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The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show
★ 7.6/10•1971•1h 59m•R•Drama•Romance

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.

Peter Bogdanovich · Director

Larry McMurtry · Screenplay

Peter Bogdanovich · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 59m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 3, 1971
Budget$1,300,000
Revenue$29,133,000

Actors

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

Sharon Ullrick

Sharon Ullrick

Charlene Duggs

Bill Thurman

Bill Thurman

Coach Popper

Jessie Lee Fulton

Jessie Lee Fulton

Miss Mosey

Helena Humann

Jimmie Sue

Barc Doyle

Barc Doyle

Joe Bob Blanton

Gary Brockette

Bobby Sheen

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