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The Last Picture Show:
Directed by Peter Bogdanovich, adapted from a 1968 novel by Larry McMurtry. Set in the fictitious town of Anarene, Texas in the early 1950s (November 1951 - November 1952), it is about the coming of age of two young men, best friends Sonny Crawford (Timothy Bottoms) and Duane Jackson (Jeff Bridges). Cybill Shepherd plays Duane's girlfriend Jacy Farrow, and their friend and mentor Sam the Lion, owner of the town's only movie theater, is played by Ben Johnson. The movie also features Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Eileen Brennan, Clu Gulager, Sam Bottoms, Sharon Ullrick, Randy Quaid and John Hillerman.
The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. This movie contains nude scenes.
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