Review of Midnight Cowboy (1969) by Michael R — 18 Jan 2009

Only X rated best pic oscar winner.

Hoffman and Voight are fantastic together and Haryy Nielson's "everybodys talkin".

This review of Midnight Cowboy (1969) was written by Michael R on 18 Jan 2009.

Midnight Cowboy has generally received very positive reviews.

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