Midnight Cowboy
Sat
30
Sat 30 Nov 7:00 PM
Arc Cinema
Allocated Seating
113 Mins
1969 | DCP | US | D: John Schlesinger
Naïve Texan Joe Buck (Jon Voight) heads to New York City to make his fortune as a male escort in the garb of a cowboy. After a string of failures, Joe agrees to a mutually beneficial business partnership with fast-talking con artist ‘Ratso’ (Dustin Hoffman). Things get dicey as Ratso’s health begins to deteriorate and the pair become increasingly desperate to find a way out.
Adapted from Waldo Salt’s 1965 novel, Midnight Cowboy is an Academy Award-winning drama with a Grammy Award-winning musical theme.
‘I cannot recall a more marvellous pair of acting performances in any one film.’ – Chicago Tribune
PLEASE NOTE: This film is rated R18+. People under 18 cannot be admitted to the screening.
This title is held in the NFSA collection.
Images: Midnight Cowboy © 1969 JH Productions Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Naïve Texan Joe Buck (Jon Voight) heads to New York City to make his fortune as a male escort in the garb of a cowboy. After a string of failures, Joe agrees to a mutually beneficial business partnership with fast-talking con artist ‘Ratso’ (Dustin Hoffman). Things get dicey as Ratso’s health begins to deteriorate and the pair become increasingly desperate to find a way out.
Adapted from Waldo Salt’s 1965 novel, Midnight Cowboy is an Academy Award-winning drama with a Grammy Award-winning musical theme.
‘I cannot recall a more marvellous pair of acting performances in any one film.’ – Chicago Tribune
PLEASE NOTE: This film is rated R18+. People under 18 cannot be admitted to the screening.
This title is held in the NFSA collection.
Images: Midnight Cowboy © 1969 JH Productions Inc. All Rights Reserved.