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Midnight Cowboy (1969) More at IMDbPro »

Edited into

Visions of Light (1992)

References

The Alamo (1960)
Hud (1963)
Furankenshutain tai chitei kaijû Baragon (1965)
The Twisted Sex (1966)
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966)
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
 -  A theater marquee announces this film.
The Hell with Heroes (1968)

Referenced in

Love Is a Splendid Illusion (1969)
 -  An advertisement can be seen in the opening scene.
"Nearest and Dearest: The Ghost of Picklers Past (#3.7)" (1969)
 -  "Goodnight, Midnight Cowboy!" says Eli to Walter.
"Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In: (#3.25)" (1970)
 -  Ratzo Rizzo mentioned in the quickies
The Boys in the Band (1970)
Raquel! (1970) (TV)
 -  Raquel sings Everybody's Talkin from Midnight Cowboy
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
 -  A character in the film refers to another character as "Ratso", the nickname of Dustin Hoffman's character in Midnight Cowboy
Myra Breckinridge (1970)
Changes (1970)
 -  An advertisement is visible.
"Monty Python's Flying Circus: It's a Living (#2.6)" (1970)
 -  Mentioned
On Location: Dustin Hoffman (1971)
O anthropos roloi (1972)
 -  Referenced by Odysseas
"Callan: Call Me Sir! (#4.2)" (1972)
 -  "Not exactly a midnight cowboy, is he?" comments Callan on Lonely.
Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers (1972)
 -  Character named Ratso Rizzo
Same Time, Next Year (1978)
 -  Still photo of Joe and Ratso in transitional montage
The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980) (TV)
Trohonomos... Varvara (1981)
 -  Dialogue
Repo Man (1984)
"Benson: Mid-life Cowboy (#6.19)" (1985)
 -  title reference
Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist (1987) (TV)
"Growing Pains: The Mom Who Knew Too Much (#3.17)" (1988)
 -  Maggie mentions meeting Dustin Hoffman from Midnight Cowboy.
Memories of Me (1988)
 -  abe (alan king) asks abbie 'who's this?' and starts shaking; then he said 'dustin hoffman in midnight cowboy, he died all the way to florida'
The January Man (1989)
 -  "Hey, I'm walkin' here!"
Splendor (1989)
 -  Movieposter can be seen
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Lionheart (1990)
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
"Growing Pains: Midnight Cowboy (#6.2)" (1990)
 -  title reference
The Hard Way (1991)
 -  Fox's Nick Lang paraphrases Voight's Joe Buck: "I'm drivin' here, I'm drivin'!"
"Wings: Planes, Trains and Visiting Cranes (#3.16)" (1992)
 -  Frasier to Helen: "Didn't you ever see Midnight Cowboy?"
Forrest Gump (1994)
 -  Lt. Dan Taylor shouts "I'm walking here" while walking across a New York street and the theme from "Midnight Cowboy" plays
The Closest Thing to Heaven (1996)
 -  "You ever see the Midnight Cowboy? It was a great movie. It was devastating. John Voight? Excellent. It was a great movie."
"Saturday Night Live: Mike Myers/Aerosmith (#22.16)" (1997)
 -  Mentioned on Sprockets
Hercules (1997)
Pups (1999)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Final Justice (#11.8)" (1999)
 -  Mike (as Geronimo walks through a crowded street of people): "Everybody's burpin' at me. I can't smell a thing they're sayin'."
Detroit Rock City (1999)
All the Rage (1999)
 -  Sidney paraphrases dialogue from this movie.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (#11.3)" (1999)
 -  Mike: (singing) I'm going where the sun is shining, through the pouring rain.
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (2000) (TV)
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' (2001) (V)
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)
 -  mentioned as part of documentary
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001) (V)
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' (2001) (V)
Reflections of Evil (2002)
Pink Floyd The Wall Redux (2002)
 -  A still photo of Ratso Rizzo and Joe Buck is shown.
"Mission Hill: Plan 9 from Mission Hill (or I Married a Gay Man from Outer Space) (#1.13)" (2002)
 -  When Kevin decides to watch an X-rated movie at the art house theatre
Décalage horaire (2002)
"Charmed: Happily Ever After (#5.3)" (2002)
 -  Pheobe slams her hand on a cab and shouts "i'm walking here
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
 -  referenced as part of the documentary
Shanghai Knights (2003)
Midnight Club II (2003) (VG)
Clean (2004/II)
 -  walking sequence to the song Everybody's Talkin'
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) (TV)
 -  "Z Channel" documentary references and features scores of movies that were seen on the "Z Channel."
"Max & Paddy's Road to Nowhere: (#1.2)" (2004)
 -  Alluded to at the start, with Paddy echoing the famous street scene and the use of "Everybody's Talkin'" on the soundtrack.
Inside Deep Throat (2005)
 -  Billboard.
"Law & Order: Criminal Intent: The Unblinking Eye (#4.21)" (2005)
 -  Goren and Eames find a photograph of the two wannabe-actors dressed up as the main characters from the old film. Goren mentions the film in several discussions later on.
The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (2005)
 -  Quotes lines from it
"The Simpsons: Marge's Son Poisoning (#17.5)" (2005)
 -  end theme heard
The Busy Little Engine (2005) (V)
 -  Pig, upon finding a pig crossing sign, says, "I'm walkin' here."
"Jeopardy!: (#22.75)" (2005)
 -  correct response in "Keeping Up Appearances" category
"Lost: Two for the Road (#2.20)" (2006)
 -  In the Ana-Lucia flashback, Sawyer is hit by an opening car door and shouts "I'm walking here!", echoing the famous Ratso Rizzo line.
Edge of Outside (2006)
 -  mentioned by Peter Biskind
Dark Ride (2006)
 -  movie guy mentions it
The Holiday (2006)
 -  Seen on the shelf in the DVD store
Apocalypto (2006)
 -  The Mayan chief says, "I am walking here" as a falling tree almost hits him. Nearly that same phrase was used by Rico Ratso (Dustin Hoffman) when he's almost struck by a cab in Midnight Cowboy.
Get a Life (2006) (V)
 -  character named "Midlunch Cowboy"
Shrek the Third (2007)
 -  Drunk, almost hit by carriage, "I'm Walkin' Here"
Ghost Image (2007)
 -  A woman is almost hit by a car and she slaps the hood like Ratso does in MC. A man sees her almost get hit and yells "Hey, she's walking there!"
"The Simpsons: Midnight Towboy (#19.3)" (2007)
 -  title reference
"The Apprentice: A Knight on Broadway (#7.4)" (2008)
 -  VP says that he feels like 'Ratso' Rizzo walking with the Midnight Cowboy
Barbie Mariposa and Her Butterfly Fairy Friends (2008) (V)
 -  Mariposa's "I'm flying here!" echoes Ratso Rizzo's "I'm walking here!"
Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) (VG)
 -  In the cutscene for 'Clean Getaway', Vlad Glebov says 'I'm Walkin' Here!' after almost being hit by a cab.
"The Replacements: Hollywoodn't (#3.11)" (2008)
 -  As Shelton, Todd repeats Dustin Hoffman's famous ad-lib
The Blue Elephant (2008) (V)
 -  when an elephant is pushed out of the way, she says "Do you mind? I'm walking here."
"Robot Chicken: Bionic Cow (#3.17)" (2008)
 -  As he crosses the street, Marv says, "I'm walkin' here!"
"Californication: Blues from Laurel Canyon (#2.11)" (2008)
 -  Hank calls Lew "Ratso" (Dustin Hoffman's character in Midnight Cowboy) before giving him a speech about love and life.
"QI: Future (#6.9)" (2009)
 -  Rob Brydon mentions the film.

Features

Dark Victory (1939)
 -  On TV during the first sex scene in NY.

Featured in

Precious Images (1986)
Homo Promo (1993)
'Midnight Cowboy' Revisited (1994) (V)
100 Years at the Movies (1994) (TV)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) (TV)
 -  During sixties montage; "in case you haven't notice, you Texas longhorned bull"
Playboy: The Story of X (1998) (V)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (1998) (TV)
 -  This film is #36 on the list.
Indie Sex: Taboos (2001) (TV)
 -  Clips from this film were shown in this documentary
New York at the Movies (2002) (TV)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002) (TV)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
 -  clips used as part of the documentary
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV)
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V)
The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV)
 -  Memorial Tribute: John Schlesinger
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004) (TV)
 -  The song "Everybody's Talkin'" is #22 on the list.
"SexTV: Legacy of the Cowboy/Blazing Saddles/Pony Play (#7.5)" (2004)
 -  Clip from film is used in this episode.
"X-Rated" (2004)
 -  footage shown
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes: America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases (2005) (TV)
 -  The quote "I'm walking here! I'm walking here!" is #27 on the list.
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (2006)
 -  Part or all of the trailer is shown and discussed.
Wanderlust (2006) (TV)
 -  Clips from Midnight Cowboy are featured.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) (TV)
 -  This film is #43 on the list.
Indie Sex: Censored (2007) (TV)
 -  Clips from this film are featured in this documentry.
Indie Sex: Extremes (2007) (TV)
 -  A clip is shown
The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)
 -  Featured in Best Picture montage.

Spoofed in

Roadie (1980)
Dead End (1985)
 -  parody of "I'm walking here!" scene
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
 -  "I'm walking here!"
"Northern Exposure: Sex, Lies and Ed's Tapes (#1.6)" (1990)
 -  spoofed in Ed's dream
The Hard Way (1991)
Renaissance Man (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994)
 -  Lt. Dan says "I'm walking here" as Gump wheels him across the street in NYC with "Everybody's Talking At Me (Echoes of my Mind)" playing in the background
"Seinfeld: The Mom and Pop Store (#6.8)" (1994)
 -  The bus scene in the end is a spoof of the bus scene in the end of midnight cowboy
Hercules (1997)
"Futurama: Brannigan, Begin Again (#2.6)" (1999)
 -  Zapp and Kif walk the streets of New New York dressed like Joe Buck and Ratso Rizzo from Midnight Cowboy; "Everybody's Talkin'" from that movie's soundtrack plays
We Married Margo (2000)
Japanese Cowboy (2000)
 -  Updated version of the 1969 classic.
Miss Congeniality (2000)
 -  Victor Melling tells Gracie how to walk and describes it as a glide. While she is crossing the street a Taxi almost hits her. She yells at the cabbie "Hey I'm gliding here!".
"The Simpsons: Half-Decent Proposal (#13.10)" (2002)
 -  Spoof bus scene with same music
Elf (2003)
 -  When the Elf is walking through the streets of New York he stops by the same "Worlds Best Coffee" shop like Joe Buck and also the scene where the Elf is walking in the crowd with his head above all the others is just like in Midnight Cowboy.
The Lion King 1½ (2004) (V)
 -  "I'm walkin' here!"
Man with the Screaming Brain (2005)
 -  Steals the "I'm walking here" bit
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
 -  Spoofed when Borat is wandering through traffic in New York (like the famous crosswalk scene in MC) to Nilsson's "Everybody's Talkin'", which was 'MC''s theme music.
Crank (2006)
 -  Riding on the bike is a spoof of scene from Midnight Cowboy - also includes music from this movie
"American Dad!: Irregarding Steve (#2.8)" (2006)
 -  Steve and Roger dress like Joe Buck and Ratzo Rizzo respectively

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