Midnight cowboy [videorecording] / United Artists ; a Jerome Hellman-John Schlesinger production ; screenplay by Waldo Salt ; producer, Jerome Hellman ; director, John Schlesinger

Published:: Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment [distributor], [1998]
Physical Description:: 1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color, double sided ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (6 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Additional Creators:: Schlesinger, John, 1926-2003, Hoffman, Dustin, 1937-, Voight, Jon, 1938-, Vaccaro, Brenda, 1939-, McGiver, John, 1913-1975, White, Ruth, 1914-1969, Miles, Sylvia, 1932-, Hughes, Barnard, 1915-2006, Barry, John, 1933-2011, Herlihy, James Leo, United Artists Corporation, Jerome Hellman Productions, MGM Home Entertainment Inc, and MGM/UA Home Video (Firm)

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Language Note:

In English with optional soundtrack in French; optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned in English, French or Spanish for the hearing impaired.

Summary:

A Texas "cowboy" takes a bus to New York in search of lonely, rich women who will pay for his sexual services, but spends a hard winter helping a con man.

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ISBN:

0792833287

Audience Notes:

Rated R.

Note:

Based on the novel by James Leo Herlihy.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1969.
DVD may have been originally released in 1997 by MGM/UA Home Video.
Special features: chapter search; original theatrical trailer.

Creation/Production Credits Note:

Director of photography, Adam Holender; editor, Hugh A. Robertson; music, John Barry.

Participant/Performer Note:

Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voigt, Brenda Vaccaro, John McGiver, Ruth White, Sylvia Miles, Barnard Hughes.

Technical Details:

DVD; region 1; NTSC; Dolby 5.1 Surround or mono; widescreen format (1.85:1) or standard version formatted to fit TV.

Awards:

Academy Award: Best picture, Best director, Best writing.

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