Overview
High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wife. As graduation nears and both boys contemplate their futures, Duane eyes the army and Sonny takes over a local business. Each struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhere else.
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Crew
DirectorPeter Bogdanovich
WriterLarry McMurtry, Peter Bogdanovich
Cast
Timothy Bottoms
Sonny Crawford
Cybill Shepherd
Jacy Farrow
Jeff Bridges
Duane Jackson
Cloris Leachman
Ruth Popper
Ellen Burstyn
Lois Farrow
Ben Johnson
Sam the Lion
Randy Quaid
Lester Marlow
Clu Gulager
Abilene
Eileen Brennan
Genevieve
Sam Bottoms
Billy
Sharon Ullrick
Charlene Duggs
Bill Thurman
Coach Popper
Jessie Lee Fulton
Miss Mosey
Helena Humann
Jimmie Sue
Barc Doyle
Joe Bob Blanton
Gary Brockette
Bobby Sheen
John Hillerman
English teacher
Joe Heathcock
Sheriff
Kimberly Hyde
Annie-Annie Martin
Noble Willingham
Chester
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Keywords
small townnew lovebased on novel or booktexasgraduationhigh school graduationbilliard hallgraduation presentblack and whiteelopement1950sthoughtful
Details
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$29M
TMDb Votes
767
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026