York. There he intends to make a good living as a `Hustler', servicing the horizontal needs of bored, rich women.
Unfortunately, his youth and enthusiasm are matched by his naivety and he soon finds himself homeless and a frequent victim of all manner of low-life and weirdo. A mutual dependency develops between himself and one such character, Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman), a limping, greasy consumptive, who dreams of finding health and popularity in the fabled sun-drenched land of Florida.
Joe's own dreams are gradually eroded as he slides into male prostitution and he is haunted by memories of his insecure childhood, when he was abandoned into the care of his lascivious grandmother and of a recent terrifying ordeal which parted him from the girl he loved.
Joe is fundamentally a decent guy, but to survive he must do indecent things, including violence. The pitiful Rizzo is both his tormentor and helper, who unwittingly prevents Joe from attaining his dream at the very moment it is to be realised.
Similarly, Rizzo's own dream is taken from him at the moment of attainment, leaving Joe a frightened but wiser man.
This is a seminal movie from what was a newly-emerging style of American film-making, which had begun to cast off the sunny optimism of post-war cinema and tackle darker, grittier themes.
DVD picture quality is good but volume drops for about 20 mins at around the halfway point.... Read more ›
Joe Buck (Jon Voight) is young, handsome and tired of his dead-end job washing dishes in a Texan diner, so he splashes out on some cowboy-style duds and heads to New York. There he intends to make a good living as a `Hustler', servicing the horizontal needs of bored, rich women.
Unfortunately, his youth and enthusiasm are matched by his naivety and he soon finds himself homeless and a frequent victim of all manner of low-life and weirdo. A mutual dependency develops between himself and one such character, Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman), a limping, greasy consumptive, who dreams of finding health and popularity in the fabled sun-drenched land of Florida.
Joe's own dreams are gradually eroded as he slides into male prostitution and he is haunted by memories of his insecure childhood, when he was abandoned into the care of his lascivious grandmother and of a recent terrifying ordeal which parted him from the girl he loved.
Joe is fundamentally a decent guy, but to survive he must do indecent things, including violence. The pitiful Rizzo is both his tormentor and helper, who unwittingly prevents Joe from attaining his dream at the very moment it is to be realised.
Similarly, Rizzo's own dream is taken from him at the moment of attainment, leaving Joe a frightened but wiser man.
This is a seminal movie from what was a newly-emerging style of American film-making, which had begun to cast off the sunny optimism of post-war cinema and tackle darker, grittier themes.
DVD picture quality is good but volume drops for about 20 mins at around the halfway point.... Read more ›
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Great Classic...
Watched this years ago, but it is still as fresh now as it was then. Excellent acting by Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman, rather depressing storyline, but fabulous film.
Published 1 month ago by Mrs. E. M. Breugelmans
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sparkling
a brilliant movie featuring Angelina's dad Jon Voight as a male prostitute.
with a great performance from Dustin Hoffman as his weasel faced pimp. Read more
with a great performance from Dustin Hoffman as his weasel faced pimp. Read more
Published 1 month ago by G. V. Best
4.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome film, terrible transfer!
It's a shame that there is no law that forces film companies to try their hardest to ensure the film being offered is the best version possible. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Charlie Watts
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very good
The quality price is very good and I d keep that one for a long time, to show to my friends who do not know that movie
Published 3 months ago by Hafassa Farida
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Wonderful
It feels a little strange to rate such a depressing movie as "wonderful", but it really is. Midnight Cowboy is a gritty movie, and really not very pleasant in places. Read more
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present for my family member they really wanted it and hard to find dvds thats have good quality is the bedt present of all.
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I told you I havnt received anything but no one came back with a tracking nr. or explanation, SO PLEASE: I hant received anything !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Midnight Cowboy
I found this movie to be very enjoyable. Shows how tough it can be in New York if you don't have anything. Read more
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Strong performances all round, giving an accurate picture of life in New York at the time. The director was considered very bold in taking on this story and came up with a moving... Read more
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