Texasville

"It's not a place... It's a state of mind."

1990 2h 3m EN

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6.1

MID

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58%

ROTTEN

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IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 63🥫58%Rotten Tomatoes●49Metacritic★6IMDB · 3,136

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Summer, 1984: 30 years after Duane captained the high school football team and Jacy was homecoming queen, this Texas town near Wichita Falls prepares for its centennial. Oil prices are down, banks are failing, and Duane's $12 million in debt. His wife Karla drinks too much, his children are always in trouble, and he tom-cats around with the wives of friends. Jacy's back in town, after a mildly successful acting career, life in Italy, and the death of her son. Folks assume Duane and Jacy will resume their high school romance. And Sonny is "tired in his mind," causing worries for his safety. Can these friends find equilibrium in middle age?

“It's not a place... It's a state of mind.”

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Cast

Jeff Bridges
Duane Jackson
Cybill Shepherd
Jacy Farrow
Annie Potts
Karla Jackson
Randy Quaid
Lester Marlow
Cloris Leachman
Ruth Popper
Timothy Bottoms
Sonny Crawford
William McNamara
Dickie Jackson
Eileen Brennan
Genevieve Morgan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Writers: Peter Bogdanovich
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 13% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "The Last Picture Show and Texasville" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Bogdanovich, shot by Nicholas Josef von Sternberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jeff Bridges and Cybill Shepherd and Annie Potts carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's not a place... It's a state of mind.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Peter Bogdanovich directs. Nicholas Josef von Sternberg behind the camera. Karyn Rachtman scores. Rick Fields cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 13% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "The Last Picture Show and Texasville" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Peter Bogdanovich, shot by Nicholas Josef von Sternberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Karyn Rachtman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Rick Fields shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jeff Bridges and Cybill Shepherd and Annie Potts carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "It's not a place... It's a state of mind.".
9IMDB entry: tt0103069 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.