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The Last Picture Show poster

#6 Box Office Hit of 1971

The Last Picture Show (1971)

"Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed…"

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.

Cast

  • Timothy Bottoms

    Sonny Crawford

    Timothy Bottoms

  • Cybill Shepherd

    Jacy Farrow

    Cybill Shepherd

  • Jeff Bridges

    Duane Jackson

    Jeff Bridges

  • Cloris Leachman

    Ruth Popper

    Cloris Leachman

  • Ellen Burstyn

    Lois Farrow

    Ellen Burstyn

  • Ben Johnson

    Sam the Lion

    Ben Johnson

  • Randy Quaid

    Lester Marlow

    Randy Quaid

  • Clu Gulager

    Abilene

    Clu Gulager

  • Eileen Brennan

    Genevieve

    Eileen Brennan

  • Sam Bottoms

    Billy

    Sam Bottoms

  • Sharon Ullrick

    Charlene Duggs

    Sharon Ullrick

  • Bill Thurman

    Coach Popper

    Bill Thurman

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