midnight cowboy make a big fuss when it be release in 1969 and draw an x rating . by today standard and it would be hard press to pull an r rating . jon voight and who have be good and be competent in his role a joe buck and an out of town hick want to make it big with the lady in new york city . he meet a seedy street hustler name ratso rizzo and who try to befriend buck for his own purpose . the two eventually forge a bond that be both touch and pathetic . a ratso and dustin hoffman simply shine . hoffman have often be brilliant and but never more so than in this portrayal . he be so into character that all else around him pale in comparison . lose the academy award to john wayne be one of the most ridiculous decision ever make by the academy of motion picture art and science . director schlessinger have a deft hand with his production and but this film have a grungy underbelly that leave a bad taste in the mouth of the viewer . worth see for hoffman performance alone .