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The Last Picture Show

Not Rated
Drama
7.641/10(689 ratings)

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.

10-03-1971
1h 59m
The Last Picture Show
Backdrop for The Last Picture Show

Main Cast

Timothy Bottoms

Timothy Bottoms

Sonny Crawford

Cybill Shepherd

Cybill Shepherd

Jacy Farrow

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Duane Jackson

Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

Ruth Popper

Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Lois Farrow

Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson

Sam the Lion

Randy Quaid

Randy Quaid

Lester Marlow

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Peter Bogdanovich
Production:
BBS Productions
Revenue:
$29,133,000
Budget:
$1,300,000

Key Crew

Director:
Peter Bogdanovich
Screenplay:
Larry McMurtry
Screenplay:
Peter Bogdanovich
Novel:
Larry McMurtry
Production Design:
Polly Platt

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en