Summary
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.
Details
Release Date: October 3, 1971
Runtime: 119 minutes
Genres: Drama, Romance
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 7.6/10 (731 votes)
The Last Picture Show and Texasville

The Last Picture Show
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.

Texasville
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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Cast

Timothy Bottoms
Sonny Crawford

Cybill Shepherd
Jacy Farrow

Jeff Bridges
Duane Jackson

Cloris Leachman
Ruth Popper

Ellen Burstyn
Lois Farrow

Ben Johnson
Sam the Lion

Randy Quaid
Lester Marlow

Clu Gulager
Abilene

Eileen Brennan
Genevieve

Sam Bottoms
Billy

Sharon Ullrick
Charlene Duggs

Bill Thurman
Coach Popper

Jessie Lee Fulton
Miss Mosey

John Hillerman
English teacher

Kimberly Hyde
Annie-Annie Martin

Noble Willingham
Chester

Loyd Catlett
Leroy






