Principal cast
Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles, John McGiver and Brenda Vaccaro
Film 36 of 498 on the Screen Path
Midnight Cowboy
For those who have never seen it and those who have never forgotten it.
About the film
Midnight Cowboy at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1969 film at stop 36 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.
Key craft credits
Adam Holender (director of photography), Hugh A. Robertson (editor), John Barry (original music composer), Waldo Salt (screenplay) and John Robert Lloyd (production design)
- Director
- John Schlesinger
- Release
- 1969-05-25
- Runtime
- 113 minutes
- Genres
- Drama
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
Contains spoilers03
Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Dustin HoffmanCharacter: Ratso
- Jon VoightCharacter: Joe Buck
- Sylvia MilesCharacter: Cass
- John McGiverCharacter: Mr. O'Daniel
- Brenda VaccaroCharacter: Shirley
- Barnard HughesCharacter: Towny
- Ruth WhiteCharacter: Sally Buck
- Jennifer SaltCharacter: Annie
- Gilman RankinCharacter: Woodsy Niles
- Gary OwensCharacter: Little Joe
- T. Tom MarlowCharacter: Little Joe
- George EppersenCharacter: Ralph
Full crew
Full crew
- John SchlesingerCredits: Director
- Philip SmithCredits: Set Decoration
- James Leo HerlihyCredits: Novel
- Adam HolenderCredits: Director of Photography
- Jerome HellmanCredits: Producer
- Hugh A. RobertsonCredits: Editor
- Waldo SaltCredits: Screenplay
- John BarryCredits: Original Music Composer, Music Supervisor
- Toots ThielemansCredits: Music
- Hal SchaffelCredits: Production Manager
- Ann RothCredits: Costume Design
- John Robert LloydCredits: Production Design
- Kenneth UttCredits: Associate Producer
- Irving BuchmanCredits: Makeup Artist
- Dick SmithCredits: Makeup Artist
- Bob GrimaldiCredits: Hairstylist
- Dick VorisekCredits: Sound Mixer
- Pablo FerroCredits: Title Graphics
- Edward SwansonCredits: Carpenter
- Vincent ConnellyCredits: Sound Editor
- Jack FitzstephensCredits: Sound Editor
- Edward CarzeroCredits: Scenic Artist
- Burtt HarrisCredits: Assistant Director
- Fred C. CarusoCredits: Assistant Production Manager
- Ed RothkowitzCredits: Assistant Editor
- Michael MahonyCredits: Key Grip
- Richard C. KratinaCredits: Camera Operator
- Nicholas SgarroCredits: Continuity
- Richard P. CirincioneCredits: Assistant Editor
- Willie MeyerhoffCredits: Electrician
- Norman LeighCredits: Electrician
- Abe SeidmanCredits: Sound
- Leonard SaltzbergCredits: Assistant Editor
- Willis ConnerCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Max SolomanCredits: Wardrobe Supervisor
- Jim ClarkCredits: Creative Consultant
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