The Last Picture Show is a 1971 American coming-of-age drama film directed and co-written by Peter Bogdanovich, adapted from the semi-autobiographical 1966 novel The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry. The film stars an ensemble cast that includesTimothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, and Cybill Shepherd. Set in a small town in north Texas from November 1951 to October 1952, it is a coming of age story of two high school seniors and long time friends Sonny Crawford (Bottoms) and Duane Jackson (Bridges).
- Starring : Timothy Bottoms / Jeff Bridges
- Genre : Drama / Romance
- Country : United States
- Language : English
- Director : Peter Bogdanovich
- Production : Columbia Pictures / BBS Productions / Last Picture Show Productions
- Distributor : Columbia Pictures / Columbia-Warner Distributors / Columbia C.E.I.A.D. / Columbia Films / Warner Bros. / Warner-Columbia Films / Progress Film-Verleih / Suevia Films / Th. Damaskinos & V. Michaelides / VEB Progress Film-Vertrieb / American Broadcasting Company (ABC) / RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video / The Criterion Collection / Columbia TriStar Home Video / Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment / Sony Pictures Home Entertainment / Park Circus / Columbia TriStar / LK-TEL Vídeo / LK-TEL / RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video
The Last Picture Show movie
The Last Picture Show release date
- October 2, 1971 : USA (New York Film Festival)
- October 3, 1971 : USA (New York City, New York)
- October 22, 1971 : USA
- November 4, 1971 : USA (Filmex)
- March 1, 1972 : UK
- April 10, 1972 : Sweden
- April 14, 1972 : France
- May 11, 1972 : Australia
- July 20, 1972 : Japan
- November 10, 1972 : Ireland
- February 14, 2010 : USA (Santa Barbara International Film Festival)
- September 16, 2010 : Germany (Oldenburg International Film Festival)
- April 15, 2011 : UK (re-release)
- December 11, 2013 : France (re-release)
- June 24, 2016 : Germany (Munich International Film Festival)
- October 5, 2016 : France (re-release) (restored version)
The Last Picture Show cast
- Timothy Bottoms as Sonny Crawford
- Jeff Bridges as Duane Jackson
- Cybill Shepherd as Jacy Farrow
- Ben Johnson as Sam the Lion
- Cloris Leachman as Ruth Popper
- Ellen Burstyn as Lois Farrow
- Eileen Brennan as Genevieve
- Clu Gulager as Abilene
- Sam Bottoms as Billy
- Sharon Ullrick as Charlene Duggs (as Sharon Taggart)
- Randy Quaid as Lester Marlow
- Joe Heathcock as Sheriff
- Bill Thurman as Coach Popper
- Barc Doyle as Joe Bob Blanton
- Jessie Lee Fulton as Miss Mosey
The Last Picture Show was theatrically released on October 22, 1971, by Columbia Pictures. It was a critical and commercial success, grossing $29.1 million on a $1.3 million budget, and was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Ben Johnson and Jeff Bridges for Best Supporting Actor, and Ellen Burstyn and Cloris Leachman for Best Supporting Actress, with Johnson and Leachman winning.
In 1998, the Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.
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