The Last Picture Show

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Year:1971
Director:Peter Bogdanovich
Written by:Larry McMurtry (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating local beauty, Jacy, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wife, Ruth. As graduation nears, both boys contemplate their futures. While Duane eyes the army and Sonny takes over a local business, each boy struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhere else.
The Last Picture Show Script Resources:

  • The Last Picture Show Script PDF at Script Slug
  • The Last Picture Show Script PDF - [Rev Final 1970-11-14] at Script Fly ($)
  • The Last Picture Show Script PDF - 10/6/70 REVISED FINAL at Script City ($)
  • The Last Picture Show Transcript at Script-O-Rama

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Other Links:
  • The Last Picture Show ( tt0067328 ) at IMDb
  • The Last Picture Show ( 25188 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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