Top billed cast

1. 

   Bob Balaban

   Self

2. 

   Ian Buruma

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3. 

   Michael Childers

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4. 

   Brian De Palma

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5. 

   J. Hoberman

   Self

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   Adam Holender

   Self

7. 

   Charles Kaiser

   Self

8. 

   Jennifer Salt

   Self

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   Lucy Sante

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Reviews

A review by Brent Marchant

Written by Brent Marchant on 2023-09-05

It’s unfortunate when a filmmaker sets out to pay tribute to a cinematic classic yet somehow manages to mangle the effort, but, regrettably, that’s precisely what happened in writer-director Nancy Buirski’s attempted homage to John Schlesinger’s “Midnight Cowboy” (1969), the only X-rated release ever to win the Oscar for best picture. The scattered narrative of this poorly constructed documentary seems to focus on virtually everything except the film itself, drawing upon an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach to explaining what influenced this screen epic rather than what went...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• filmmaking
• cinema history