Midnight Cowboy
1969 film directed by John Schlesinger
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Summary
Midnight Cowboy is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,250 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Academy Award for Best Director[4], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[5], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6]
- Director: John Schlesinger[7]
- Screenwriter: Waldo Salt[8], James Leo Herlihy[9]
- Composer: John Barry[10]
- Movement: New Hollywood[11]
- Genre: buddy film[12], drama film[13], LGBTQ-related film[14]
- Based on: Midnight Cowboy[15]
- Cast member: Dustin Hoffman[16], Jon Voight[17], Sylvia Miles[18], Brenda Vaccaro[19], Bob Balaban[20], John McGiver[21], Barnard Hughes[22], Viva[23], Isabelle Collin Dufresne[24], Paul Morrissey[25], Ruth White[26], Jennifer Salt[27]
- Producer: Jerome Hellman[28]
- Depicts: cruising for sex[29]
- Production company: United Artists[30]
- Director of photography: Adam Holender[31]
- Part of: National Film Registry[32]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
- Commons category: Midnight Cowboy[34]
- Soundtrack release: Midnight Cowboy[35]
- Distribution format: video on demand[36]
- Review score: 8.5/10[37], 89%[38], 79/100[39], 7.8/10[40]
- Color: color[41]
- Country of origin: United States[42]
- Publication date: July 18, 1969[43], January 1, 1969[44], May 25, 1969[45]
- Distributed by: United Artists[46], Netflix[47]
- Narrative location: New York City[48], Texas[49], Florida[50]
- Official website: https://www.mgm.com/view/movie/1251/Midnight-Cowboy/[51]
- Filming location: New York City[52], Florida[53]
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Subject and Themes
Main subjects include prostitution[54], male prostitution[55], urbanity[56], rurality[57], loneliness[58], and terminal illness[59].
Why It Matters
Midnight Cowboy has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
FAQs
What awards did Midnight Cowboy receive?
Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Academy Award for Best Director[4], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[5], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6].