Review of The Last Picture Show (1971) by Ray D — 15 Mar 2011
When it comes to ensemble teen period movies, you rarely hear of this. Unlike American Graffiti and Dazed & Confused, this is critical of the time period and setting as much as it is being nostalgic about it.
The characters are a little bit more odd and unforgiving than normally expected and the story itself is a lot more tied up in sexuality and self identity rather than the classic set-up of parties and drugs.
This really accomplished the feeling of a small town where everyone knows each other's business. If you're looking for star studded casts, they don't come any better than this. The cast contains some of the best that the late 70s/early 60s had to offer.
Jeff Bridges and Timothy Bottoms are great at playing straight men in a town full of whacko's like Cybill Shephard and Ellen Burstyn as the mother/daughter duo from hell. It's a landmark in the genre and still one of the best.
This review of The Last Picture Show (1971) was written by Ray D on 15 Mar 2011.
The Last Picture Show has generally received very positive reviews.
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