The Last Picture Show (1971)

10/03/1971 (US) • 1h 59m

Drama, Romance

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.

Top Billed Cast

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


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,300,000.00

Revenue

$29,133,000.00

Keywords

small town

new love

based on novel or book

texas

graduation

high school graduation

billiard hall

graduation present

elopement

1950s

thoughtful

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