..Gary Dretzka
..Noah Forrest
..Leonard Klady
..R.J. Matson
..David Poland
..Douglas Pratt
..Ray Pride
..Michael Wilmington

January 17, 2006

For Immediate Release

“Midnight Cowboy is still heartbreaking – and timeless” – The New York Observer

Three-Time Academy Award® Winning Classic
Starring Jon Voight And Dustin Hoffman
Comes to DVD from MGM And Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Midnight Cowboy Collector’s Edition

- Available on 2-Disc DVD Set March 7 -

Culver City, CA (January 16, 2006) – On March 7, MGM and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment are proud to present the provocative story of two outcasts who develop an unlikely friendship through the discovery of their shared dreams and failed ambitions in the critically acclaimed classic, MIDNIGHT COWBOY as a 2-Disc COLLECTOR’S EDITION. This 1969 Academy Award® winner for Best Picture, Best Director (John Schlesinger) and Best Screenplay, also boasts Oscar® nominated performances by Dustin Hoffman (The Graduate, Meet the Fockers) and Jon Voight (Anaconda, The Manchurian Candidate), neither of whom have “ever been better on the screen then they are here" (Chicago Tribune). With its controversial, unflinching look at the harsh realities of life on the streets, this transcendent, compassionate masterpiece turns the tables on the typical Hollywood happy ending, leaving viewers shocked and compelled.

The digitally remastered MIDNIGHT COWBOY: COLLECTOR’S EDITION comes as a special 2-disc set loaded with added value features such as new documentaries and interviews with Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight and more. This one-of-a-kind collector’s edition also features a tribute to Director John Schlesinger as well as collectible postcards.

MIDNIGHT COWBOY: COLLECTOR’S EDITION is available on March 7 for the SLP of $29.95.

MIDNIGHT COWBOY: COLLECTOR’S EDITION Synopsis

Synopsis: Joe Buck (Voight) a good-looking, naively charming Texas "cowboy" who's convinced that he's the salvation of many love-starved New York women, makes his way to the Big Apple to seek his fortune. Trouble is, his well-to-do clientele never materializes - and the only wealth he finds is in the friendship of Ratso Rizzo (Hoffman), a scrounging, sleazy, small-time con man with big dreams. Living on the tattered fringe of society, these two outcasts develop an unlikely bond - one that transcends their broken dreams and get-rich-quick schemes and makes Midnight Cowboy "that rarest of things...every bit as moving now as it was when it was [first] released" (Premiere Magazine).

DVD Bonus Features

· Audio Commentary by Producer Jerome Hellman

· "After Midnight: Reflecting on the Classic 35 Years Later" Featurette

· "Controversy and Acclaim" Featurette

· "Celebrating Schlesinger" Featurette

· Collectible Midnight Cowboy Postcards

· Photo Gallery

Rated: R

Color / Closed Captioned

Running Time: 113

 

 

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