The Last Picture Show (1971)
Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed…
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Timothy Bottoms
as Sonny Crawford
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Cybill Shepherd
as Jacy Farrow
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Jeff Bridges
as Duane Jackson
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Cloris Leachman
as Ruth Popper
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Ellen Burstyn
as Lois Farrow
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Ben Johnson
as Sam the Lion
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Randy Quaid
as Lester Marlow
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Clu Gulager
as Abilene
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Eileen Brennan
as Genevieve
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Sam Bottoms
as Billy
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Sharon Ullrick
as Charlene Duggs
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Bill Thurman
as Coach Popper
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Jessie Lee Fulton
as Miss Mosey
- Helena Humann as Jimmie Sue
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Barc Doyle
as Joe Bob Blanton
- Gary Brockette as Bobby Sheen
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John Hillerman
as English teacher
- Joe Heathcock as Sheriff
Crew
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Peter Bogdanovich
Director
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Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
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Peter Bogdanovich
Editor
- Donn Cambern Editor
- Stephen J. Friedman Producer
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Bob Rafelson
Producer
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Larry McMurtry
Screenplay
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Peter Bogdanovich
Screenplay
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