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The Last Picture Show

  • 19711971
  • RR
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
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Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms, Ellen Burstyn, Cloris Leachman, Cybill Shepherd, and Ben Johnson in The Last Picture Show (1971)
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In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
48K
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POPULARITY
2,566
36
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Peter Bogdanovich
    • Writers
      • Larry McMurtry(screenplay by)
      • Peter Bogdanovich(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Timothy Bottoms
      • Jeff Bridges
      • Cybill Shepherd
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Peter Bogdanovich
    • Writers
      • Larry McMurtry(screenplay by)
      • Peter Bogdanovich(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Timothy Bottoms
      • Jeff Bridges
      • Cybill Shepherd
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 218User reviews
    • 102Critic reviews
    • 93Metascore
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 19 wins & 22 nominations total

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    The Last Picture Show
    Trailer 1:27
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    Jeff Bridges and Timothy Bottoms in The Last Picture Show (1971)
    Jeff Bridges in The Last Picture Show (1971)
    Jeff Bridges and Timothy Bottoms in The Last Picture Show (1971)
    Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms, Ellen Burstyn, Cloris Leachman, Cybill Shepherd, and Ben Johnson in The Last Picture Show (1971)
    Timothy Bottoms and Cloris Leachman in The Last Picture Show (1971)
    Ellen Burstyn and Cybill Shepherd in The Last Picture Show (1971)
    Jeff Bridges, Peter Bogdanovich, and Timothy Bottoms in The Last Picture Show (1971)
    Cloris Leachman at an event for The Last Picture Show (1971)
    Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms, and Cybill Shepherd in The Last Picture Show (1971)
    Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms, and Cybill Shepherd in The Last Picture Show (1971)
    Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms, Ellen Burstyn, Cloris Leachman, Cybill Shepherd, and Ben Johnson in The Last Picture Show (1971)
    Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms, and Cybill Shepherd in The Last Picture Show (1971)

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    Timothy Bottoms
    Timothy Bottoms
    • Sonny Crawford
    Jeff Bridges
    Jeff Bridges
    • Duane Jackson
    Cybill Shepherd
    Cybill Shepherd
    • Jacy Farrow
    Ben Johnson
    Ben Johnson
    • Sam the Lion
    Cloris Leachman
    Cloris Leachman
    • Ruth Popper
    Ellen Burstyn
    Ellen Burstyn
    • Lois Farrow
    Eileen Brennan
    Eileen Brennan
    • Genevieve
    Clu Gulager
    Clu Gulager
    • Abilene
    Sam Bottoms
    Sam Bottoms
    • Billy
    Sharon Ullrick
    Sharon Ullrick
    • Charlene Duggs
    • (as Sharon Taggart)
    Randy Quaid
    Randy Quaid
    • Lester Marlow
    Joe Heathcock
    • The Sheriff
    Bill Thurman
    Bill Thurman
    • Coach Popper
    Barc Doyle
    • Joe Bob Blanton
    Jessie Lee Fulton
    Jessie Lee Fulton
    • Miss Mosey
    Gary Brockette
    Gary Brockette
    • Bobby Sheen
    Helena Humann
    • Jimmie Sue
    Loyd Catlett
    Loyd Catlett
    • Leroy
    • Director
      • Peter Bogdanovich
    • Writers
      • Larry McMurtry(screenplay by) (based on the novel by)
      • Peter Bogdanovich(screenplay by)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      At 9 minutes and 54 seconds, Ben Johnson's performance in this movie is the shortest to ever win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
    • Goofs
      When Duane returns to Anarene toward the end of the film, he is on leave from the US Army in the middle of the Korean War, around 1952. His hair is too long to pass Army regulations, which limit the length of a soldier's hair, after he has completed basic training. His hair would be too long even for today's Army. Moreover, Duane has sideburns, which the Army would never have permitted.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Ruth Popper: Never you mind, honey. Never you mind.

    • Alternate versions
      Special edition includes seven minutes of footage not included in the original release.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Last Picture Show Re-Release Promo (1971)
    • Soundtracks
      Cold, Cold Heart
      (uncredited)

      Written by Hank Williams (as Hank Williams Sr.)

      Performed by Tony Bennett

    User reviews218

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    The Texas Ice Princess
    The Last Picture Show, set in Texas during the early Fifties is about the coming of age of two Texas teens, Timothy Bottoms and Jeff Bridgesand the young lady who has an effect on both of them, Cybill Shepherd.

    Cybill part of what passes for society in this small hole in the wall town that's seen its better days. Her father is rich because of some prosperous oil leases. Her mother Ellen Burstyn is thinking she's discreet in her affair with oil worker Clu Gulager, but there ain't any secrets in that town.

    Shepherd is pretty, but spoiled. She flirts from Bridges to Bottoms, gets involved with Randy Quaid, Gulager and others. She breaks up the friendship with Bottoms and Bridges temporarily and causes all kinds of other havoc.

    Bottoms is also taken up with his high school coach's wife who also is unhappily married. Cloris Leachman delivers a strong performance there, possibly the best among the female cast members.

    However The Last Picture Show is known as the film that brought Ben Johnson an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Johnson drifted into acting, he was a rodeo performer who handled stock in several Hollywood films that John Ford took a liking to. He represented in his roles some of the best traditions of the American west as he does here.

    The tragedy is though he represents a way of life that has come and gone. And that it has passed is not for the better.

    Peter Bogdanovich as director got all kinds of deserved acclaim for this film that has become a classic. Sad to say Bogdanovich never quite did anything as good as The Last Picture Show.

    Almost 40 years later, The Last Picture Show still holds up well today and should not be missed.
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    FAQ10

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    • Is 'The Last Picture Show' based on a book?
    • Where is Anarene, Texas?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 22, 1971 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Zadnja predstava
    • Filming locations
      • 605 South Ash Street, Archer City, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • BBS Productions
      • Last Picture Show Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,300,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $29,133,000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $29,146,131
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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