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Texasville

Texasville

It's not a place... It's a state of mind.

19906.02h 3m

Overview

Summer, 1984: 30 years after Duane captained the high school football team and Jacy was homecoming queen, this Texas town near Wichita Falls prepares for its centennial. Oil prices are down, banks are failing, and Duane's $12 million in debt. His wife Karla drinks too much, his children are always in trouble, and he tom-cats around with the wives of friends. Jacy's back in town, after a mildly successful acting career, life in Italy, and the death of her son. Folks assume Duane and Jacy will resume their high school romance. And Sonny is "tired in his mind," causing worries for his safety. Can these friends find equilibrium in middle age?

Directed by Peter Bogdanovich
Written by Larry McMurtry, Peter Bogdanovich
Produced by Peter Bogdanovich, Barry Spikings
Box Office0Revenue: $2.3M

Top Cast

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Duane Jackson

Cybill Shepherd

Cybill Shepherd

Jacy Farrow

Annie Potts

Annie Potts

Karla Jackson

Randy Quaid

Randy Quaid

Lester Marlow

Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

Ruth Popper

Timothy Bottoms

Timothy Bottoms

Sonny Crawford

William McNamara

William McNamara

Dickie Jackson

Eileen Brennan

Eileen Brennan

Genevieve Morgan

Angie Bolling

Angie Bolling

Marylou Marlow

M

Meri Beth Moore

T.V. News Anchor

Themes & Keywords

small townbased on novel or booktexassequelhigh school sweetheart1980s

About Texasville

Texasville is a drama, romance film released in 1990 exploring themes of small town, based on novel or book, texas, sequel, high school sweetheart, 1980s. Directed by Peter Bogdanovich, it stars Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Annie Potts. Summer, 1984: 30 years after Duane captained the high school football team and Jacy was homecoming queen, this Texas town near Wichita Falls prepares for its centennial. Oil prices are down, banks are failing, and Duane's $12 million in debt. His wife Karla drinks too much, his children are always in trouble, and he tom-cats around with the wives of friends. Jacy's back in town, after a mildly successful acting career, life in Italy, and the death of her son. Folks assume Duane and Jacy will resume their high school romance. And Sonny is "tired in his mind," causing worries for his safety. Can these friends find equilibrium in middle age?

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