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 .
he puts on his beloved cowboy attire and off he hops on the next new york coach .
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 .
obviously he fails .
he meets the ' cripple ' rico ( dustin hoffman , who is terrifically good ) in a bar .
rico has a leg that is paralysed from the knee down , so he walks in a peculiar way .
rico is a thief and wants to get some money off this ' rich ' dumb cowboy .
he cheats our cowboy out of $ 20 through a somewhat detailed routine and disappears .
soon , our cowboy runs out of money : he gets kicked out of his hotel , and starts getting hungry .
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 .
rico , half - scared , pours out all the money in his pocket .
60 filthy cents .
our cowboy , hungry , is forgiving .
he is glad he found someone he knows .
rico offers to make it up for him .
and he invites him to his place .
and what a filthy , cold place it is .
our cowboy falls asleep instantly in the ( junk ) bed .
when he finally wakes ( jumps ? )
up , he finds rico looking at him .
"
you wanna cup'a'coffee ?
" rico asks in his friendly , sleazy , somewhat - childish manner while he smokes on a ciggy .
"
what 're you ?
a goddamn faggot ?
what do you want from me ?
where are my shoes ?
what did you do to them ?
" but all his doubts turn out to be unfounded .
rico really has a heart .
together , they live in the junk apartment and almost freeze to death .
rico is convinced that the best place to be is florida , where the sun shines beautifully and there are lots of coconut trees .
but he falls sick and is convinced that his cure is to go to florida .
"
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 .
the classic theme music :
" midnight cowboy " helps bring about the feeling of attachment that most viewers will experience towards the end of the film .
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 .
so memorable a shocking , moving end