Midnight Cowboy movie plot

2021-12-07 08:01
In order to get rid of poverty, Joe, from a poor family, came to New York alone. But when he first arrived in New York, everything made him feel unfamiliar and overwhelmed. He wandered on the street, and when he saw a woman, he approached him. At this time, an old woman came towards him with a small dog, he hurriedly greeted him, and caught up with her in the name of asking where the bronze statue of Liberty was. Joe went to the room with her for a tryst. Afterwards, the woman asked Joe for money. Joe suddenly changed his face and refused. The woman cried and screamed, but Joe was charged 20 yuan. He was so depressed that he was in a loss-making business for the first time. In a low-level bar, there was a shaggy, lame little man named Rizzo. He specializes in fraud and theft. As soon as Joe entered, the two immediately fought fiercely like old friends. Joe told him that he was a male prostitute, and Rizzo expressed his willingness to introduce him to a pimp after hearing this. He looked at Joe with a sly look and offered to take 20 yuan to introduce the benefit fee. Joe took out his only 20 yuan to Rizzo and followed him to the Sullivans Hotel.
When Joe returned to the hotel, because he couldn't pay the rent, he was thrown out by the hotel, and all his things were detained. Out of helplessness, Joe had sex with a student again, but he didn't get any money. Joe found Rizzo and wanted to beat him up. Rizzo begged bitterly that he was lame, already sick, and coughing very badly. He looked pitiful, and when Rizzo learned that Joe was homeless, he invited Joe to live with him. The impoverished Rizzo yearns for a better life. He keeps in mind that there are two things that are necessary to prolong life, that is, sunlight and coconut juice. He dreams of going to Miami, where he can have good luck. He thought that if Joe went there, he could meet many women, and he could even catch them on the beach, and he could make a lot of money. In New York, there are no rich women who would deal with cowboys. He told Joe , When he wandered on the street, someone would laugh at him. Joe, who had failed several times, quarreled with him unconvincingly, and Joe was full of confidence in himself again.
Hunger and cold tortured them, Rizzo resumed his profession. Joe had no life, so he had to use his only semiconductor for nine yuan to buy some milk and food. Joe finally had the opportunity to go to a rally, where he could make some money. At night, the two of them washed their hair and set off. This is a smoky underground bar. A prostitute walked up to Joe and said that she liked cowboys and was willing to be with him. Rizzo asked her for 20 yuan for Joe, and the prostitute readily agreed. Afterwards, the prostitute left her phone number, and Jojo will meet again later, earning 20 yuan from the woman for the first time, and Joe is very happy. After spending 12 yuan, he went back to buy some food first. At this moment, Rizzo was lying on the bed dying, unable to get up. Saw Joe coming back. He insisted on talking to him, and Rizzo told Joe that he might not be able to do it. Qiao couldn't help feeling pity, and offered to call a doctor for him, but at this time Qiao only had 8 yuan left in his pocket. He thought of the prostitute and hurriedly called her, but unfortunately she was not at home. Joe felt sorry for Rizzo and vowed to earn some travel expenses for Rizzo to realize his wish to go to Miami.
Joe rushes to a gay man and tells him that he must be paid because he is going to Florida. The man only agreed to give him some gifts, and Joe disagreed. Anxious Joe roared frantically, picked up the phone, knocked the man out on the bed, took the money in his wallet, and left quickly. Joe helped Rizzo, who was about to die, into the car to Florida, and Rizzo suddenly became excited. Going to Miami has always been his wish. He hopes to see the town where he was born before, longing to see the sunny beach and taste the sweet coconut juice. But soon, he felt pain all over his body and fainted. Joe was very sad to see Rizzo like this. He woke Rizzo and tried his best to comfort him   .
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  • Dee 2022-03-21 09:01:54

    The last film shown on the New Year's Eve, in fact, the first half of the film was submerged in the New Year's greetings and didn't watch carefully. I especially like the light and unintentional ending, starting the new year with a bit of sadness and mourning. The relationship between the two is just like the master and Xiao Linzi in the spark. It is difficult to sum up with vulgar love, but a higher understanding and a lower level of company.

  • Vicky 2022-03-21 09:01:54

    [Screening at China Film Archive] The first movie I watched in 2017. Not only amused by some funny scenes, but also touched by the flashbacks of the protagonist's past emotions; not only by the bright and uninhibited editing and visual effects HIGH, but also by Dustin Hoffman's acting skills. It starts with a hippie smile and ends with a warm sadness. Lively and brutally telling real-life true love stories. This New Year's Eve is truly unforgettable! 2017 is off to a good start!

Midnight Cowboy quotes

  • Shirley: You fell. Hey fella, you fell.

  • Joe Buck: Sometimes you make me want to puke, Ratso.

    Ratso Rizzo: Joe, uh, do me one favor, huh? This is my place. Am I wrong?

    Joe Buck: No, you ain't wrong.

    Ratso Rizzo: You know, in my own place, my name ain't Ratso. I mean, it just so happens that in my own place my name - is Enrico Salvatore Rizzo.

    Joe Buck: Well, I can't say all that.

    Ratso Rizzo: Rico, then. At least call me Rico in my own God damn place.

    Joe Buck: Ok. Rico, Rico, Rico. Rico, Rico, Rico, Rico. Is that enough for you?

    Ratso Rizzo: That's fine.

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