

The Last Picture Show
"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.
Movie Details
Budget
$1.3M
$1,300,000
Revenue
$29.1M
$29,133,000
Languages
English
Studio
BBS Productions
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Key Crew

Peter Bogdanovich
Director

Larry McMurtry
Screenplay

Peter Bogdanovich
Screenplay

Bert Schneider
Executive Producer

Bob Rafelson
Producer
Cast

Timothy Bottoms
Sonny Crawford

Cybill Shepherd
Jacy Farrow

Jeff Bridges
Duane Jackson

Cloris Leachman
Ruth Popper

Ellen Burstyn
Lois Farrow

Ben Johnson
Sam the Lion

Randy Quaid
Lester Marlow

Clu Gulager
Abilene

Eileen Brennan
Genevieve

Sam Bottoms
Billy

Sharon Ullrick
Charlene Duggs

Bill Thurman
Coach Popper

Jessie Lee Fulton
Miss Mosey
Helena Humann
Jimmie Sue
Barc Doyle
Joe Bob Blanton
Gary Brockette
Bobby Sheen

John Hillerman
English teacher
Joe Heathcock
Sheriff

Kimberly Hyde
Annie-Annie Martin

Noble Willingham
Chester