1969 - Midnight Cowboy: "All I'm good for is lovin'"

1969 Best Picture

Premiered May 25, 1969 in New York

Budget $3.6 Million

Gross $44.7 Million

It's like movie makers figured out that they could be successful if they injected foul language and nudity into their movies. This film has more foul language in the first 5 minutes than the other films we've blogged about combined. 

The story is very depressing. The story centers around sex but it does not show it to be glamorous at all. It shows that sex outside of marriage leaves those involved feeling empty. The main character tries to "sell" himself to women, and then eventually to men but does not find meaning until he reaches out to a crippled man (played by Dustin Hoffman). In summary, it broke morality barriers and showed the star power can create a movie that stands out. However, the film making and script were very weak.

Joel

Favorite: Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight did a great job together. It was the best actor/supporting actor duo of any movie thus far. 

Least Favorite: There's a long drawn out scene at a party filled with people in drug induced stupors. It didn't make any sense and did not add to the movie.

Callie
Favorite: I liked the opening song.
Least Favorite: The raunchiness of it all.