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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 of the same name by Larry McMurtry. The film's ensemble cast includes Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, and Cybill Shepherd.
The Last Picture Show is a coming-of-age novel by Larry McMurtry published in 1966. Set in the small, fictional town of Thalia, Texas in the early 1950s, the novel explores the lives of a group of teenagers as they navigate the complexities of adolescence, love, and the decline of their hometown.
Mar 20, 2018 · The Last Picture Show Paperback – March 20, 2018. by Larry McMurtry (Author) 4.4 2,820 ratings. Part of: Thalia, Texas/Duane Moore (7 books) See all formats and editions. “McMurtry is an alchemist who converts the basest materials to gold.” ― New York Times Book Review.
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USA, 1971, 1h 58min, 35mm. Big Screen Classics. Watch Trailer. At once among the most iconic and most unusual Texas films, Peter Bogdanovich’s adaptation of Larry McMurtry’s semi-autobiographical coming-of-age novel is a major touchstone of the New Hollywood.
This is one of McMurtry's most memorable novels - the basis for the film of the same name. Set in a small, dusty Texas town, it introduces Jacy, Duane and Sonny, teenagers stumbling towards adulthood, discovering the beguiling mysteries of sex and the even more baffling mysteries of love.
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The Last Picture Show. by Larry McMurtry. 4.00 · 19,030 Ratings · 1,275 Reviews · published 1966 · 98 editions. This is one of McMurtry's most memorable novels - …. Want to Read.
Oct 22, 1971 · The Last Picture Show: Directed by Peter Bogdanovich. With Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Johnson. In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.
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