The Last Picture Show

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 3, 1971

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Columbia Pictures,BBS Productions,Last Picture Show Productions

Cast

Timothy Bottoms,Cybill Shepherd,Jeff Bridges,Cloris Leachman,Ellen Burstyn,Ben Johnson,Randy Quaid,Clu Gulager,Eileen Brennan,Sam Bottomsand 38 more

Director

Peter Bogdanovich

Writer

Larry McMurtry,Peter Bogdanovich

Producer

Bert Schneider,Stephen J. Friedman,Bob Rafelson

Cinematography

Robert Surtees

Budget

$1,300,000

Revenue

$29,133,000

IMDb

tt0067328