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<html> <head> <title>Midnight Cowboy</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css">  </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/trailer.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/trailer.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css" /> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <div> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is a beta version of NNDB</font></b></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> <nobr>Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </font></b></nobr></form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=15 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> <font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Midnight Cowboy <nobr>(25-May-1969)</nobr></b></font><p> <img src="t.mc-4.jpg" height=220 width=151 hspace=10 vspace=10 align=right><p> <p><p> <b>Director:</b> <a href="/people/771/000032675/">John Schlesinger</a><p><b>Writer:</b> Waldo Salt<p><b>From novel:</b> <i>Midnight Cowboy</i> by James Leo Herlihy<p><b>Producer:</b> Jerome Hellman<p><b>Keywords:</b> <a href="/lists/800/000083551/">Drama</a>, <a href="/lists/982/000083733/">Prostitution</a>, <a href="/lists/682/000092406/">Texas</a>, <a href="/lists/609/000134207/">New York</a><p><div><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"></div><p>A dishwasher flees his small Texas town to become a prostitute in New York City; he is ill-suited for this type of work. He meets Ratso and they plan to head for Florida. Won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adaptation; received additional nominations for Best Actor (two), Best Supporting Actress, and Best Editing. It is the only X rated film to have won Best Picture. When re-released in 1980 without any edits, it received an R rating. Entered 1994 into the National Film Registry.<p> <span style="color: blue" onClick="show_trailer()">[watch trailer]</div><p> <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_actors"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/681/000024609/"><font size=-1>Bob Balaban</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Film Director</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>16-Aug-1945</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Parents</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/882/000022816/"><font size=-1>Dustin Hoffman</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>8-Aug-1937</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><I>The Graduate</I></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/845/000044713/"><font size=-1>Barnard Hughes</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>16-Jul-1915</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>11-Jul-2006</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>High priest in <i>TRON</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/224/000280381/"><font size=-1>John McGiver</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>5-Nov-1913</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>9-Sep-1975</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Midnight Cowboy</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/294/000130901/"><font size=-1>Sylvia Miles</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>9-Sep-1924</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>12-Jun-2019</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Midnight Cowboy</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/904/000023835/"><font size=-1>Gary Owens</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Radio Personality</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>10-May-1936</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>12-Feb-2015</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Radio DJ, announcer for <i>Laugh-In</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/126/000024054/"><font size=-1>Brenda Vaccaro</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>18-Nov-1939</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Capricorn One</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/060/000023988/"><font size=-1>Jon Voight</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>29-Dec-1938</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Midnight Cowboy</i></td> </tr> </table> <p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=red><b>CAST</b></font><p><table border=0><tr><td><a href="/people/882/000022816/">Dustin Hoffman</a></td><td>   ...   Ratso</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/060/000023988/">Jon Voight</a></td><td>   ...   Joe Buck (would-be gigolo)</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/126/000024054/">Brenda Vaccaro</a></td><td>   ...   Shirley (trick)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/224/000280381/">John McGiver</a></td><td>   ...   Mr. O'Daniel</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/294/000130901/">Sylvia Miles</a></td><td>   ...   Cass</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/845/000044713/">Barnard Hughes</a></td><td>   ...   Towny</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Texas</font></td></tr><tr><td>Ruth White</td><td>   ...   Sally Buck</td></tr><tr><td>Jennifer Salt</td><td>   ...   Annie</td></tr><tr><td>Gil Rankin</td><td>   ...   Woodsy Niles</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/904/000023835/">Gary Owens</a></td><td>   ...   Little Joe</td></tr><tr><td>T. Tom Marlow</td><td>   ...   Little Joe</td></tr><tr><td>George Eppersen</td><td>   ...   Ralph (cook)</td></tr><tr><td>Al Scott</td><td>   ...   Cafeteria Manager</td></tr><tr><td>Linda Davis</td><td>   ...   Mother on the Bus</td></tr><tr><td>J. T. Masters</td><td>   ...   Old Cow-Hand</td></tr><tr><td>Arlene Reeder</td><td>   ...   The Old Lady</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">New York</font></td></tr><tr><td>Georgann Johnson</td><td>   ...   Rich Lady</td></tr><tr><td>Jonathan Kramer</td><td>   ...   Jackie</td></tr><tr><td>Anthony Holland</td><td>   ...   TV Bishop</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/681/000024609/">Bob Balaban</a></td><td>   ...   The Young Student</td></tr><tr><td>Jan Tice</td><td>   ...   Freaked-Out Lady</td></tr><tr><td>Paul Benjamin</td><td>   ...   Bartender</td></tr><tr><td>Peter Scalia</td><td>   ...   Vegetable Grocer</td></tr><tr><td>Vito Siracusa</td><td>   ...   Vegetable Grocer</td></tr><tr><td>Peter Zamagias</td><td>   ...   Hat Shop Owner</td></tr><tr><td>Arthur Anderson</td><td>   ...   Hotel Clerk</td></tr><tr><td>Tina Scala</td><td>   ...   Laundromat Lady</td></tr><tr><td>Alma Felix</td><td>   ...   Laundromat Lady</td></tr><tr><td>Richard Clarke</td><td>   ...   Escort Service Man</td></tr><tr><td>Ann Thomas</td><td>   ...   The Frantic Lady</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Party</font></td></tr><tr><td>Viva</td><td>   ...   Gretel McAlbertson</td></tr><tr><td>Gastone Rossilli</td><td>   ...   Hansel McAlbertson</td></tr><tr><td>Ultra Violet</td><td>   ...   Partygoer</td></tr><tr><td>Paul Jabara</td><td>   ...   Partygoer</td></tr><tr><td>International Velvet</td><td>   ...   Partygoer</td></tr><tr><td>Cecelia Lipson</td><td>   ...   Partygoer</td></tr><tr><td>Taylor Mead</td><td>   ...   Partygoer</td></tr><tr><td>Paul Morrissey</td><td>   ...   Partygoer</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Florida</font></td></tr><tr><td>Joan Murphy</td><td>   ...   The Waitress</td></tr><tr><td>Al Stetson</td><td>   ...   Bus Driver</td></tr></table><p><p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=red><b>REVIEWS</b></font><p><table><tr><td><img src="/rarrow.gif"></td><td>Have you seen this film? 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