Midnight Cowboy
4K Digital Restoration
Naive Texas hustler Joe Buck (Jon Voight) travels to New York City to seek personal fortune. Joe soon finds himself living in an abandoned building with a con artist named Enrico “Ratso” Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman), and together they kick-start Joe’s hustling career just as Ratso’s health begins to deteriorate. The year 1969 was a turning point for American cinema, with Midnight Cowboy (the first X-rated film to win an Oscar for Best Picture) among the most provocative releases. Director John Schlesinger (Darling) adapted the story from the novel by James Leo Herlihy.
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See the new documentary Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of “Midnight Cowboy” in Brown Auditorium Theater on August 3, 4, and 5.
The MFAH film department is supported by Tenaris; The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation; the Vaughn Foundation; The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Nina and Michael Zilkha; Franci Neely; Carrin Patman and Jim Derrick; Ms. Laurence Unger; L'Alliance Française de Houston; and ILEX Foundation.
Midnight Cowboy
Directed by John Schlesinger
(USA, 1969, 103 minutes, in English)
Brown Auditorium Theater, Digital