UNITED STATES · 1971
The Last Picture Show
New Hollywood
coming of age
small town decline
friendship and loyalty
romantic entanglement
pursuit of escape
Synopsis
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 somewher
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