Film
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed...
Drama, Romance· Directed by Peter Bogdanovich· 119 min
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.
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- The story of big dreams in a small town.
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- THE PICTURE SHOW THAT INTRODUCED AMERICA TO THE FORGOTTEN 1950S. It launched the meteoric career of its brilliant new director and its talented cast. It won 2 Academy Awards, and nominations for 8. If you missed it the first time, you owe it to yourself now. If you saw it once, remember it again.
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Connections
Top billing
- 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