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Features: DVD, Collector's Edition, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Mono Audio, English, Spanish, Subtitled, French
When Joe Buck (Voight), a good-looking,naively charming Texas "cowboy" makes his way to the Big Apple to seek his fortune, the only wealthhe finds is in the friendship of Ratso Rizzo (Hoffman), a scrounging, sleazy, small-time con man with big dreams. Living on the tattered fringe of society, these two outcasts develop an unlikely bond one that transcends their broken dreams and get-rich-quick schemes and makes Midnight Cowboy "that rarest of things: [a film] every bit as moving now as it was when it was [first] released" (Premiere).System Requirements:Running Time: 113 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE
Editor's Note
Joe Buck (Jon Voight), an aspiring male prostitute from Texas, heads to Manhattan where he hopes to find plenty of wealthy women willing to pay for the services of a handsome man. When he arrives, the naive country boy befriends Ratso Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman), a tubercular homeless con artist who dreams of moving to Florida. As they go about trying to get the money Ratso needs, the two men confront the seediness, corruption, and cruelty that flourish in the big city. Based on the novel by James Leo Herlihy, this Oscar-winning film (Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay) features brilliant performances by Voight and Hoffman, and brings to the screen an unusually gritty realism in its portrayal of the streets of New York City.
Plot Summary
Originally rated X, this exceptional film based on James Leo Herlihy's novel centers on a naive, small-town Texan who comes to New York to become a paid stud. He forms a unique relationship with a slimy con man who becomes his closest friend, and ultimately, the key to his salvation. The film depicts New York at its absolute grittiest, and features a very memorable soundtrack. Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay. Academy Award Nominations: 7, including Best Actor--both Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight.
| Features | Region 1 | | Keep Case | | Collectors Edition | | Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85 | | Full Frame - 1.33 | | Audio:
| Dolby Digital 5.1 Surrond - French | | Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English | | Dolby Digital Mono - English | | Subtitles - English, French, Spanish | | Additional Release Material:
| Featurette: "Celebrating Schlesinger" | | Audio Commentary: Jerome Hellman - Producer | | Documentary:
| 1. "After Midnight: Reflecting on the Classic 35 Years Later" | | 2. "Controversy and Acclaim" | | Text/Photo Galleries: |
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| Technical Info
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Sony Pictures |
| Release Date: 2/21/2006 |
| Running Time: 113 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1969 | | Catalog ID: 13598 | | UPC: 00027616135988 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Academy Awards (1969) |  | Winner, Best Picture | | Jerome Hellman, Winner, Best Picture | | John Schlesinger, Winner, Best Director | | Waldo Salt, Winner, Best Adapted Screenplay |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"...[The performances] have lost none of their magic....[They show us] characters who have nothing to offer the audience but their own lost souls." -- Rating: A- 03/11/1994 p.42Los Angeles Times
"...What knocked people out 25 years ago, the parallel performances of Voight and Hoffman, still have the power today..." 02/20/1994 p.F3 USA Today
"...The '69 Oscar-winner seems fresher than ever..." 03/06/1992 p.3D Premiere
"[T]his is a story of dreams unfulfilled, and Hoffman' pathetic street rat, both hilarious and heartbreakingly sad, becomes a kind of tragic hero." 04/01/2004 p.66 Rolling Stone
"[A] haunting 1969 classic about a conflicted connection between a naïve Texan hustler and a sickly Bronx-born scammer." 02/23/2006 p.74 |
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