Joe Buck (Jon Voight), dresses in new cowboy clothing and quits his job. He wants to go to New York to work there as a male prostitute. Through broken flashbacks, we get to know that his mother and grandmother both used to be hookers. He had an affair with an unstable girl and that ended in a tragic note. His flamboyant grandmother often let him share her bed or become acquainted with her lovers. In Newyork, he had sex with a rich woman but when he asks for money, she takes advantage of him. Instead, she gets paid for her sexual favors. Quickly, he becomes disillusioned, down on his luck, and low on money after being conned. Back on the street and at a tacky bar, he meets another hustler named Enrico “Ratso” Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman). The Party sequence will be much discussed. It is openly a burlesque Andy Warhol who, of course, is burlesque to start with. It is more like a secret society where closet homosexuals come to have sex, housewives come to have casual sex with male hustlers. The narrative of this film is very interesting. It uses broken flashbacks to depict the past of Joe and at-times flashbacks happen too fast.
The whole film is well photographed in DeLuxe Color by Adam Holender and professionalism in all technical areas is obvious. There are electronic, harmonica and a lot of country type of music. Dustin Hoffman delivered a fabulous performance as a crippled man. We don’t know much about his past but it is evident from his actions that he didn’t lead a happy life. Jon Voight was no less as well. He imagined himself as a cowboy and he did dream of a great life in a big city only to see that his hopes were shattered. Voight captures all of those little details through his eyes. It is an outstanding film and it is a must-watch for any film lovers.
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