The Last Picture Show
“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.
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Part of The Last Picture Show and Texasville
2 films
Cast
48 people
Timothy Bottoms
Sonny Crawford
Known for
The Girl Next Door
Johnny Got His Gun
Cybill Shepherd
Jacy Farrow
Known for
Taxi Driver
Moonlighting
Jeff Bridges
Duane Jackson
Known for
The Big Lebowski
Iron Man
Cloris Leachman
Ruth Popper
Known for
The Croods
The Iron Giant
Ellen Burstyn
Lois Farrow
Known for
Requiem for a Dream
The Exorcist
Ben Johnson
Sam the Lion
Known for
Bonanza: The Return
Terror Train
Randy Quaid
Lester Marlow
Known for
Brokeback Mountain
Independence Day
Clu Gulager
Abilene
Known for
The Return of the Living Dead
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
Eileen Brennan
Genevieve
Known for
Clue
Jeepers Creepers
Sam Bottoms
Billy
Known for
Apocalypse Now
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Sharon Ullrick
Charlene Duggs
Also in
Before and After
The Harrad Experiment
Bill Thurman
Coach Popper
Known for
Mountaintop Motel Massacre
The Sugarland Express
Peter Bogdanovich Director · Larry McMurtry Screenplay Robert Surtees Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $29M · Budget $1.3M · United States release October 3, 1971
Box office
Budget
$1,300,000
Worldwide gross
$29,133,000
Gross vs. budget
22.4×
Production
BBS Productions
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 2, 1971
Premiere · New York Film Festival
United States · October 3, 1971
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States · November 14, 2023
Physical · 4K Blu-ray
United States
October 22, 1971 · Theatrical
Argentina
February 17, 1972 · Theatrical
Australia
May 11, 1972 · Theatrical
Belgium
May 24, 1974 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 25, 1971 · Theatrical
Canada
November 30, 1999 · Physical · DVD
Denmark
September 15, 1972 · Theatrical
Finland
April 14, 1972 · Theatrical
France
April 13, 1972 · Theatrical
December 11, 2013 · Theatrical · Re-release
October 5, 2016 · Theatrical · Re-release, restored version
Germany
May 25, 1973 · Theatrical · West Germany
October 1, 1976 · Theatrical · East Germany
Greece
July 15, 1974 · Theatrical
August 21, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Ireland
November 10, 1972 · Theatrical
Italy
December 22, 1972 · Theatrical
Japan
July 20, 1972 · Theatrical
Mexico
November 20, 1972 · Premiere · II Muestra Internacional de Cine
January 6, 1973 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 4, 1972 · Theatrical
October 9, 2001 · Physical · DVD
March 16, 2002 · TV · Nederland 1
Norway
May 12, 1972 · Theatrical
Poland
October 27, 1974 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 24, 1975 · Theatrical
Russia
April 11, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Serbia
February 25, 2012 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
November 30, 1999 · Physical · DVD
Spain
July 28, 1976 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 10, 1972 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 1, 1972 · Theatrical
April 15, 2011 · Theatrical · Re-release
Uruguay
April 28, 1972 · Theatrical
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