In the film, Joe stays at the Hotel Claridge, at the southeast corner of Broadway and West 44th Street in Midtown Manhattan.

At the end of the film there is redemption of sorts for Buck, even though he beats a man to death, but not for the seriously ill Ratso, who dies on the bus journey to Florida where the two had planned to make a new life for themselves.

New York, however, is not as hospitable as he imagined, and Joe soon finds himself living in an abandoned building with a Dickensian layabout named Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman). Overall, dry spells retard momentum almost as much as disjointed moments in storytelling and overstylization, while ambition stresses natural shortcomings enough to threaten the reward value of the film, but on the backs of a few solid soundtrack bits, snappy stylistic highlights, audaciously intriguing subject matter, fine writing, inspired direction, and strong performances by and chemistry between Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman, "Midnight Cowboy" stands a consistently compelling, if not rather powerful portrait on how a big city and grimy lifestyle can corrupt and enlighten a simple and good man.

The next morning, she sets up her female friend as Joe's client and his career appears to be progressing.After leaving the army, Barry took a jazz composing course and went on to work as an arranger for the Jack Parnell and Ted Heath Orchestras. Despite his portrayal of Joe Buck, a character hopelessly out of his element in New York, Jon Voight is a native New Yorker, hailing from Yonkers. Joe Buck was the dumb tall Cowboy from Texas with an idea to hustle older ladies out of their money while Ratzo Rizzo was the rat like cheap grifter from the Big Apple.

with its dreams of sunny warm Florida as the two danced around to keep warm in the filthy and squalid kitchen on a cold New York winter. Natural limitations to this story concept are themselves limited, as this subject matter is so distinct and so compelling, but it is intimate to the point of minimalism, with only so much dynamicity and a lot of potential for underwhelmingness. During their odyssey they encounter a variety of people, from down-and-outers like themselves to upscale New York socialites. John Barry is the legendary movie composer of such Oscar-winning soundtracks as Out of Africa, Dances with Wolves, not to mention eleven James Bond scores. He went on to become one of the most celebrated film composers, winning five Academy Awards and four Grammys, with scores for, among others, The Lion in Winter - pictured, Midnight Cowboy, Born Free, and Somewhere in Time.We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic.