Other Titles • Midnight Cowboy • Asphalt-Cowboy (1969)
Trivia from Midnight Cowboy (1969)
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Shot in Technicolor.
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Director John Schlesinger originally wanted actor Michael Sarrazin for the Joe Buck role, but he was already committed to THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON'T THEY?
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MIDNIGHT COWBOY was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1994.
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Theatrical release: 1969.
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MIDNIGHT COWBOY was Dustin Hoffman's first film after his star-making turn in THE GRADUATE. To achieve that distinctive Ratso Rizzo limp, Hoffman placed pebbles in his shoes.
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"Everybody's Talkin'" was featured on Harry Nilsson's 1968 album AERIAL BALLET. Nilsson's intended theme for COWBOY was "I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City," written by Nilsson specifically for the film.
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The film was named one of the year's 10 Best English-language films by the National Board of Review, one of the year's 10 best foreign films by Japan's Kinema Jumpo, and the best non-European film of 1970 by Denmark's Bodil awards.
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Schlesinger received best foreign director of 1969-70 from two Italian awards, the Davids and the Silver Ribbons.
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Hoffman was named best actor of 1969-70 by Italy's David Awards.
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Voight was named Best Actor by the New York Film Critics and the National Society of Film Critics.
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A restored print of MIDNIGHT COWBOY was re-released to theaters in late February 1994 to commemorate the film's 25th anniversary.
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COWBOY was the first major studio release to sport an X rating and was the first X-rated film to win the Best Picture Academy Award. It was re-rated R by the MPAA in 1971.
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