Salient. Official Newspaper of Victoria University of Wellington Students Association. Vol 40 No. 26. October 3 1977

Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy

A most vivid and frightening look at the streets of New York under the direction of John Schlesinger.

It stars Dustin Hoffman as Ratso Rizzo, a ratty looking pump from the Bronx, and Jon Voigt as Joe Buck, a big dumb Texas stud come to seek fame and fortune. Ratso cons Joe into taking him on as manager, only to drag the wide-eyed cowboy into the sordid filth of his slum/street existence.

Parts of Midnight Cowboy are dated (notably a 'psychedelic' experience), but overall it remains one of the better indictments of US society. The couple's dream is to get to Florida, which provides the film with just about the most pathetic ending you are likely to see.