[Therefore, Carl Beaumont could NOT be the Phantasm.The plot twist/spoiler in the film""s downbeat and sad ending was that the Dark Knight Batman/Bruce Wayne""s true love and ex-fiancee Andrea, the daughter of Beaumont, was surprisingly revealed to be the murderous, masked and vengeful vigilante villain Phantasm.(This film even surpassed their previous film""s record at the box-office.) Appearing just before restrictions would be imposed by the Production Code on motion pictures, this was West""s second original effort, and was partially written and directed by her.Meanwhile, on a country road, a nuclear XK-101 rocket missile was being transported on a flat-bed truck, accompanied by military security police in a convoy.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.The tractor driver is a traitorous sell-out to he rich - he works for "three dollars a day," and rationalizes contemptuously: "I got two little kids at home, my wife, my wife""s mother.