Rent The Last Picture Show (1971)
3.9 of 5 from 241 ratings
2h 1min
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- Synopsis:
- Released in 1971 to critical acclaim and public controversy, Peter Bogdanovich's 'The Last Picture Show' garnered eight Academy Award nominations (including Best Picture) and was hailed by many as the most important work by a young American director since Citizen Kane. A surprisingly frank, bittersweet drama of social and sexual mores in small-town Texas, the film features a talented cast led by Jeff Bridges, Cybill Sheperd and Timothy Bottoms.
- Actors:
- Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Eileen Brennan, Clu Gulager, Sam Bottoms, Sharon Ullrick, Randy Quaid, Joe Heathcock, Bill Thurman, Barc Doyle, Jessie Lee Fulton, Gary Brockette, Helena Humann, Loyd Catlett, Robert Glenn, John Hillerman
- Directors:
- Peter Bogdanovich
- Producers:
- Stephen J. Friedman, Bob Rafelson
- Voiced By:
- Peter Bogdanovich
- Writers:
- Larry McMurtry, Peter Bogdanovich
- Others:
- Stephen J. Friedman, Robert Surtees
- Studio:
- Columbia Tristar
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- A History of Cinemas in Films, Award Winners, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2024, Oscar Nominations Competition 2023, Oscar Nominations Competition 2024, The Biggest Oscar Snubs: Part 1, A Brief History of Film..., The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Steven Soderbergh, The Instant Expert's Guide to Wes Anderson, Top 10 Films By Year, Top 100 AFI Movies, Top Films, Top Films of 1990: Vol. 2, What We Were Watching in 1971
- Awards:
1973 BAFTA Best Supporting Actor
1973 BAFTA Best Supporting Actress
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 09/04/2018
- Run Time:
- 126 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0, French Dolby Digital 1.0, German Dolby Digital 1.0, Italian Dolby Digital 1.0, Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0
- Subtitles:
- Chinese, Complex Mandarin, Danish, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Simplified Mandarin, Spanish, Swedish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Commentary with Peter Bogdanovich
- A Discussion with Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich
- Theatrical Re-Release Featurette
- 'The Last Picture Show. A Look Back' Documentary
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/10/2022
- Run Time:
- 126 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono, French DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono, German DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono, Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono, Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- Chinese, Danish, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Simplified Mandarin, Spanish, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following:
- 1999 Definitive Director's Cut - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following:
- 1971 Theatrical Version
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Reviews (3) of The Last Picture Show
Outstanding Drama - The Last Picture Show review by GI
This is another classic 1970s melodrama that formed part of the New Wave in Hollywood and looked with a condemning eye at the 'American Dream' and found it wanting. It's an outstanding film that can be viewed as a true auteur film under the directorship of Peter Bogdanovich, a director from the film school generation that spawned Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and others. This is the story of a dying town in Texas and a lost way of life. It sets up the time honoured confrontation between a generation contented with their lot and a newer one who are not. The sexual awakening and coming of age narrative identifies that despite the conflicts of society the emotions and passions of people remains the same. Set in 1951 in the dusty town of Anarene Sonny (Timothy Bottoms) and Duane (Jeff Bridges) live a bored life centred on the local cinema and pool hall run by Sam (Ben Johnson). The boys all boast and yet fret about sex and girlfriends while the local girls especially Jacy (Cybill Shepherd) worry about pregnancy, being virgins and their reputations. In this mix is played out a heady cocktail of human passions of guilt, obsession and love. This is a remarkable film that garnered Academy Awards for Hollywood stalwart Johnson and for Cloris Leachman as the wife of the school sports coach with whom Sonny has a complicated affair; both well deserved. This is a key American film of the 70s that resonates into the modern day, it's a must see and one that deserves a modern audience.
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great !! - The Last Picture Show review by sb
Great Acting
All done in a small town set up
Inspiring and a little bit depressing as well..
Very engrossing
Watch it..
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Pre-David Lynch : "scratch beneath the surface" tale - The Last Picture Show review by CS
Classic grim small town film I recently re-watched ... I thought David Lynch must’ve watched this too ... it included the song ‘Blue Velvet’ and the classic line ‘Don’t you look at me!’ and is full of secret shenanigans once you ‘scratch beneath the surface’ ... makes you feel good that you never lived there when growing up , even if they did have a heifer handy when on their lonesome ... moooooooo!
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