55th anniversary of "Midnight Cowboy" - May 25th
May 25, 2024 2:25:08 GMT
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Post by ck100 on May 25, 2024 2:25:08 GMT
I've never seen it, but I know it was a Best Picture winner that had an "X" rating before changed to "R", was parodied on "Seinfeld", famous for that "Everybody's talkin'" song, "I'm walking here!" moment, Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman nominated for Oscars for their memorable performances, etc.
Leonard Maltin Movie Guide Review:
Midnight Cowboy (1969) - 4 out of 4 stars
"Emotionally shattering dramatization of Jame Leo Herlihy's novel was rated X in 1969, but it's essentially an old-fashioned story with some unusual modern twists: hayseed Voight comes to N.Y.C. in hopes of becoming a freelance stud, and develops unusual and deep friendship with seedy Ratso Rizzo (Hoffman). Seamiest side of N.Y.C. is backdrop for compelling, keen-eyed character study that if anything looks better today than it did when it came out. Won Best Picture, Director, Screenplay (Waldo Salt) Oscars. Graphic effects by Pablo Ferro."
Leonard Maltin Movie Guide Review:
Midnight Cowboy (1969) - 4 out of 4 stars
"Emotionally shattering dramatization of Jame Leo Herlihy's novel was rated X in 1969, but it's essentially an old-fashioned story with some unusual modern twists: hayseed Voight comes to N.Y.C. in hopes of becoming a freelance stud, and develops unusual and deep friendship with seedy Ratso Rizzo (Hoffman). Seamiest side of N.Y.C. is backdrop for compelling, keen-eyed character study that if anything looks better today than it did when it came out. Won Best Picture, Director, Screenplay (Waldo Salt) Oscars. Graphic effects by Pablo Ferro."
