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The Last Picture Show

Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed…

Starring: Timothy Bottoms, Cybill Shepherd, Jeff Bridges, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn

Writer: Larry McMurtry, Peter Bogdanovich, Larry McMurtry

Release Date:
October 3, 1971
Ratings:
7.6 / 10
Director:
Peter Bogdanovich
Companies:
BBS Productions

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.