THE LAST PICTURE SHOW

Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ben Johnson

Columbia Pictures; Directed by Peter Bogdanovich

Black and White; Rated R; 118 minutes; 1971

This sentimental look at life in a small Texas town in the ‘50s is considered as a contemporary American cinema classic and an authentic slice of Americana. Sonny Crawford (Timothy Bottoms) is a sexually eager but thoughtful high school boy who’s having an affair with his coach’s wife.

 

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"THE LAST PICTURE SHOW is a masterpiece . . . the most impressive work by a young American director since CITIZEN KANE."

- NEWSWEEK