Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1971 · 1h 59m

The Last Picture Show

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Director
Peter Bogdanovich
Cast
Timothy Bottoms as Sonny Crawford Cybill Shepherd as Jacy Farrow Jeff Bridges as Duane Jackson Cloris Leachman as Ruth Popper Ellen Burstyn as Lois Farrow Ben Johnson as Sam the Lion
Crew
Robert Surtees — Director of Photography Peter Bogdanovich — Editor Donn Cambern — Editor Larry McMurtry — Screenplay Peter Bogdanovich — Screenplay Larry McMurtry — Novel
Tagline

Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed…

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
small townnew lovebased on novel or booktexasgraduationhigh school graduationbilliard hallgraduation presentblack and whiteelopement1950sthoughtful
Key Collaborators
Peter Bogdanovich Director Robert Surtees Director of Photography Peter Bogdanovich Editor Donn Cambern Editor Larry McMurtry Screenplay Peter Bogdanovich Screenplay Larry McMurtry Novel Stephen J. Friedman Producer Bob Rafelson Producer Polly Platt Production Design Polly Platt Costume Design
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