The Last Picture Show (1971)
Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed…
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.
Key facts
- Released:
- 1971-10-03
- Runtime:
- 119 min
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance
- Director:
- Peter Bogdanovich
- Top cast:
- Timothy Bottoms, Cybill Shepherd, Jeff Bridges, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Johnson
- Original language:
- EN
- TMDB rating:
- 7.6/10 from 769 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 7.6/10