The Last Picture Show eye fell on an interesting title, "The Last Picture Show". The back of the book said it was about "kids growing up in Texas" and Bogdanovich decided that it did not interest him and put it back. A few weeks later, actor Sal Mineo handed Bogdanovich a copy of the book. "I always wanted to be in this," he said, "but I'm a little too old now" and recommended that Bogdanovich make it into a film. At the time, Bogdanovich was married to Polly Platt and he asked her to read it. Her response was, "I don't know how you
The Last Survivors California City, California, over the course of a month in 2012. "The Last Survivors" premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival. It was released on DVD in the UK on May 4, 2015, and in the US on August 4. Rotten Tomatoes reports that 80% of 10 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 6.8/10. Justin Lowe of "The Hollywood Reporter" wrote, "Tom Hammock's conscientiously crafted feature gets great mileage from a unique setting and some strong screen performances." Bob Strauss of the "Los Angeles Daily News" called the film unoriginal but praised both Hammock's