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36 lines
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this " dumb " cowboy blondie who thinks he is a `darn' good loverboy , decides to leave his dusty ol' town somewhere in texas and go to new york .
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he puts on his beloved cowboy attire and off he hops on the next new york coach .
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when he arrives to new york , he immediately sets out to play mr playboy thinking he is the best `darn' `stud' in the whol'o' new york city .
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obviously he fails .
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he meets the 'cripple' rico ( dustin hoffman , who is terrifically good ) in a bar .
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rico has a leg that is paralysed from the knee down , so he walks in a peculiar way .
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rico is a thief and wants to get some money off this 'rich' dumb cowboy .
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he cheats our cowboy out of $20 through a somewhat detailed routine and disappears .
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soon , our cowboy runs out of money : he gets kicked out of his hotel , and starts getting hungry .
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walking through the city , with " everybody's talkin' " playing in the background ( oh , and his prided techno transistor radio in hand ) , he spots rico in a cafe .
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rico , half-scared , pours out all the money in his pocket .
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60 filthy cents .
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our cowboy , hungry , is forgiving .
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he is glad he found someone he knows .
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rico offers to make it up for him .
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and he invites him to his place .
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and what a filthy , cold place it is .
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our cowboy falls asleep instantly in the ( junk ) bed .
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when he finally wakes ( jumps ? )
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up , he finds rico looking at him .
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" you wanna cup'a'coffee ? "
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rico asks in his friendly , sleazy , somewhat-childish manner while he smokes on a ciggy .
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" what're you ?
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a goddamn faggot ?
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what do you want from me ?
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where are my shoes ?
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what did you do to them ? "
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but all his doubts turn out to be unfounded .
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rico really has a heart .
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together , they live in the junk apartment and almost freeze to death .
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rico is convinced that the best place to be is florida , where the sun shines beautifully and there are lots of coconut trees .
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but he falls sick and is convinced that his cure is to go to florida .
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" we will soon be in miami " is the last sentence uttered in this film and what a shocking , moving end of a film it is .
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the classic theme music : " midnight cowboy " helps bring about the feeling of attachment that most viewers will experience towards the end of the film .
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whether the attachment is to the two main characters or to their dreams , is probably as debatable as whether it was the acting or the direction that makes this film so memorable .
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