Fresh
At first glance, the movie is a faithful and skillful adaptation of the source, but a second look at both the film and the book reveals some interesting divergences.
Andrew Sarris, Village Voice
The Last Picture Show
Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed…
1971 · 1h 59m · R
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Peter Bogdanovich
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 business. Each struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhere else.
Director and cast
- Peter Bogdanovich Director
- Timothy Bottoms as Sonny Crawford
- Cybill Shepherd as Jacy Farrow
- Jeff Bridges as Duane Jackson
- Cloris Leachman as Ruth Popper
- Ellen Burstyn as Lois Farrow
- Ben Johnson as Sam the Lion
- Randy Quaid as Lester Marlow
- Clu Gulager as Abilene
- Eileen Brennan as Genevieve
- Sam Bottoms as Billy
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
98%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's plain and uncondescending in its re-creation of what it means to be a high-school athlete, of what a country dance hall is like, of the necking in cars and movie houses, and of the desolation that follows high-school graduation.
Pauline Kael, New Yorker
Fresh
The scene where Sam imparts his wisdom to young buck Bottoms may be the saddest, loveliest moment in 1970s American cinema. And that's saying something.
Tom Huddleston, Time Out
Fresh
It's meant to make you feel sad for what's lost, but a vitality throbs through it.
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
Fresh
Director Peter Bogdanovich has seen Anarene, Texas, in the cinematic terms of 1951 -- the langorous dissolves, the strong chiaroscuro, the dialogue that starts with bickering and ends at confessional.
Stefan Kanfer, TIME Magazine
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