Movie #139: Midnight Cowboy

Movie #: 139
Movie Title: Midnight Cowboy
Year Released: 1969

Director: John Schlesinger
Notable Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles, Brenda Vaccaro

Short Description: A naive hustler goes to New York to seek personal fortune but in the process finds himself a new friend. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: #43
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Date Watched: 4/16/2016

Grade: 3 out of 5 (Good)

Rationale: I'm disappointed that it's taken me so long to grasp just how amazingly talented Dustin Hoffman is as an actor. Jon Voight was good as an unsuccessful hustling, prostitute cowboy from Texas trying to hit it rich in New York, but Hoffman carried the movie as his reluctant co-dependent and eventual friend. The ending was no surprise to those paying attention to the deteriorating state of Hoffman's character, but it was sad and touching nonetheless.