
Plot
Texas greenhorn Joe Buck arrives in New York City for the first time. Preening himself as a real "hustler", he finds that he is the one getting "hustled" until he teams up with down-and-out but resilient outcast Ratso Rizzo. The initial "country cousin meets city cousin" relationship deepens. In their efforts to bilk a hostile world rebuffing them at every turn, this unlikely pair progress from partners in shady business to comrades. Each has found his first real friend.
Written by
Waldo Salt, James Leo Herlihy
Directed by
John Schlesinger
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
United Artists, Jerome Hellman Productions, Florin Productions
Languages
Italiano, English
Awards
Won 3 Oscars. 28 wins & 16 nominations total