The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show is an American drama movie from 1971, directed by Peter Bogdanovich. The screenplay is based on the 1966 novel of the same name by American author Larry McMurtry.

The film was nominated for eight Oscars. It won the award for best supporting actor and best supporting actress. The film won several other awards, including threeGolden Globe and a BAFTA's. ==Story[ Edit] == Sonny is a student who lives in a hamlet in Texas . He visits there often the pool hall, the cinema and cafe serving run by an older man who has the nickname Sam the Lion. Sonny then hangs around a lot with Billy, a mute boy who works for Sam, Sonny's best friend Duane and his girlfriend Lucy, where he actually has a crush on.Sonny itself sits in a relationship with Carlene but he feels nothing for her and all relatively early in the film he dumps her.

During the gym class is Sonny there by his gym teacher sent to his wife, Ruth, to bring to the doctor. When they come back from the doctor tries to kiss Sonny Ruth suddenly. Sonny runs first shocked and confused way but later he tries to include contact with her and they begin an affair. Jacy gets at the same time, contact with a group of wealthy teenagers who nudist parties in the swimming pool of Bobby Sheen. During this party, she is in love with Bobby, who keeps her distance because she is still a Virgin. Sonny and Duane decide to go to Mexico for the weekend.

When they come back, they found out that Sam had died when they were gone and Sonny has left behind the pool hall. Jacy speaks with Duane in a hotel to deflower themselves by Bobby but there not to succeed Duane getting excited making Jacy leaves disappointed. Later she hears that Bobby is run away with his girlfriend Annie to get married. Still convinced that she needs to lose her virginity, she decides to have sex with her mother's lover, here they will regret later. She hears from someone that Sonny had a crush on her and used to decorate him. This gives Sonny feud with Duane, which precipitates him with a bottle.

Jacy know Sonny to convince should run away and get married. They do this, but just before they reach the Church, they are stopped by the police who sent was commissioned by Jacy's father and her parents take her back home. At the end of the movie have Sonny and Duane weather settled and they decide to go to the last movie before the cinema for closing properly. Duane then goes to the army in to the pool hall while Sonny remains fit. Hear Sonny a hit and suddenly he goes to outside where he sees that Billy at a collision has died. Because he has no one left in the village he drives in panic to Ruth, which huge gets angry on his arrival and work out her anger on him. But in the end she manages to forgive him anyway. ==Division Of Roles[ Edit] ==
 * Timothy Bottoms: Sonny Crawford
 * Jeff Bridges: Duane Jackson
 * Cybill Shepherd: Jacy Farrow
 * Ben Johnson: Sam the Lion
 * Cloris Leachman: Ruth Popper
 * Ellen Burstyn: Lois Farrow
 * Eileen Brennan: Genevieve
 * Clu Gulager: Abilene
 * Sam Bottoms: Billy
 * Sharon Ullrick: Charlene Duggs
 * Randy Quaid: Lester Marlow
 * Joe Heathcock: Sheriff
 * Bill Thurman: Coach Popper
 * Barc Doyle: Joe Bob Blanton
 * Jessie Lee Fulton: Miss Mosey