Movie

The Last Picture Show

R 1971 1 h 59 min
76%
Audience score820 votes on TMDB

“Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed…”

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.

Screenplay
Larry McMurtry
Status
Released
Release date
03/10/1971
Original language
English
Budget
US$ 1 M
Box office
US$ 29 M

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