Synopsis
Midnight Cowboy follows Joe Buck, a naive young Texan who travels to New York City dreaming of becoming a paid companion to wealthy women, only to find survival far more difficult than imagined. He forms an unlikely and deeply moving friendship with Enrico 'Ratso' Rizzo, a small-time hustler scraping by in the urban underbelly. Their bond becomes a powerful story of loneliness, desperation, and human connection against the backdrop of a gritty, unforgiving city.
Did You Know?
- Only X-rated film to ever win Best Picture Oscar.
- Dustin Hoffman improvised the famous 'I'm walkin' here!' line.
- Jon Voight beat out many actors including Robert Redford.
- Director John Schlesinger is British, not American.
- Film was later rerated from X to R in 1971.
Iconic Quotes
- I'm walkin' here! I'm walkin' here!
- I'm gonna get me a rich woman, a real one.
- Hey, I ain't a for-real cowboy, but I am one helluva stud.
- Everybody's talking at me, I don't hear a word they're saying.
- Florida, boy. That's where I got a future.
