Joe Buck in Midnight Cowboy
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joe Buck (character in the novel Midnight Cowboy) | 1 |
| Joe Buck in Midnight Cowboy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Joe Buck in Midnight Cowboy Context triple: [Jon Voight, role, Joe Buck in Midnight Cowboy]
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Lonnie Bannon in "Hud"
Lonnie Bannon in "Hud" is the sensitive, idealistic teenage nephew of the hard-drinking antihero Hud, serving as the film’s moral center and emotional viewpoint.
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Junior Bonner
Junior Bonner is a 1972 Western drama film starring Steve McQueen as an aging rodeo rider, noted for its reflective tone and character-driven storytelling.
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Joe Gideon in All That Jazz
Joe Gideon in *All That Jazz* is a driven, self-destructive Broadway director and choreographer whose frenetic work and personal excesses push him toward a surreal confrontation with his own mortality.
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Tom Reagan in Miller's Crossing
Tom Reagan in Miller's Crossing is the coolly intelligent, morally ambiguous consigliere at the center of the Coen brothers' Prohibition-era gangster film, known for his strategic manipulation and conflicted loyalties.
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Buddy Russo in The French Connection
Buddy Russo in *The French Connection* is a tough, streetwise New York City detective who partners with Popeye Doyle in the gritty pursuit of an international heroin smuggling ring.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Joe Buck in Midnight Cowboy Target entity description: 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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A.
Lonnie Bannon in "Hud"
Lonnie Bannon in "Hud" is the sensitive, idealistic teenage nephew of the hard-drinking antihero Hud, serving as the film’s moral center and emotional viewpoint.
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B.
Junior Bonner
Junior Bonner is a 1972 Western drama film starring Steve McQueen as an aging rodeo rider, noted for its reflective tone and character-driven storytelling.
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C.
Joe Gideon in All That Jazz
Joe Gideon in *All That Jazz* is a driven, self-destructive Broadway director and choreographer whose frenetic work and personal excesses push him toward a surreal confrontation with his own mortality.
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D.
Tom Reagan in Miller's Crossing
Tom Reagan in Miller's Crossing is the coolly intelligent, morally ambiguous consigliere at the center of the Coen brothers' Prohibition-era gangster film, known for his strategic manipulation and conflicted loyalties.
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E.
Buddy Russo in The French Connection
Buddy Russo in *The French Connection* is a tough, streetwise New York City detective who partners with Popeye Doyle in the gritty pursuit of an international heroin smuggling ring.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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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
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fringe jacket ⓘ |
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Subject: Joe Buck in Midnight Cowboy Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Joe Buck
this entity surface form:
Joe Buck (character in the novel Midnight Cowboy)