"The Last Picture Show" quotes

The Last Picture Show poster
In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.

Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Writer: Larry McMurtry, Peter Bogdanovich
Production: N/A
Genre: drama, romance
Year: 1971
MetaScore: 93/100
ImdbRating: 8.0
BoxOffice: $29,133,000
Released: 22 Oct 1971
Awards: Won 2 Oscars. 19 wins & 22 nominations total

77 Clips

Sure weren't no women around - The Last Picture Show 00:27
Sure weren't no women around
See if we can't stretch that goddamn thing a little - The Last Picture Show 00:35
See if we can't stretch that goddamn thing a little
I called you before - The Last Picture Show 00:24
I called you before
Won't be much to do in town with the picture show closed - The Last Picture Show 00:16
Won't be much to do in town with the picture show closed
I can't stand here all night protecting your shoeshine - The Last Picture Show 00:23
I can't stand here all night protecting your shoeshine
That boy's always had meanness in him - The Last Picture Show 00:33
That boy's always had meanness in him
We will always be true - The Last Picture Show 00:31
We will always be true
I guess Ruth Popper's got about as good a setup as anyone - The Last Picture Show 01:23
I guess Ruth Popper's got about as good a setup as anyone
Knock off that shit - The Last Picture Show 00:14
Knock off that shit
Sorry you're closing the show - The Last Picture Show 00:34
Sorry you're closing the show
Try not to drink too much of that buggy water - The Last Picture Show 00:32
Try not to drink too much of that buggy water
Why'd you marry him - The Last Picture Show 00:23
Why'd you marry him
Why don't we just go someplace - The Last Picture Show 00:21
Why don't we just go someplace
You got to get undressed out there on the diving board - The Last Picture Show 00:42
You got to get undressed out there on the diving board
Idiots as bad as Mexicans - The Last Picture Show 00:29
Idiots as bad as Mexicans
Everybody out for the strip show - The Last Picture Show 00:21
Everybody out for the strip show
One thing I know for sure - The Last Picture Show 00:42
One thing I know for sure
It's too hot in here - The Last Picture Show 00:29
It's too hot in here
I don't see why they should get the pickup first all the time - The Last Picture Show 00:30
I don't see why they should get the pickup first all the...
I hope you ain't down in the mouth about Charlene - The Last Picture Show 01:01
I hope you ain't down in the mouth about Charlene
What's the matter with you - The Last Picture Show 00:56
What's the matter with you
Frank oughtn't work you so late on weekends - The Last Picture Show 01:03
Frank oughtn't work you so late on weekends
Miss Mosey's havin' to close it - The Last Picture Show 00:27
Miss Mosey's havin' to close it
Sure weren't out of Texas very long - The Last Picture Show 00:21
Sure weren't out of Texas very long
I don't blame you - The Last Picture Show 00:22
I don't blame you
I just come out here to get a little scenery - The Last Picture Show 03:27
I just come out here to get a little scenery
I wish I could go to the pool hall - The Last Picture Show 00:26
I wish I could go to the pool hall
What do you mean - The Last Picture Show 00:36
What do you mean
Merry Christmas - The Last Picture Show 00:37
Merry Christmas
Can't seem to do anything without crying about it - The Last Picture Show 00:18
Can't seem to do anything without crying about it
Why can't I stay and just go to college in Wichita Falls - The Last Picture Show 00:37
Why can't I stay and just go to college in Wichita Falls
I read that poem of his about the nightingale - The Last Picture Show 01:58
I read that poem of his about the nightingale
Just go on and do it - The Last Picture Show 02:36
Just go on and do it
I hear Duane joined the Army - The Last Picture Show 02:34
I hear Duane joined the Army
I thought they'd change with some age - The Last Picture Show 00:55
I thought they'd change with some age
He was sweeping - The Last Picture Show 00:12
He was sweeping
How come you've stayed with the coach - The Last Picture Show 00:31
How come you've stayed with the coach
Everything gets old if you do it often enough - The Last Picture Show 00:32
Everything gets old if you do it often enough
This is what I get for bettin' on my own home town ballteam - The Last Picture Show 00:36
This is what I get for bettin' on my own home town ballteam
What's on your feeble mind Duane - The Last Picture Show 00:18
What's on your feeble mind Duane
I scared your daddy into gettin' rich - The Last Picture Show 00:44
I scared your daddy into gettin' rich
You little pissants - The Last Picture Show 01:14
You little pissants
Nothin's really been right since Sam the Lion died - The Last Picture Show 00:20
Nothin's really been right since Sam the Lion died
You shouldn't have come here - The Last Picture Show 00:20
You shouldn't have come here
I'll see you in a year or two if I don't get shot - The Last Picture Show 00:07
I'll see you in a year or two if I don't get shot
I guess if it wasn't for Sam - The Last Picture Show 00:42
I guess if it wasn't for Sam
I thought I'd drive out - The Last Picture Show 00:27
I thought I'd drive out
Bein' crazy about a woman like that is always the right thing to do - The Last Picture Show 00:16
Bein' crazy about a woman like that is always the right...
You boys can get on out of here - The Last Picture Show 01:09
You boys can get on out of here
Ain't that ridiculous - The Last Picture Show 00:50
Ain't that ridiculous
Scared your daddy into getting rich - The Last Picture Show 00:44
Scared your daddy into getting rich
What are you grinnin' about - The Last Picture Show 00:25
What are you grinnin' about
I'm too old for screwing in cars - The Last Picture Show 00:14
I'm too old for screwing in cars
You asleep - The Last Picture Show 00:32
You asleep
I thought hairy chested football coaches were about it - The Last Picture Show 00:23
I thought hairy chested football coaches were about it
I don't know - The Last Picture Show 03:01
I don't know
Your hands are like ice - The Last Picture Show 00:16
Your hands are like ice
You wasn't no livelier than me - The Last Picture Show 00:28
You wasn't no livelier than me
You slept with him - The Last Picture Show 01:16
You slept with him
You should've got me some anniversary present - The Last Picture Show 00:28
You should've got me some anniversary present
Guess what - The Last Picture Show 00:26
Guess what
Don't pay attention to Sandy - The Last Picture Show 00:27
Don't pay attention to Sandy
Now I know - The Last Picture Show 00:36
Now I know
You a virgin - The Last Picture Show 00:25
You a virgin
What'ch y'all doin' back here in the dark - The Last Picture Show 00:15
What'ch y'all doin' back here in the dark
They can catch - The Last Picture Show 00:38
They can catch
She is my girl - The Last Picture Show 00:22
She is my girl
Ruth Popper - The Last Picture Show 01:27
Ruth Popper
Quit prissing - The Last Picture Show 00:16
Quit prissing
President Truman'll be here tomorrow - The Last Picture Show 02:00
President Truman'll be here tomorrow
Over at Wichita Falls - The Last Picture Show 01:18
Over at Wichita Falls
None at all - The Last Picture Show 00:25
None at all
New victims - The Last Picture Show 00:09
New victims
Never you mind - The Last Picture Show 00:13
Never you mind
Need any money - The Last Picture Show 00:32
Need any money
My goodness - The Last Picture Show 01:03
My goodness
Just remember - The Last Picture Show 00:32
Just remember

Cast

Sonny Crawford - Timothy Bottoms
Duane Jackson - Jeff Bridges
Jacy Farrow - Cybill Shepherd
Sam the Lion - Ben Johnson
Ruth Popper - Cloris Leachman
Lois Farrow - Ellen Burstyn
Genevieve - Eileen Brennan
Abilene - Clu Gulager
Billy - Sam Bottoms
Charlene Duggs - Sharon Ullrick
Lester Marlow - Randy Quaid
Sheriff - Joe Heathcock
Coach Popper - Bill Thurman
Joe Bob Blanton - Barc Doyle
Miss Mosey - Jessie Lee Fulton
Bobby Sheen - Gary Brockette
Jimmie Sue - Helena Humann
Leroy - Loyd Catlett
Gene Farrow - Robert Glenn
Teacher - John Hillerman
Mrs. Clarg (as Janice O'Malley) - Janice E. O'Malley
Oklahoma Patrolman - Floyd Mahaney
Annie Annie Martin - Kimberly Hyde
Chester - Noble Willingham
Winnie Snips - Marjorie Jay
Mrs. Jackson - Joye Hash
Jackie Lee French - Pamela Keller
Monroe - Gordon Hurst
Johnny - Mike Hosford
Nurse - Faye Jordan
Andy Fanner - Charles Seybert
Mr. Crawford - Grover Lewis
Marlene - Rebecca Ulrick
Agnes - Merrill Shepherd
Bud - Buddy Wood
Ken - Kenny Wood
Cowboy in Cafe - Leon Brown
Truck Driver - Bobby McGriff
Oil Pumper - Jack Mueller
Brother Blanton - Robert Arnold
Tommy Logan - Frank Marshall
Larry - Tom Martin
1st Mechanic - Otis Elmore
Roughneck Driver - Charles Salmon
Cowboy - George Gaulden
Gas Station Man - Will Morris Hannis
The Leon Miller Band - The Leon Miller Band
DJ - Peter Bogdanovich
Roughneck in Truck - Stuart Spates