The Last Picture Show (1971)

  • R
  • 10/02/1971 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 59m

Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed…

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.

Peter Bogdanovich

Director, Screenplay

Larry McMurtry

Screenplay, Novel

Cast

Timothy Bottoms's headshot

Timothy Bottoms

Sonny Crawford
Cybill Shepherd's headshot

Cybill Shepherd

Jacy Farrow
Jeff Bridges's headshot

Jeff Bridges

Duane Jackson
Cloris Leachman's headshot

Cloris Leachman

Ruth Popper
Ellen Burstyn's headshot

Ellen Burstyn

Lois Farrow
Ben Johnson's headshot

Ben Johnson

Sam the Lion
Randy Quaid's headshot

Randy Quaid

Lester Marlow
Clu Gulager's headshot

Clu Gulager

Abilene

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