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The Last Picture Show

October 3, 1971 · 119 min · 7.6/10 · Drama, Romance

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.

Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Writers: Larry McMurtry, Peter Bogdanovich

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
Sharon Ullrick
Sharon Ullrick
Charlene Duggs
Bill Thurman
Bill Thurman
Coach Popper

Crew

  • Director: Peter Bogdanovich
  • Screenplay: Larry McMurtry
  • Assistant Director: Robert Rubin
  • Editor: Peter Bogdanovich
  • Novel: Larry McMurtry
  • Costume Design: Polly Platt
  • Screenplay: Peter Bogdanovich
  • Editor: Donn Cambern
  • Director of Photography: Robert Surtees
  • Production Design: Polly Platt
  • Casting: Ross Brown
  • Art Direction: Walter Scott Herndon

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.