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
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