The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show (1971)

Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed…

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.

Date of release
1971-10-03
TMDB
7.6 / 10 (808)
Runtime
1h 59m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Peter Bogdanovich

Casting

  • Timothy Bottoms — Sonny Crawford
  • Cybill Shepherd — Jacy Farrow
  • Jeff Bridges — Duane Jackson
  • Cloris Leachman — Ruth Popper
  • Ellen Burstyn — Lois Farrow
  • Ben Johnson — Sam the Lion
  • Randy Quaid — Lester Marlow
  • Clu Gulager — Abilene
  • Eileen Brennan — Genevieve
  • Sam Bottoms — Billy
  • Sharon Ullrick — Charlene Duggs
  • Bill Thurman — Coach Popper

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