The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show

119 mins | Drama | Oct. 3, 1971

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.

The Last Picture Show

119 mins | Drama | Oct. 3, 1971

The Last Picture Show
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.
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers Columbia Pictures, BBS Productions, Last Picture Show Productions
Original title The Last Picture Show
Directors Peter Bogdanovich
Writers Peter Bogdanovich, Larry McMurtry

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

Eileen Brennan

as Genevieve

Randy Quaid

as Lester Marlow

Clu Gulager

as Abilene

Sam Bottoms

as Billy

Sharon Ullrick

as Charlene Duggs

Bill Thurman

as Coach Popper

Jessie Lee Fulton

as Miss Mosey

Helena Humann

as Jimmie Sue

Barc Doyle

as Joe Bob Blanton

Gary Brockette

as Bobby Sheen

John Hillerman

as English teacher

Joe Heathcock

as Sheriff

Kimberly Hyde

as Annie-Annie Martin

Noble Willingham

as Chester

Janice O'Malley

as Mrs. Clarg

Grover Lewis

as Sonny's father

Peter Bogdanovich

as DJ (voice, uncredited)