The Last Picture Show 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 includes Cybill Shepherd in her film debut, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Johnson, and Cloris Leachman, and features Eileen Brennan, Clu Gulager, and Randy Quaid. For aesthetic reasons, it was shot in black
National Picture Show Entertainment National Picture Show Entertainment National Picture Show is an independent film and television production company based in Santa Monica, California. The company works in all areas of digital workflow, from feature films and television programs to brand integration, web series, documentary and interactive. National Picture Show has produced film and television projects with Oscar and Emmy-nominated talent including the Lifetime movie, "A Deadly Adoption" starring Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig and the web series You're Eating It Wrong with Dan Pashman, which was nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award. Other credits include the found footage feature, "Re-Cut", which was