Revealing mistake: When Dustin Hoffman dies at the end of the film, if you look closely at his chest you can see him breathing.
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 most famous line in this film is purely ad-libbed. Apparently a tough New York cabbie broke through and drove across one shoot, nearly running down Jon Voight (Joe Buck) and Dustin Hoffman (Enrico Salvatore "Ratso" Rizzo). Notice Voight's startled expression. Hoffman, still in character, slams on the hood and shouts at the cabbie, "Hey, I'm walkin' here. I'm walkin' here."
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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.