The Last Picture Show (1971)

"Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed…"Movie
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76
The Last Picture Show
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R 1 hr 59 minOct 22nd, 1971Drama, RomanceThe Last Picture Show and Texasville PosterPart of The Last Picture Show and Texasville
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Plot
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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 22nd, 1971
On DVD & Blu-ray:November 14th, 2023 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$1,300,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$29,133,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Bert Schneider
Production Companies:BBS Productions, Columbia Pictures

The Last Picture Show Quotes

Decline of Community Entertainment Options

Miss Mosey: Nobody wants to come to shows no more. Kids got baseball in the summer, television all the time. If Sam had lived, I believe we could've kept it goin'. But I just didn't have the know-how.
Duane: Won't be much to do in town with the picture show closed.

Reflections on Love and Loss

Sonny: Nothin's really been right since Sam the Lion died.
Lois: No, no it hasn't. Oh God, I get sad if I think of Sam for long. Did you know he had beautiful hands?

The Last Picture Show and Texasville Movies

Stories, loves and regrets in Anarene, a small town in Texas.