Midnight cowboy [videorecording] / a Jerome Hellman-John Schlesinger production ; produced by Jerome Hellman ; screenplay by Waldo Salt ; directed by John Schlesinger.
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Title from container.
Based on the novel by James Leo Herlihy.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1969.
Special features: Disc 1: Feature film; audio commentary by producer Jerome Hellman ; Disc 2: "After Midnight: reflecting on the classic 36 years later" documentary; "Controversy and acclaim" documentary; "Celebrating Schlesinger" featurette; photo gallery.
Production Credits:
Musical supervision by, John Barry.
Participant:
Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Brenda Vaccaro, John McGiver, Ruth White, Sylvia Miles, Barnard Hughes.
Summary:
Joe Buck moves to New York from Texas to make his fortune servicing women. Instead, he's conned into partnering up with small-time huslter Ratso Rizzo. Living together on the tattered edges of society, these two outcasts develop an unlikely bond that helps them transcend their cruel existence.
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
Format:
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, mastered in high definition.