Continuity mistake: When Joe is walking in NY for the first time, his hat goes from being pushed on the back of his head to on top several times.
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: John Schlesinger
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, John McGiver, Sylvia Miles
Genres: Drama
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Trivia: The John Voight role was originally offered to Elvis Presley. Unbelievably ,as it would surely have kick started The King's movie comeback, Col. Parker, without consulting Elvis, turned the role down.
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Answer: Probably not. The man was a masochist who derived sexual pleasure from being physically abused. Joe apparently crammed the phone receiver into the man's mouth and left, unknown if he died from it or not.