Texasville (1990)

Summer, 1984: 30 years after Duane captained the high school football team and Jacy was homecoming queen, this Texas town near Wichita Falls prepares for its centennial. Oil prices are down... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Bogdanovich

Writers:

Larry McMurtry (novel), Peter Bogdanovich (screenplay)

Stars:

Harvey Christiansen, Timothy Bottoms, Cybill Shepherd

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Harvey Christiansen	...	Old Man Balt
Pearl Jones	...	Minerva
Loyd Catlett	...	Lee Roy
Jimmy Howell	...	Jack Jackson
Romi Snyder	...	Julie
Kay Pering	...	Lavelle Bates
Allison Marich	...	Billie Anne
Katherine Bongfeldt	...	Nellie
Earl Poole Ball	...	Junior Nolan
Su Hyatt	...	Suzie Nolan
Angie Bolling	...	Marylou Marlow
William McNamara	...	Dickie Jackson
Eileen Brennan	...	Genevieve Morgan
Randy Quaid	...	Lester Marlow
Cloris Leachman	...	Ruth Popper

Storyline

Summer, 1984: 30 years after Duane captained the high school football team and Jacy was homecoming queen, this Texas town near Wichita Falls prepares for its centennial. Oil prices are down, banks are failing, and Duane's $12 million in debt. His wife Karla drinks too much, his children are always in trouble, and he tom-cats around with the wives of friends. Jacy's back in town, after a mildly successful acting career, life in Italy, and the death of her son. Folks assume Duane and Jacy will resume their high school romance. And Sonny is "tired in his mind," causing worries for his safety. Can these friends find equilibrium in middle age?

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Plot Keywords:

debt | texas | old flame | reminiscence | americana | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 September 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Texasville - unohduksen maa

Filming Locations:

Archer City, Texas, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$2,268,181 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cine-Source, Nelson Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sal Mineo gave director Peter Bogdanovich the Larry McMurtry book, The Last Picture Show. Sal thought it would be a good movie, but felt he was now too old for a young role. Sal Mineo is given "thanks" in the end credit of this film, Texasville, which is the sequel to "The Last Picture Show".

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Goofs

At the beginning of the centennial parade, a half-built Ferris wheel with no cars attached can be seen in background; several minutes later, it's fully operational.

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Quotes

Duane Jackson: Women have a heartless side to them, don't they?

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Connections

Referenced in Game On: Episode #3.2 (1998)

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Soundtracks

"Basin Street Blues"
Written by Spencer Williams
Performed by Louis Armstrong

User Reviews

Skillfully Made for Those Who can Appreciate It

On first viewing I would have voted a 5. But something stuck with me and I've watched the movie - studied the movie - about 8 or 9 times now ... in three weeks. Texasville is brilliant. True to 80s American oil country livin', wonderfully shot to capture big-sky light, and so full of detail one or two or even three viewings are not enough. I'd say the density of nuance is easily twice the standard movie average. That many will dislike this movie is not surprising. Contrary to first impressions, Texasville is not popular culture. As a cut above, this movie will fly right on by most viewers - particularly those many who will not or cannot relate to anything in it. But for those of us who've lived some Texasville ... many thanks are owed Peter, Larry, Cybil, Jeff and the rest.