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.
- Year: 1971
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: BBS Productions
- Keyword: small town, new love, based on novel or book, texas, graduation, high school graduation, billiard hall, graduation present, elopement, 1950s, thoughtful
- Director: Peter Bogdanovich
- Cast: Timothy Bottoms, Cybill Shepherd, Jeff Bridges, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Johnson