Midnight Cowboy

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."

Trivia: The only X-rated film (as the rating was replaced by NC-17 in 1990) to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.

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.

Trivia: Sylvia Miles was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her role as Cass, even though she had only five minutes of screen time.

Trivia: When Joe Buck is have sex with the woman they keep rolling over on a TV remote. Twice we see actress Sandy Duncan talking on a phone from a late 1960's New York dating show. Duncan can also be seen a number of times as an extra in party scenes in the film.

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Mistakes

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.

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Quotes

Joe Buck: Uh, well, sir, I ain't a f'real cowboy. But I am one helluva stud.

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Questions

Question: Did Joe kill the guy in the hotel that he stole the money from?

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.

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