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"Once upon a time a movie company shot an Academy Award winning film in a small Texas Town... For the people involved, nothing was ever the same"

1991 0h 58m EN

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★9.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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A visceral deconstruction of Academy Award nominated Peter Bogdanovich and the nervous breakdown he nearly had while shooting THE LAST PICTURE SHOW.

“Once upon a time a movie company shot an Academy Award winning film in a small Texas Town... For the people involved, nothing was ever the same”

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Cast

Peter Bogdanovich
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Jeff Bridges
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Timothy Bottoms
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Cybill Shepherd
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Randy Quaid
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Hazel McMurtry
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Polly Platt
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Larry McMurtry
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: George Hickenlooper
Writers: George Hickenlooper
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Stephen Burton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Howard Lavick shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Peter Bogdanovich and Jeff Bridges and Timothy Bottoms carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

AWARDS

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Marketing tagline: "Once upon a time a movie company shot an Academy Award winning film in a small Texas Town... For the people involved, nothing was ever the same".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0102664 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

George Hickenlooper directs. Stephen Burton scores. Howard Lavick cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
235 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Original score by Stephen Burton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Howard Lavick shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Peter Bogdanovich and Jeff Bridges and Timothy Bottoms carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Once upon a time a movie company shot an Academy Award winning film in a small Texas Town... For the people involved, nothing was ever the same".
7IMDB entry: tt0102664 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.