Midnight cowboy
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Schlesinger, John, 1926-2003, film director.
Salt, Waldo, screenwriter.
Hellman, Jerome, film producer.
Hoffman, Dustin, 1937- actor.
Voight, Jon, 1938- actor.
Salt, Waldo, screenwriter.
Hellman, Jerome, film producer.
Hoffman, Dustin, 1937- actor.
Voight, Jon, 1938- actor.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2018].
Format
Blu-ray
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
ISBN
9781681434469, 1681434466
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Lawson McGhee Library - Feature Films - Media collection
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Buddy films.
Criminals -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Male friendship -- Drama.
Male prostitutes -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Outcasts -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Swindlers and swindling -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Criminals -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Male friendship -- Drama.
Male prostitutes -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Outcasts -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Swindlers and swindling -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2018].
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781681434469, 1681434466
UPC
715515215312
Notes
General Note
Based on the novel by James Leo Herlihy.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1969.
General Note
Wide screen (1.85:1).
General Note
Special features: audio commentary from 1991 featuring director John Schlesinger and producer Jerome Hellman; short film "The crowd around the cowboy" (1969) made on location for Midnight cowboy; trailer; "Waldo Salt : a screenwriter's journey" (1990) an Academy Award nominated documentary by Eugene Corr and Robert Hillmann; Michael Childers discusses photographs from candid images he shot during production; Adam Holender discusses his work on the film (Feb. 2018); two short 2004 documentaries on the making and release of Midnight cowboy; interview with actor Jon Voight on The David Frost show from 1970; Jon Voight's original screen test; interview from 2000 with Schlesinger for BAFTA Los Angeles with excerpts from the 2002 BAFTA LA tribute to Schlesinger, featuring Voight and actor Dustin Hoffman.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Adam Holender ; editor, Hugh A. Robertson ; music, John Barry ; costume designer, Ann Roth ; production designer, John Robert Lloyd.
Participants/Performers
Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Brenda Vaccaro, John McGiver, Ruth White, Sylvia Miles, Barnard Hughes.
Description
Joe Buck and Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo are two small-time hustlers whose powerful friendship transcends the gritty realities of big-city life and their own unfulfilled dreams.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
System Details
Blu-ray; Region A; uncompressed monaural, 5.1 surround DTS-HD master audio; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
In English; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Awards
Academy Awards, 1970: Best Picture ; Best Director (John Schlesinger) ; Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Waldo Salt).
Awards
BAFTA Film Awards, 1970: Best Film ; Best Direction (John Schlesinger) ; Best Screenplay (Waldo Salt) ; Best Actor (Dustin Hoffman) ; Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles (Jon Voight).
Awards
Golden Globes, 1970: Most Promising Newcomer - Male (Jon Voight).
Awards
National Film Registry, 1994.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Schlesinger, J., Salt, W., Hellman, J., Hoffman, D., Voight, J., Vaccaro, B., McGiver, J., White, R., Miles, S., Hughes, B., Holender, A., Robertson, H. A., Barry, J., Roth, A., Lloyd, J. R., & Herlihy, J. L. (2018). Midnight cowboy (Blu-ray special edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)John Schlesinger et al.. 2018. Midnight Cowboy. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)John Schlesinger et al.. Midnight Cowboy The Criterion Collection, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Schlesinger, John, et al. Midnight Cowboy Blu-ray special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2018.
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