The film was originally advertised as "a faithful duplication of the genuine ""Hold Ups"" made famous by various outlaw bands in the far West.BackgroundMidnight Cowboy(1969) is an ultra-realistic, adult film (shot on location) with sordid, downbeat and serious content, from British director John Schlesinger, who had previously directed the widely-acclaimedDarling (1965)- with a Best Actress win for Julie Christie., and two appearances by original cast members (Elisha Cook, Jr., and Lee Patrick).The classic mystery film has also been spoofed inThe Maltese Bippy (1969)with TV-show stars Dan Rowan and Dick Martin,Murder By Death (1976), andThe Cheap Detective (1978).See below for more about The Overlook.]Plot SynopsisThe film opens without narration or commentary featuring only Wendy Carlos"" funereal-sounding synthesized adaptation of the "Dies Irae" (Day of Wrath) theme from the fifth movement (Dream of a Witches"" Sabbath) of Hector Berlioz""sSymphonie Fantastique.