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 the film's final form. The film earned $13.1 million in North America. "The Last Picture Show" received critical acclaim and maintains a 100% rating at review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews from 51 critics, with a rating average of 9.1/10. Its consensus states: "Making excellent use of its period and setting, Peter Bogdanovich's small town coming of age story is a sad but moving classic filled with impressive performances." "Chicago Sun-Times" critic Roger Ebert gave the film four out of four stars in his original review and named it the best film of 1971. He later added it