The last picture show
(DVD) 

Based on the novel by Larry McMurtry.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1971.

Issued as part of a 9-DVD boxed set with: Head; Easy rider (2 discs: feature film and supplemental material); Five easy pieces; Drive, he said; A safe place; The king of Marvin Gardens.

DVD special ed. features: disc 1. two audio commentaries, one from 1991, featuring Bogdanovich and actors Cybill Shepherd, Randy Quaid, Cloris Leachman, and Frank Marshall; the other from 2009, featuring Bogdanovich. Disc 2. Two "making-of" documentaries: "The last picture show : a look back" (1999) and Picture this (1998); "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.

Director of photography, Robert Surtees ; editor, Donn Cambern ; music, Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys ... [et al.].

Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Eileen Brennan, Clu Gulager, Sam Bottoms, Randy Quaid.

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.

DVD, widescreen (16:9, 1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital, mono.

Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Academy Awards, 1972: Best supporting actor (Johnson); Best supporting actress (Leachman).

Academy Awards, 1972: Best supporting actor (Johnson); Best supporting actress (Leachman).