Texasville is a 1990 American drama film written and directed by Peter Bogdanovich. Based on the novel Texasville by Larry McMurtry, it is a sequel to The Last Picture Show (1971), and features Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Cloris Leachman, Timothy Bottoms, Randy Quaid, and Eileen Brennan reprising their roles from the original film.
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Directed by | Peter Bogdanovich |
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Screenplay by | Peter Bogdanovich |
Based on | Texasville by Larry McMurtry |
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Cinematography | Nicholas Josef von Sternberg |
Edited by | Richard Fields |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $18 million |
Box office | $2.3 million |
Texasville is in color, while The Last Picture Show was filmed in black and white. The film received mixed reviews from critics, holding a 55% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and did not do well at the box office, grossing just $2 million against its $18 million budget.
Screenplay
In 1984, 33 years after the events depicted in The Last Picture Show, 50-year-old Duane Jackson (Bridges) is a wealthy tycoon of a near-bankrupt oil company. His relationship with his family is not prospering, either. His wife, Karla (Annie Potts), believes that Duane is cheating on her, and his son, Dickie (William McNamara), seems to be following in his father's libidinous footsteps.
Ruth Popper (Cloris Leachman) works as Duane's secretary, and despondent Lester Marlow (Quaid), now a businessman, seems a prime candidate for a business crisis, a heart attack, or both.
Sonny Crawford's (Bottoms) increasingly erratic behavior causes Duane concern over Sonny's mental health.
Jacy Farrow (Shepherd) has traveled the world and experienced its pleasures. A painful tragedy brings her back to her hometown and once again into Duane's life.
- Jeff Bridges as Duane Jackson
- Timothy Bottoms as Sonny Crawford
- Cybill Shepherd as Jacy Farrow
- Cloris Leachman as Ruth Popper
- Randy Quaid as Lester Marlow
- Annie Potts as Karla Jackson
- William McNamara as Dickie Jackson
- Eileen Brennan as Genevieve Morgan