MIDNIGHT COWBOY
THE PURE CINEMA SERIES
55TH ANNIVERSARY!
PLAYING FEBRUARY 28TH!
Convinced of his irresistible appeal to women, Texas dishwasher Joe Buck (Jon Voight) quits his job and heads for New York City, thinking he'll latch on to some rich dowager. New York, however, is not as hospitable as he imagined, and Joe soon finds himself living in an abandoned building with a Dickensian layabout named Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman). The two form a rough alliance, and together they kick-start Joe's hustling career just as Ratso's health begins to deteriorate.
THE PURE CINEMA SERIES is a new monthly film series curated by The Hyland Cinema; which will highlight culturally and historically significant films from decades like the 60s and 70s. Experience a carefully selected group of films from some of the most influentual and legendary directors such as Kubrick and Coppola where they are meant to be seen - on the silver screen!
MIDNIGHT COWBOY - FILM REVIEWS
"The film is a masterpiece, one of the finest ever made. It is staggering, shattering, heartbreaking, hilarious, tragic, raw and absurd. Midnight Cowboy surpasses even The Graduate in its uniqueness, sensitivity, and curious blend of the sad and the funny." - John Huddy, Miami Herald
"Nothing so completely heart-warming and compassionate has ever come from something so sleazy. The performances are simply immense." - Harold V. Cohen, Pittsburgh Post Gazette
"Midnight Cowboy is an extraordinary movie, a compelling movie, a movie rich and powerful enough to print its images indelibly on the mind's eye. It just may turn out to be The Great American Movie." - Susan Stark, Detroit Free Press
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