The Last Picture Show
October 3, 1971
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...More
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.
Cast and crew
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Peter Bogdanovich
Director
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
HH
Helena Humann
Jimmie Sue
BD
Barc Doyle
Joe Bob Blanton
GB
Gary Brockette
Bobby Sheen
John Hillerman
English teacher
JH
Joe Heathcock
Sheriff
Kimberly Hyde
Annie-Annie Martin
Noble Willingham
Chester
JO
Janice O'Malley
Mrs. Clarg
GL
Grover Lewis
Sonny's father
Peter Bogdanovich
DJ (voice) (uncredited)
Loyd Catlett
Leroy
RG
Robert Glenn
Gene Farrow
FM
Floyd Mahaney
Oklahoma Patrolman
JH
Joye Hash
Mrs. Jackson
GH
Gordon Hurst
Monroe
CS
Charles Seybert
Andy Fanner
Frank Marshall
Tommy Logan
TM
Tom Martin
Larry
SS
Stuart Spates
Roughneck in Truck (uncredited)
MJ
Marjorie Jay
Winnie Snips
PK
Pamela Keller
Jackie Lee French
MH
Mike Hosford
Johnny
FJ
Faye Jordan
Nurse
RU
Rebecca Ulrick
Marlene
MS
Merrill Shepherd
Agnes
BW
Buddy Wood
Bud
KW
Kenny Wood
Ken
LB
Leon Brown
Cowboy in Cafe
BM
Bobby McGriff
Truck Driver
JM
Jack Mueller
Oil Pumper
RA
Robert Arnold
Brother Blanton
OE
Otis Elmore
1st Mechanic
CS
Charles Salmon
Roughneck Driver
GG
George Gaulden
Cowboy
WMH
Will Morris Hannis
Gas Station Man