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The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show

Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed…

19717.61h 59m

Overview

High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wife. As graduation nears and both boys contemplate their futures, Duane eyes the army and Sonny takes over a local business. Each struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhere else.

Directed by Peter Bogdanovich
Written by Larry McMurtry, Peter Bogdanovich
Produced by Stephen J. Friedman, Bob Rafelson
Box OfficeBudget: $1.3MRevenue: $29.1M

Top Cast

Timothy Bottoms

Timothy Bottoms

Sonny Crawford

Cybill Shepherd

Cybill Shepherd

Jacy Farrow

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Duane Jackson

Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

Ruth Popper

Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Lois Farrow

Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson

Sam the Lion

Randy Quaid

Randy Quaid

Lester Marlow

Clu Gulager

Clu Gulager

Abilene

Eileen Brennan

Eileen Brennan

Genevieve

Sam Bottoms

Sam Bottoms

Billy

Themes & Keywords

small townnew lovebased on novel or booktexasgraduationhigh school graduationbilliard hallgraduation presentblack and whiteelopement1950sthoughtful

About The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show is a drama, romance film released in 1971 exploring themes of small town, new love, based on novel or book, texas, graduation, high school graduation. Directed by Peter Bogdanovich, it stars Timothy Bottoms, Cybill Shepherd, Jeff Bridges. High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wife. As graduation nears and both boys contemplate their futures, Duane eyes the army and Sonny takes over a local business. Each struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhere else.

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