The Last Picture Show 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.

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Drama
Romance
Release Date

Oct 03, 1971

Duration: 1h 59 min

Popularity: 1.7819
706 votes
Directed by

Peter Bogdanovich

Casting: Ross Brown

Screenplay by

Larry McMurtryPeter Bogdanovich

Productions

BBS Productions (US)

Collection
The Last Picture Show and Texasville
Budget 1.3 M

29.1 M

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