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The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 3, 1971

Runtime

1h 59m

Genres

Drama

User Score

76%

Original Title

The Last Picture Show

Production Companies

BBS Productions

Director

Peter Bogdanovich

Budget

$1,300,000

Revenue

$29,133,000

Description

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.