The Last Picture Show poster

The Last Picture Show( 1971)

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Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed…

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Timothy Bottoms

      Sonny Crawford

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      Cybill Shepherd

      Jacy Farrow

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      Jeff Bridges

      Duane Jackson

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      Cloris Leachman

      Ruth Popper

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      Ellen Burstyn

      Lois Farrow

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      Ben Johnson

      Sam the Lion

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      Randy Quaid

      Lester Marlow

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      Clu Gulager

      Abilene

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      Eileen Brennan

      Genevieve

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      Sam Bottoms

      Billy

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      Sharon Ullrick

      Charlene Duggs

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      Bill Thurman

      Coach Popper

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      Jessie Lee Fulton

      Miss Mosey

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      Helena Humann

      Jimmie Sue

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      Barc Doyle

      Joe Bob Blanton

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      Gary Brockette

      Bobby Sheen

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      John Hillerman

      English teacher

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      Joe Heathcock

      Sheriff

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      Kimberly Hyde

      Annie-Annie Martin

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      Noble Willingham

      Chester

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      Janice O'Malley

      Mrs. Clarg

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      Grover Lewis

      Sonny's father

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      Peter Bogdanovich

      DJ (voice) (uncredited)

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      Loyd Catlett

      Leroy

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      Robert Glenn

      Gene Farrow

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      Floyd Mahaney

      Oklahoma Patrolman

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      Joye Hash

      Mrs. Jackson

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      Gordon Hurst

      Monroe

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      Charles Seybert

      Andy Fanner

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      Frank Marshall

      Tommy Logan

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      Tom Martin

      Larry

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      Stuart Spates

      Roughneck in Truck (uncredited)

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      Marjorie Jay

      Winnie Snips

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      Pamela Keller

      Jackie Lee French

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      Mike Hosford

      Johnny

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      Faye Jordan

      Nurse

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      Rebecca Ulrick

      Marlene

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      Merrill Shepherd

      Agnes

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      Buddy Wood

      Bud

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      Kenny Wood

      Ken

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      Leon Brown

      Cowboy in Cafe

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      Bobby McGriff

      Truck Driver

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      Jack Mueller

      Oil Pumper

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      Robert Arnold

      Brother Blanton

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      Otis Elmore

      1st Mechanic

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      Charles Salmon

      Roughneck Driver

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      George Gaulden

      Cowboy

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      Will Morris Hannis

      Gas Station Man

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Mon Oct 29 2018
    ***Bleak, trashy B&W drama of life in a fading Texas town in the early 50s with several strong points*** Released in 1971, “The Last Picture Show” is a B&W drama of several teens and adults in a dying Texas town on the windy plains in 1951. Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges and Cybill Shepherd play the main high shoolers while Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman and Ellen Burstyn appear as the adults. Randy Quaid and Clu Gulager have peripheral roles. Sam the Lion (Johnson) is the minor mogul of the town, the father figure of several of the boys, who are fatherless in practice, if not reality. Desp...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1300000.00

    Revenue

    29133000.00

    Keywords

    • small town
    • new love
    • based on novel or book
    • texas
    • graduation
    • high school graduation
    • billiard hall
    • graduation present
    • elopement
    • 1950s
    • thoughtful