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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Peter Bogdanovich |
| Stars: |
Jeff Bridges |
| Actors: |
Randy Quaid |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · Character Study · Friends · Nostalgic · Small Town Life · Coming Of Age · Infidelity · Essential Cinema |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS: Director's Cut; Closed Captioned |
| UPC: |
043396043930 |
| Release Date: |
1971 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 58min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Definitive Director's Cut, 2hr 6min
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (November 30, 1999)
UPC: 043396504295 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 58min
Release Company: Facets Video (April 03, 1991) |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Peter Bogdanovich |
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Professional Reviews
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(12/01/2005, p.190, Andy Webster): "[A] stark black-and-white drama about a fading small town in the 1950s....Perhaps director Peter Bogdanovich's finest hour." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Director Peter Bogdanovich (MASK, PAPER MOON) brings Larry McMurtry's bittersweet novel of life in a small, sleepy Texas town in the early 1950s to the big screen. This coming-of-age tale, shot in haunting black-and-white by cinematographer Robert Surtees (THE GRADUATE, OKLAHOMA!), focuses on best friends Sonny Crawford (Timothy Bottoms) and Duane Jackson (Jeff Bridges) and their relationships. Duane is dating the beautiful but fickle Jacy Farrow (Cybill Shepherd), a good girl who is looking for a little excitement. Shy Sonny, meanwhile, is carrying on an illicit affair with a coach's wife, Ruth Popper (Cloris Leachman), a sad, plain woman whose only joy appears to be the stolen moments they share. By delving into the intertwining lives of the town's diverse residents, the film masterfully explores issues of love, loneliness, innocence lost, and disillusionment. The closing of the town's only cinema serves as both a physical and metaphoric backdrop to the characters' lives. A favorite of critics, the fil... |
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