Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.
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Dustin Hoffman | Ratso |
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Jon Voight | Joe Buck |
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Sylvia Miles | Cass |
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John McGiver | Mr. O'Daniel |
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Brenda Vaccaro | Shirley |
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Barnard Hughes | Towny |
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Ruth White | Sally Buck - Texas |
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Jennifer Salt | Annie - Texas |
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Gilman Rankin | Woodsy Niles - Texas |
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Gary Owens | Little Joe - Texas |
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T. Tom Marlow | Little Joe - Texas |
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George Eppersen | Ralph - Texas |
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Al Scott | Cafeteria Manager - Texas |
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Linda Davis | Mother on the Bus - Texas |
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J.T. Masters | Old Cow-Hand - Texas |
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Arlene Reeder | The Old Lady - Texas |
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Georgann Johnson | Rich Lady - New York |
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Jonathan Kramer | Jackie - New York |
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Anthony Holland | TV Bishop - New York |
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Bob Balaban | The Young Student - New York |
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Jan Tice | Freaked-Out Lady - New York |
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Paul Benjamin | Bartender - New York |
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Peter Scalia | Vegetable Grocer - New York |
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Vito Siracusa | Vegetable Grocer - New York |
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Peter Zamagias | Hat Shop Owner - New York |
Director | John Schlesinger |
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Writer | Waldo Salt, James Leo Herlihy | |
Producer | Jerome Hellman, Kenneth Utt | |
Musician | John Barry | |
Photography | Adam Holender |