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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
Featuring: Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybil Shepherd, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Eileen Brennan, Clu Gulager, Sam Bottoms, Randy Quaid, Sharon Taggart
The Last Picture Show is one of the key films of the American cinema renaissance of the seventies. Set during the early fifties, in the loneliest Texas nowheresville to ever dust up a movie screen, this aching portrait of a dying West, adapted from Larry McMurtry’s novel, focuses on the daily shuffles of three futureless teens—the enigmatic Sonny (Timothy Bottoms), the wayward jock Duane (Jeff Bridges), and the desperate-to-be-adored rich girl Jacy (Cybil Shepherd)—and the aging lost souls who bump up against them in the night like drifting tumbleweeds, including Cloris Leachman’s lonely housewife and Ben Johnson’s grizzled movie-house proprietor. Featuring evocative black-and-white imagery and profoundly felt performances, this hushed depiction of crumbling American values remains the pivotal film in the career of the invaluable director and film historian Peter Bogdanovich.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1
Audio Options:
English PCM Mono 1.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Documentary, Q&A, Screen Tests, Interview, Theatrical Trailer
- Audio commentary from 1991, featuring Peter Bogdanovich and actors Cybil Shepherd, Randy Quaid, Cloris Leachman, and Frank Marshall
- Audio commentary from 2009 featuring Peter Bogdanovich
- “The Last Picture Show”: A Look Back, (1999) and Picture This (1990), documentaries about the making of the film
- A Discussion with Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich, a 2009 Q&A
- Screen tests and location footage
- Excerpts from a 1972 television interview with director François Truffaut about the New Hollywood
- Theatrical trailers
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Release Credits
Producer: Kim Hendrickson
Producer: Susan Arosteguy
Producer: Karen Stetler
Artwork: F. Ron Miller
Artwork: Fred Davis
Producer: Heather Shaw
Artwork: Peter Grant
Restoration Information
The Last Picture Show
Restoration by:
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Year: 2009
Scanned at: 4K Digital
Restored at: 4K Digital
Sources:
35mm Fine-grain master positive
Release Notes on Restoration
The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Black bars at the top and bottom of the screen are normal for this format. Supervised by director Peter Bogdanovich, this new high-definition digital transfer was created on a Spirit 4K Datacine from a 35mm fine-grain master positive.
The monaural soundtrack was remastered at 24-bit from the original 35mm magnetic 3-track masters.
The monaural soundtrack was remastered at 24-bit from the original 35mm magnetic 3-track masters.