))
We're Talking Here!: Midnight Cowboy
Manage episode 407910011 series 3530684
Content provided by The Sleepless Cinematic Podcast. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by The Sleepless Cinematic Podcast or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Madeline, Julian, and Emilio continue their cycle on Unique Best Picture Winners with a "Suggestion Box" episode on the 1969 classic "Midnight Cowboy," the first and only X-Rated film to win the top Oscar. As the oldest film the trio have covered to this point, they each think it holds up spectacularly in numerous ways, such as its frenetic dual portrayals of youthful desire and repressed trauma, its iconic needle drops with Harry Nilsson's "Everybody's Talkin'," and Dustin Hoffman's inimitable overbite. Aided by myriad anecdotes along the way on the film's production and release, director John Schlesinger's greater filmography, and, as it just so happens, Emilio's freshman year at NYU, the trio follow in the footsteps of Joe Buck and Rico "Ratso" Rizzo (luckily without being forced to yell "I'm walkin' here!") and go where the filmic sun keeps shining through the pouring rain.
If you enjoy our podcast, please consider writing us a positive review on your podcast platform of choice. It really helps us be shared and enjoyed by others!
Follow us on IG and TikTok! @sleeplesscinematicpod
Send us an email at sleeplesscinematicpod@gmail.com!
On Letterboxd? Follow Julian @julian_barthold and Madeline @patronessofcats
46 episodes
Share
