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The Last Picture Show

1971 • 1h59m Drama, Romance

Rating

7.6/10

Popularity

3

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.

Details

Director

Peter Bogdanovich

Screenplay

Larry McMurtry

Peter Bogdanovich

Cast

Timothy Bottoms

Cybill Shepherd

Jeff Bridges

Release date

10/3/1971

Status

Released

Budget

$1,300,000

Revenue

$29,133,000

Origin country

US

Vote count

734