Last Picture Show, The

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(Rating: 9 by Al.) (In our system, “1” is Best, “31” is Worst.)
(1971/USA. Directed by Peter Bogdanovich.)
The bleak outlooks in a small Texas town are the subject matter of this now-classic film.

Filmed in black and white in the hometown of the author of the novel who inspired it, “The Last Picture Show” is a slow-witted litany of the lives of people who are not really going anywhere. It’s also a touchstone in the recent history of movie-making.

“The Last Picture Show” tells the story of the old and the not-so-young who are living out their days in a small west-Texas town. Their idea of a big time is heading over to Wichita, Kansas, where the night-life bubbles compared to their own main street.

High-school football is a rallying point for the entire town, and this town doughnut got much of a team. “Have you ever heard of tackling?” is the oft-repeated question which the elders address to the youngsters.

As all youth do, the high-schoolers set out on a voyage of discovery, which in this case equals a trip to Mexico. When the teenagers return from Mexico, they discover that the movie house which was their rallying point in this dusty, wind-driven town, has closed down.

The film closes with the consoling words of Coach Popper’s Wife saying “Never you mind, Honey. Never you mind.”

“The Last Picture Show” marks the rise and fall of much in the world of American filmmaking.

It marked the movie debut in the candy-cane career of Cybil Shepherd. Her nude diving-board set piece at the pool swimming party and her love affair with the director of the film gave her legs which (permaybe) her acting talents alone never woulda got her.

Ben Johnson and Cloris Leachman collected Oscars as Best Supporting Actor and Actress for their portrayals of Sam the Lion and Coach Popper’s wife.

“The Last Picture Show” was also nominated for another six Oscars.

The director of this film step-stuttered his way through a series of subsequent films before sinking into the morass occupied by his accompanying other second-tier talents sitting on the hillsides and in canyons of Hollywood.

“The Last Picture Show” is an evocative, emotional, and stunning portrait of small-town lives in a small Texas town. It’s well worth your investment in both time and rental money. (1 hr 58. Rated R in the USA for sexuality, nudity, and language. In English. With Bill Thurman as Coach Popper, Cybill Shepherd as Jacy Farrow, Randy Quaid as Lester Marlow, Cloris Leachman as Ruth Popper, Ben Johnson as Sam the Lion, Clu Gulager as Abilene, Ellen Burstyn as Lois Farrow, Jeff Bridges as Duane Jackson, Timothy Bottoms as Sonny Crawford, Sam Bottoms as Billy, and many other good performances.)