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The Last Picture Show(1971)
Status: Released
Date: 1971-10-03
76%
716 Votes
Time: 1h 59m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $1,300,000.00
Revenue: $29,133,000.00
ProductionCompanies:
BBS Productions
Movie: The Last Picture Show
Top 10 Billed 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
Video Trailer The Last Picture Show
Video: AFS PRESENTS: THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
AFS PRESENTS: THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
The Last Picture Show ≣ 1971 ≣ Trailer
"The Last Picture Show" 40th Anniversary Panel
An Illicit Kiss
Making "The Last Picture Show"
Peter Bogdanovich on making THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
Sofia Coppola announces the THE LAST PICTURE SHOW for AFI Movie Club
The Legacy of "The Last Picture Show"
All 8 videos
AFS PRESENTS: THE LAST PICTURE SHOW - Trailer
The Last Picture Show ≣ 1971 ≣ Trailer - Trailer
"The Last Picture Show" 40th Anniversary Panel - Featurette
An Illicit Kiss - Clip
Making "The Last Picture Show" - Featurette
Peter Bogdanovich on making THE LAST PICTURE SHOW - Featurette
Sofia Coppola announces the THE LAST PICTURE SHOW for AFI Movie Club - Featurette
The Legacy of "The Last Picture Show" - Featurette
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