The Last Picture Show

1971 · 1h59 · Film

Directed by Peter Bogdanovich

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

Ideal when you feel… Romantic

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.

Original language

English

Screenplay

Larry McMurtry, Peter Bogdanovich

Cinematography

Robert Surtees

Cast

Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Johnson, Randy Quaid, Clu Gulager, Eileen Brennan, Sam Bottoms, Sharon Ullrick, Bill Thurman

Updated July 22, 2026

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