just kid . seek greener pasture in the form of hustle in new york city and jon voight be young optimist cowboy ( almost forest gump like ) joe buck from texas . it do not take long for the big apple to mercilessly swallow him and his ambition whole and very soon joe be the target of both the coldness of new yorkers and con from it street thug . give his pure heart and he take pity on one of these thug and ratso rizzo ( dustin hoffman ) and late move in with him in his wreck of apartment and the two literally struggle to survive . while midnight comedy be label a a drama and it be best describe a either a tragic comedy or a comedic tragedy in my opinion . it be above all a beautiful film that be stylish in capture the contemporary hippie vibe of the late 1960s with it mandatory dizzying warhol party cinematography and juxtapose it with ultra urban new york city . the film cram cowboy joe buck somewhere in between and thereby emphasize his out of place position . we feel for his struggle to fit in and but also to merely get enough money to fee ratso rizzo . midnight cowboy bring tear to my eye a it be also rich in substance and project a lot of heart . i imagine this film must have inspire both forest gump with it pure hearted and out of place lead character and and to an extent and the crocodile dundee film a it deal with almost the exact same kind of humour a contrast between country cowboy and slick new york cosmopolitan . very compelling and sensationally creative film that i highly recommend . 8 . 5/10 .