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The Last Picture Show (1971)

The Last Picture Show (1971)

Drama Romance

Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed…

Release Date: 1971, October 3
Directors: Peter Bogdanovich
Countries: United States of America
Production: BBS Productions, Columbia Pictures
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Jeff Bridges, Clu Gulager, Cloris Leachman, Cybill Shepherd, Sam Bottoms, Timothy Bottoms, Randy Quaid, Eileen Brennan, Sharon Ullrick, Gordon Hurst, Barc Doyle

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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