The Last Picture Show

1h 59min

Drama

Romance

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.

Production Companies

BBS Productions

Columbia Pictures

Cast

Timothy Bottoms

Timothy Bottoms

Sonny Crawford
Cybill Shepherd

Cybill Shepherd

Jacy Farrow
Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Duane Jackson
Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

Ruth Popper
Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Lois Farrow
Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson

Sam the Lion
Randy Quaid

Randy Quaid

Lester Marlow
Sharon Ullrick

Sharon Ullrick

Charlene Duggs
Bill Thurman

Bill Thurman

Coach Popper
Helena Humann

Helena Humann

Jimmie Sue
Barc Doyle

Barc Doyle

Joe Bob Blanton
Gary Brockette

Gary Brockette

Bobby Sheen
John Hillerman

John Hillerman

English teacher
Kimberly Hyde

Kimberly Hyde

Annie-Annie Martin
Janice O'Malley

Janice O'Malley

Mrs. Clarg
Grover Lewis

Grover Lewis

Sonny's father
Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich

DJ (voice) (uncredited)
Robert Glenn

Robert Glenn

Gene Farrow
Floyd Mahaney

Floyd Mahaney

Oklahoma Patrolman
Joye Hash

Joye Hash

Mrs. Jackson
Charles Seybert

Charles Seybert

Andy Fanner
Frank Marshall

Frank Marshall

Tommy Logan
Stuart Spates

Stuart Spates

Roughneck in Truck (uncredited)
Marjorie Jay

Marjorie Jay

Winnie Snips
Pamela Keller

Pamela Keller

Jackie Lee French
Leon Brown

Leon Brown

Cowboy in Cafe
Bobby McGriff

Bobby McGriff

Truck Driver
Jack Mueller

Jack Mueller

Oil Pumper
Robert Arnold

Robert Arnold

Brother Blanton
Otis Elmore

Otis Elmore

1st Mechanic
Charles Salmon

Charles Salmon

Roughneck Driver
Will Morris Hannis

Will Morris Hannis

Gas Station Man

Release date

3rd Oct 1971

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English