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The Last Picture Show (1971)
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A group of 50's high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied West Texas town that is slowly dying, both economically and culturally. Director:Peter Bogdanovich |
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| Timothy Bottoms | ... | ||
| Jeff Bridges | ... | ||
| Cybill Shepherd | ... | ||
| Ben Johnson | ... | ||
| Cloris Leachman | ... | ||
| Ellen Burstyn | ... | ||
| Eileen Brennan | ... |
Genevieve
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| Clu Gulager | ... |
Abilene
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| Sam Bottoms | ... |
Billy
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| Sharon Ullrick | ... |
Charlene Duggs
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| Randy Quaid | ... | ||
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Joe Heathcock | ... |
The Sheriff
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Bill Thurman | ... |
Coach Popper
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Barc Doyle | ... | |
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Jessie Lee Fulton | ... |
Miss Mosey
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In tiny Anarene, Texas, in the lull between World War Two and the Korean Conflict, Sonny and Duane are best friends. Enduring that awkward period of life between boyhood and manhood, the two pass their time the best way they know how -- with the movie house, football, and girls. Jacey is Duane's steady, wanted by every boy in school, and she knows it. Her daddy is rich and her mom is good looking and loose. It's the general consensus that whoever wins Jacey's heart will be set for life. But Anarene is dying a quiet death as folks head for the big cities to make their livings and raise their kids. The boys are torn between a future somewhere out there beyond the borders of town or making do with their inheritance of a run-down pool hall and a decrepit movie house -- the legacy of their friend and mentor, Sam the Lion. As high school graduation approaches, they learn some difficult lessons about love... Written by Mark Fleetwood <mfleetwo@mail.coin.missouri.edu>
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Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed... See more »Genres:
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Die letzte Vorstellung See more »Box Office
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$1,300,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Radio announcer: President Truman'll be here tomorrow, so all you folks in Dallas turn out, chuh hear? This is Cowboy Rhythms on KTRN, Wichita Falls, here's Hank Williams' big hit tune, "Cold Cold Heart".
Sam the Lion: You ain't ever gonna amount to nothing. Already spent a dime this morning, ain't even had a decent breakfast. Gimme the chalk. Why don't you comb you hair Sonny, it sticks up, look like you smelled'm wolf. I'm surprised you had the nerve to show up this morning after that stomping y'all took last night.
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Written by Johnny Standley and Art Thorsen
Performed by Johnny Standley See more »
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Jimmy Dean, the singer, was suggested by Peter Bogdanovich for the role of Abilene, but the studio turned him down. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: When Lois Farrow makes a telephone call from her home she dials a seven digit number. In 1951 a telephone number would have been at the most five digits in the small town of Anarene, Texas. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Radio announcer: President Truman'll be here tomorrow, so all you folks in Dallas turn out, chuh hear? This is Cowboy Rhythms on KTRN, Wichita Falls, here's Hank Williams' big hit tune, "Cold Cold Heart".
Sam the Lion: You ain't ever gonna amount to nothing. Already spent a dime this morning, ain't even had a decent breakfast. Gimme the chalk. Why don't you comb you hair Sonny, it sticks up, look like you smelled'm wolf. I'm surprised you had the nerve to show up this morning after that stomping y'all took last night.
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"It's in the Book"Written by Johnny Standley and Art Thorsen
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