Joe Buck in Midnight Cowboy

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fictional character film character

Joe Buck in Midnight Cowboy is the naive Texas hustler and central protagonist of the 1969 film "Midnight Cowboy," whose move to New York City exposes him to harsh urban realities and an unlikely friendship with Ratso Rizzo.

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Joe Buck 0
Joe Buck (character in the novel Midnight Cowboy) 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
appearsIn Midnight Cowboy NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsInGenre New Hollywood cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsInWorkBy director John Schlesinger NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithTheme American Dream disillusionment ⓘ
survival in the city ⓘ
basedOn Joe Buck (character in the novel Midnight Cowboy) NERFINISHED ⓘ
cinematicEra late 1960s American cinema ⓘ
closeRelationshipWith Ratso Rizzo NERFINISHED ⓘ
costumeIconography cowboy outfit ⓘ
countryOfWorkOrigin United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
createdBy James Leo Herlihy NERFINISHED ⓘ
experiences harsh urban realities ⓘ
filmReleaseYear 1969 ⓘ
filmStudioOfWork United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAppearance film Midnight Cowboy (1969) NERFINISHED ⓘ
formerResidence Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
formsFriendshipWith Ratso Rizzo NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genreOfWork drama ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
movesTo New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeTheme friendship ⓘ
loss of innocence ⓘ
urban alienation ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableAwardContext associated with Academy Award-winning film Midnight Cowboy ⓘ
occupation hustler ⓘ
partOf Midnight Cowboy (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
personalityTrait idealistic ⓘ
lonely ⓘ
naive ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
portrayedBy Jon Voight NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryMotivation escaping past life in Texas ⓘ
seeking success in New York City ⓘ
roleInNarrative central character ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
screenwriterOfWork Waldo Salt NERFINISHED ⓘ
settingOfStory New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
sexualRole male prostitute ⓘ
visualTrait cowboy hat ⓘ
fringe jacket ⓘ

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Jon Voight → role → Joe Buck in Midnight Cowboy ⓘ
Joe Buck is a naive Texan dishwasher → basedOn → Joe Buck in Midnight Cowboy ⓘ
subject surface form: Joe Buck
this entity surface form: Joe Buck (character in the novel Midnight Cowboy)