Cineastes know this piece of trivia well: John Schlesinger's 1969 sex worker drama "Midnight Cowboy" remains, to date, the only Oscar-winning film to have been given an MPAA-designated "X" rating. Recall that the X rating was given back when the MPAA's rating system was still new and only incorporated four letters. There was G (for General audiences), M (for Mature audiences), R (for Restricted audiences), and X (no one under 16 can see it). The phrase "X-Rated," however, was eventually co-opted by the porn industry, as were the unofficial expansions "XX-rated" and "XXX-rated." To this day, XXX is still used to designate porn.

As such, a curious young cinematic adventurer may fire up "Midnight Cowboy" at home and expect something incredibly sexual. While "Midnight Cowboy" does contain a

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