Drama · Romance

The Last Picture Show

Directed byPeter Bogdanovich

1971 · 1h 59m · Kijkwijzer 18

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 & crew

Cast

  • Timothy BottomsSonny Crawford
  • Cybill ShepherdJacy Farrow
  • Jeff BridgesDuane Jackson
  • Cloris LeachmanRuth Popper
  • Ellen BurstynLois Farrow
  • Ben JohnsonSam the Lion
  • Randy QuaidLester Marlow
  • Clu GulagerAbilene
  • Eileen BrennanGenevieve
  • Sam BottomsBilly
  • Sharon UllrickCharlene Duggs
  • Bill ThurmanCoach Popper

Crew

  • Peter BogdanovichDirector, Writer
  • Larry McMurtryWriter