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The Last Picture Show
“Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed…”
7.6 / 10• 1971• 1h 59m•R• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Timothy Bottoms
Sonny Crawford
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Peter Bogdanovich's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Last Picture Show is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
