The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show
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1971
1h 59m
7.6(734 votes)
Drama
Romance

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Videos & Trailers

8 videos

Cast & Crew

48 members
Acting

Timothy Bottoms

Sonny Crawford

Timothy Bottoms
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Cybill Shepherd

Jacy Farrow

Cybill Shepherd
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Jeff Bridges

Duane Jackson

Jeff Bridges
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Cloris Leachman

Ruth Popper

Cloris Leachman
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Ellen Burstyn

Lois Farrow

Ellen Burstyn
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Ben Johnson

Sam the Lion

Ben Johnson
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Randy Quaid

Lester Marlow

Randy Quaid
Acting

Clu Gulager

Abilene

Clu Gulager
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Eileen Brennan

Genevieve

Eileen Brennan
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Sam Bottoms

Billy

Sam Bottoms
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Sharon Ullrick

Charlene Duggs

Sharon Ullrick
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Bill Thurman

Coach Popper

Bill Thurman
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Jessie Lee Fulton

Miss Mosey

Jessie Lee Fulton
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Helena Humann

Jimmie Sue

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Barc Doyle

Joe Bob Blanton

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Gary Brockette

Bobby Sheen

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John Hillerman

English teacher

John Hillerman
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Joe Heathcock

Sheriff

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Kimberly Hyde

Annie-Annie Martin

Kimberly Hyde
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Noble Willingham

Chester

Noble Willingham
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Janice O'Malley

Mrs. Clarg

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Grover Lewis

Sonny's father

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Directing

Peter Bogdanovich

DJ (voice) (uncredited)

Peter Bogdanovich
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Loyd Catlett

Leroy

Loyd Catlett
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Robert Glenn

Gene Farrow

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Floyd Mahaney

Oklahoma Patrolman

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Joye Hash

Mrs. Jackson

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Gordon Hurst

Monroe

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Charles Seybert

Andy Fanner

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Production

Frank Marshall

Tommy Logan

Frank Marshall
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Tom Martin

Larry

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Stuart Spates

Roughneck in Truck (uncredited)

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Marjorie Jay

Winnie Snips

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Pamela Keller

Jackie Lee French

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Mike Hosford

Johnny

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Faye Jordan

Nurse

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Rebecca Ulrick

Marlene

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Merrill Shepherd

Agnes

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Buddy Wood

Bud

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Kenny Wood

Ken

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Leon Brown

Cowboy in Cafe

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Bobby McGriff

Truck Driver

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Jack Mueller

Oil Pumper

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Robert Arnold

Brother Blanton

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Otis Elmore

1st Mechanic

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Charles Salmon

Roughneck Driver

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George Gaulden

Cowboy

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Will Morris Hannis

Gas Station Man

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