The Last Picture Show and Barc Doyle. Stephen King's novel "Lisey's Story" makes repeated references to "The Last Picture Show" as the main character Scott Landon frequently watches the film throughout the novel during flashbacks. The Last Picture Show The Last Picture Show is a 1971 American drama film directed and co-written by Peter Bogdanovich, adapted from a semi-autobiographical 1966 novel "The Last Picture Show" by Larry McMurtry. Set in a small town in north Texas from November 1951 to October 1952, it is about the coming of age of Sonny Crawford (Timothy Bottoms) and his friend Duane Jackson (Jeff Bridges). The cast also
The Last Picture Show High School Movies. In 2007, the film was ranked No. 95 on the American Film Institute's 10th Anniversary Edition of the 100 greatest American films of all time. In April 2011, "The Last Picture Show" was re-released in UK and Irish cinemas, distributed by Park Circus. "Total Film" magazine gave the film a five-star review, stating: "Peter Bogdanovich's desolate Texan drama is still as stunning now as it was in 1971." The film was released by The Criterion Collection in November 2010 as part of their box set, America Lost and Found: The BBS Story. It included a high-definition digital