Genre: psychological drama
With: Jon Voight, Dustin Hoffman, Sylvia Miles
Director: John Schlesinger
Release: 1969
Studio: Deluxe, Skywalker Sound, Jerome Hellman Productions
Rating: R N/A
MBiS score: 8.4/10
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Story-line: Joe Buck, tired of his dead-end life in Texas, heads for New York in search of fame and fortune.
Pluses: powerful acting, a story in tune with the times, solid direction.
Minuses: a brief psychedelic episode may test some viewers.
Comments: MIDNIGHT COWBOY remains a strong indictment of the American Dream and a poignant film about adversity and friendship. One more feather – and a beautiful one – to stick in your movie lover’s cap.
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