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.
Cast
Dustin Hoffman
Ratso
Jon Voight
Joe Buck
Sylvia Miles
Cass
John McGiver
Mr. O'Daniel
Brenda Vaccaro
Shirley
Barnard Hughes
Towny
Ruth White
Sally Buck
Jennifer Salt
Annie
Gilman Rankin
Woodsy Niles
Gary Owens
Little Joe
T. Tom Marlow
Little Joe
George Eppersen
Ralph
Al Scott
Cafeteria Manager
Linda Davis
Mother on the Bus
J.T. Masters
Old Cow-Hand
Arlene Reeder
The Old Lady
Georgann Johnson
Rich Lady
Jonathan Kramer
Jackie
Anthony Holland
TV Bishop
Bob Balaban
The Young Student
Jan Tice
Freaked-Out Lady
Paul Benjamin
Bartender
Peter Scalia
Vegetable Grocer
Vito Siracusa
Vegetable Grocer
Peter Zamagias
Hat Shop Owner
Arthur Anderson
Hotel Clerk
Tina Scala
Laundromat Lady
Alma Felix
Laundromat Lady
Richard Clarke
Escort Service Man
Ann Thomas
The Frantic Lady
Viva
Gretel McAlbertson
Paul Rossilli
Hansel McAlbertson
Ultra Violet
The Party
Paul Jabara
The Party
International Velvet
The Party
Cecelia Lipson
The Party
Taylor Mead
The Party
Paul Morrissey
The Party
Joan Murphy
The Waitress
Al Stetson
Bus Driver
M. Emmet Walsh
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Sandy Duncan
Woman in TV Montage (uncredited)
Philip Bruns
Man in TV Montage (uncredited)
Waldo Salt
Joe Pyne on TV Show (uncredited)
Bill Walters
St. Bernard Owner (uncredited)
Jay Morran
Pimp (uncredited)
Renee Semes
Hippie in Coffee Shop (uncredited)
Jeffrey Walker
Hippie (uncredited)
Mary Boylan
Old Lady in Subway (uncredited)
Marlene Clark
Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Jasmin
Party Guest (uncredited)
Pat Ast
Party Guest (uncredited)
Randall Carver
Rapist in Flashback (uncredited)
Robert Dahdah
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Trent Gough
Man at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
Larry Sherman
Homeless Man (uncredited)
Barbara Maggio
Gina (uncredited)
James Miller
Cowboy (uncredited)
Lucian Addario
Sailor in Bar (uncredited)
William Door
Man at Party (uncredited)
Jed Johnson
Party Guest (uncredited)
Jay Johnson
Party Guest (uncredited)
Crew
John Schlesinger
Director
Waldo Salt
Screenplay
James Leo Herlihy
Novel
Hugh A. Robertson
Editor
Richard P. Cirincione
Assistant Editor
Ed Rothkowitz
Assistant Editor
Leonard Saltzberg
Assistant Editor
Adam Holender
Director of Photography
Burtt Harris
Assistant Director
Jerome Hellman
Producer
Kenneth Utt
Associate Producer
John Robert Lloyd
Production Design
Richard C. Kratina
Camera Operator
Max Soloman
Wardrobe Supervisor
Ann Roth
Costume Design
Bob Grimaldi
Hairstylist
Irving Buchman
Makeup Artist
Dick Smith
Makeup Artist
Edward Carzero
Scenic Artist
Willis Conner
Assistant Art Director
Jack Fitzstephens
Sound Editor
Vincent Connelly
Sound Editor
Dick Vorisek
Sound Mixer
Abe Seidman
Sound
John Barry
Original Music Composer, Music Supervisor
Toots Thielemans
Music
Philip Smith
Set Decoration
Jim Clark
Creative Consultant
Willie Meyerhoff
Electrician
Norman Leigh
Electrician
Edward Swanson
Carpenter
Nicholas Sgarro
Continuity
Michael Mahony
Key Grip
Hal Schaffel
Production Manager
Pablo Ferro
Title Graphics
Fred C. Caruso
Assistant Production Manager
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