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DVD ~ Dustin Hoffman
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles, John McGiver, Brenda Vaccaro
  • Directors: John Schlesinger
  • Writers: James Leo Herlihy, Waldo Salt
  • Producers: Jerome Hellman, Kenneth Utt
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language English, French
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: R (Restricted) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: MGM
  • DVD Release Date: 6 Feb 2001
  • Run Time: 113 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 0792833287
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 153,356 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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The first, and only, X-rated film to win a best picture Academy Award, John Schlesinger's Midnight Cowboy seems a lot less daring today (and has been reclassified as an R), but remains a fascinating time capsule of late-1960s sexual decadence in mainstream American cinema. In a career-making performance, Jon Voight plays Joe Buck, a naive Texas dishwasher who goes to the big city (New York) to make his fortune as a sexual hustler. Although enthusiastic about selling himself to rich ladies for stud services, he quickly finds it hard to make a living and eventually crashes in a seedy dump with a crippled petty thief named Ratzo Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman, doing one of his more effective "stupid acting tricks," with a limp and a high-pitch rasp of a voice). Schlesinger's quick-cut, semi-psychedelic style has dated severely, as has his ruthlessly cynical approach to almost everybody but the lead characters. But at its heart the movie is a sad tale of friendship between a couple of losers lost in the big city, and with an ending no studio would approve today. It's a bit like an urban Of Mice and Men, but where both guys are Lenny. --Jim Emerson

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A fusion of great directing and acting, 19 Nov 2002
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This review is from: Midnight Cowboy [DVD] [1969] (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!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Overlooked masterpiece., 7 April 2002
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This review is from: Midnight Cowboy [VHS] [1969] (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.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars SIMPLY AMAZING... GIVE IT RESPECT!!, 25 April 2005
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This review is from: Midnight Cowboy [VHS] [1969] (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.
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 		 Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars best and saddest film i ever watched
dustin hoffman is one of our finest actors, time has proved this. when i saw midnight cowboy for the first time i was just blown away by his screen presence, he made what could of... Read more
Published 5 months ago by delphine Roan

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic
This is a classic. Even though it is 40 years ago,it has dated extremely well,yet is also very much a movie of the late 60s. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Fan of the classics.

5.0 out of 5 stars in my opinion.
Midnight Cowboy is a great movie ,the acting of both stars is brilliant ialso enjoyed the settings and story as well.it kept my attention all the way.
Published 11 months ago by B. V. Reeve

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Picture '69 is dated
One of the few 1960's films to deal with gay subject matter, John Schlesinger's 1969 masterpiece brings together two great actors. Its a story of survival and broken dreams. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Brendan O. Clarke

4.0 out of 5 stars Wish I'd watched this years ago
Not only did I see this film for the first time just a couple of weeks ago, but I was fortunate enough to know hardly anything about it, other than the two lead actors and the... Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2008 by Tonkfan

5.0 out of 5 stars Dazzling film art using the full box of tricks, and without an ounce of subtlety
As above, a suberb visual and aural feast. Everything is laid on very thick indeed with no apologies from the British director. Read more
Published on 11 Oct 2007 by Lou Knee

4.0 out of 5 stars Lost a few rhinestones, still compelling
This drama/tragedy, shot in partial documentary style, is surely a classic, though, like alot of "classics", has dated badly in spots (the hippie effects on the party scene -... Read more
Published on 3 Aug 2007 by Philip L. Silverman

4.0 out of 5 stars Great film but too sad
Performances in the film were excellent. Hoffman gives a sad portrayal of a man at the end of his rope, with no money, a terrible apartment, and to make things worse he's loosing... Read more
Published on 23 Jun 2007 by Jay

5.0 out of 5 stars bleak but compelling ; full of atmosphere
This was one of the great mood pictures of the 1960s, sombre, in places squalid, but very human, evocative and involving. Read more
Published on 19 Dec 2006 by Mr. Ian A. Macfarlane

2.0 out of 5 stars The best of Hollywood?
Midnight Cowboy is beyond common recommendations. It is simply a film everyone must see. I rate it as one of the most emotional, enduring films of all time. Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2006 by Mr. J. Hammond

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