The Last Picture Show - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "The Last Picture Show"
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Timing:
1:59 (119 min)
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Actors and characters
Sharon Ullrick
Character Charlene Duggs
Jessie Lee Fulton
Character Miss Mosey
Helena Humann
Character Jimmie Sue
Barc Doyle
Character Joe Bob Blanton
Gary Brockette
Character Bobby Sheen
Joe Heathcock
Character Sheriff
Kimberly Hyde
Character Annie-Annie Martin
Janice O'Malley
Character Mrs. Clarg
Grover Lewis
Character Sonny's father
Loyd Catlett
Character Leroy
Robert Glenn
Character Gene Farrow
Floyd Mahaney
Character Oklahoma Patrolman
Joye Hash
Character Mrs. Jackson
Gordon Hurst
Character Monroe
Charles Seybert
Character Andy Fanner
Tom Martin
Character Larry
Stuart Spates
Character Roughneck in Truck (uncredited)
Marjorie Jay
Character Winnie Snips
Pamela Keller
Character Jackie Lee French
Mike Hosford
Character Johnny
Faye Jordan
Character Nurse
Rebecca Ulrick
Character Marlene
Merrill Shepherd
Character Agnes
Buddy Wood
Character Bud
Kenny Wood
Character Ken
Leon Brown
Character Cowboy in Cafe
Bobby McGriff
Character Truck Driver
Jack Mueller
Character Oil Pumper
Robert Arnold
Character Brother Blanton
Otis Elmore
Character 1st Mechanic
Charles Salmon
Character Roughneck Driver
George Gaulden
Character Cowboy
Will Morris Hannis
Character Gas Station Man
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on the novel of the same name by Larry McMurtry.
- The full version of the film has a runtime of 126 minutes.
- The film that the heroes watch during the "last screening" is the Western "Red River" by Howard Hawks. At the beginning of the film, they watch the comedy "Father of the Bride" by Vincente Minnelli.
- All the music in the film (except for that heard in the credits and performed by the band at the Christmas party) was not added during editing, but sounds during filming from the radio, jukeboxes, and home record players.
- In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked "The Last Picture Show" 95th in its list of the Greatest Films of All Time. This was the first time the film appeared on this list.
- Peter Bogdanovich interrupted filming due to the death of his father. When he returned to the set, he began filming with the scene of Sam "Lion's" funeral.
- Sybill Shepherd agreed to work with Peter Bogdanovich on the condition that she could refuse to participate in any "nudity." She didn't refuse the "nudity," only after talking to the other actresses involved in the film (Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Eileen Brennan), who unanimously stated that, in their opinion, she should perform in those scenes.
- The final scene in the film with Cloris Leachman was shot in one take without any rehearsals beforehand. She initially mentioned rehearsals, but Peter Bogdanovich decided that rehearsals would only ruin it. After shooting the scene, the actress told Bogdanovich that she was ready for a second take, in which she would play it better. He replied that she couldn't play it better, and that she had just won an “Oscar.” Bogdanovich’s intuition did not fail him; Leachman actually received an “Oscar” in the “Best Supporting Actress” category.
- Ben Johnson received an “Oscar” in the “Best Supporting Actor” category. This was the “Oscar” awarded for the shortest screen time – 9 minutes and 54 seconds.
- Ellen Burstyn was initially considered for the role of Genevieve (which ultimately went to Eileen Brennan), but when she met with director Peter Bogdanovich and auditioned for the roles of all three heroines, Bogdanovich offered her the role of Ruth, while she herself would have preferred to play Lois. He suggested she think it over carefully and let him know her decision the next day. They parted ways on that note, and the next day she said she still wanted to play Lois, and the director accepted her decision. Ruth was eventually played by Cloris Leachman.
- Having chosen Archer City, Texas, as the filming location, the film's artist Polly Platt and director Peter Bogdanovich considered how to make the town's overall atmosphere more desolate and the town itself more gloomy and colorless. After some deliberation and discussing and discarding several options (such as repainting the buildings a faded gray), Platt and Bogdanovich asked Orson Welles if the film should be shot in black and white. He immediately replied that this was exactly how the film should be made. Welles was a big fan of black and white cinema, believing that the absence of color on screen made the actors' performances more expressive.
- After filming a confrontation scene between Jeff Bridges and Timothy Bottoms, director and screenwriter Peter Bogdanovich nearly lost his job for failing to shoot a so-called master shot (a scene filmed from beginning to end, usually in a wide shot, so that all involved characters are in view). A producer intervened on his behalf.
- Sybill Shepherd agreed to star in Peter Bogdanovich's film on the condition that she could refuse to participate in the "nudity." She did not refuse the "nudity" after talking to other actresses involved in the film (Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Eileen Brennan), who unanimously stated that, in their opinion, she should play in those scenes.
- Peter Bogdanovich halted filming due to the death of his father. When he returned to the set, he began filming with the funeral scene for Sam “Lion.”
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