Overview:
Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.| Status: | Released (1969-05-25) |
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| Awards: | Won 3 Oscars. 28 wins & 16 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $44,785,053 |
| Screen: | Waldo Salt, James Leo Herlihy |
| Productions: | Florin Productions, Jerome Hellman Productions, United Artists |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Italiano |
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Casts
- 10127: Jon Voight - Joe Buck
- 4483: Dustin Hoffman - Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo
- 19335: Sylvia Miles - Cass
- 1943: John McGiver - Mr. O'Daniel
- 30585: Brenda Vaccaro - Shirley
- 2549: Barnard Hughes - Towny
- 8493: Ruth White - Sally Buck
Crews
- 14677: Waldo Salt - Screenplay - Writing
- 19304: John Schlesinger - Director - Directing
- 30578: Adam Holender - Director of Photography - Camera
- 30570: James Leo Herlihy - Novel - Writing
- 6571: Hugh A. Robertson - Editor - Editing
- 30580: Philip Smith - Set Decoration - Art
- 30571: Jerome Hellman - Producer - Production
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Reviews
Potential Kermode
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**"I'm walking here! I'm walking here!" Shuffling, perhaps.** One can always count on Hoffman and his ability to absorb the character he is portraying with such ease. He has a knack at portraying that deep, bronchial coughing schtick. When watching, I had to wear a surgical mask ....
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This is certainly my favourite role from Dustin Hoffman as he turns in an outstanding performance as "Ratso". He hooks up with the dapper, but out of his depth cowboy "Buck" who arrives in New York all set to be a hustler, but ends up paying his first client for the sex she's suppose ....
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