The Last Picture Show (1971)

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Released:
1971-10-03

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.

Director:
Peter Bogdanovich

Runtime:
1h 59min

Genre:
Drama, Romance

  • 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