Un uomo da marciapiede
Trama
Cowboy texano arriva a New York deciso a fare soldi con le donne ma passa brutte esperienze e un duro inverno con Ratso Rizzo, italoamericano zoppo e tubercolotico. Cinedramma patetico su una strana amicizia che sboccia come un fiore nel fango di Manhattan. Ebbe 3 Oscar: film, regia, sceneggiatura (Waldo Salt, da un romanzo di James Leo Herlihy). Per Hoffman, piccolo grande uomo, soltanto una nomination; la ebbe anche Voight. Fu per entrambi il 3° film e il definitivo lancio come star. Grande successo anche per la canzone “Everybody's Talkin'” di Fred Neil, cantata da Henry Nilsson.
Per chi non l'ha mai visto e per chi non l'ha mai dimenticato.
(1969) Dramma
Data rilascio : 25/05/1969
regia di John Schlesinger
Budget : 3.600.000,00 $
Incasso : 44.785.053,00 $
Cast
Jon Voight - Joe Buck
Dustin Hoffman - Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo
Sylvia Miles - Cass
John McGiver - Mr. O'Daniel
Brenda Vaccaro - Shirley
Barnard Hughes - Towny
Ruth White - Sally Buck
Jennifer Salt - Annie
Gilman Rankin - Woodsy Niles
Gary Owens - Little Joe
T. Tom Marlow - Little Joe
George Eppersen - Ralph
Al Scott - Cafeteria Manager
Linda Davis - Mother on the Bus
J.T. Masters - Old Cow-Hand
Arlene Reeder - The Old Lady
Georgann Johnson - Rich Lady
Jonathan Kramer - Jackie
Anthony Holland - TV Bishop
Bob Balaban - The Young Student
Jan Tice - Freaked-Out Lady
Paul Benjamin - Bartender
Peter Scalia - Vegetable Grocer
Vito Siracusa - Vegetable Grocer
Peter Zamagias - Hat Shop Owner
Arthur Anderson - Hotel Clerk
Tina Scala - Laundromat Lady
Alma Felix - Laundromat Lady
Richard Clarke - Escort Service Man
Ann Thomas - The Frantic Lady
Viva - Gretel McAlbertson
Paul Rossilli - Hansel McAlbertson
Ultra Violet - The Party
Paul Jabara - The Party
International Velvet - The Party
Cecelia Lipson - The Party
Taylor Mead - The Party
Paul Morrissey - The Party
Joan Murphy - The Waitress
Al Stetson - Bus Driver
M. Emmet Walsh - Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Sandy Duncan - Woman in TV Montage (uncredited)
Philip Bruns - Man in TV Montage (uncredited)
Waldo Salt - Joe Pyne on TV Show (uncredited)
Bill Walters - St. Bernard Owner (uncredited)
Jay Morran - Pimp (uncredited)
Renee Semes - Hippie in Coffee Shop (uncredited)
Jeffrey Walker - Hippie (uncredited)
Mary Boylan - Old Lady in Subway (uncredited)
Marlene Clark - Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Jasmin - Party Guest (uncredited)
Pat Ast - Party Guest (uncredited)
Randall Carver - Rapist in Flashback (uncredited)
Robert Dahdah - Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Trent Gough - Man at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
Larry Sherman - Homeless Man (uncredited)
Barbara Maggio - Gina (uncredited)
James Miller - Cowboy (uncredited)
Lucian Addario - Sailor in Bar (uncredited)
William Door - Man at Party (uncredited)