The Last Picture Show
- Release Date
- October 3, 1971
- Director
- Peter Bogdanovich
- Cast
- Timothy Bottoms , Jeff Bridges , Cybill Shepherd , Ben Johnson , Cloris Leachman , Ellen Burstyn
- Runtime
- 118
- Main Genre
- Drama
- Writers
- Larry McMurtry , Peter Bogdanovich
- Tagline
- Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed...
Summary
High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating local beauty, Jacy, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wife, Ruth. As graduation nears, both boys contemplate their futures. While Duane eyes the army and Sonny takes over a local business, each boy struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhere else.
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