<P> Set in a small town in north Texas from November 1951 to October 1952 , it is about the coming of age of Sonny Crawford ( Timothy Bottoms ) and his friend Duane Jackson ( Jeff Bridges ) . The cast also includes Cybill Shepherd ( in her film debut ) , Ben Johnson , Eileen Brennan , Ellen Burstyn , Cloris Leachman , Clu Gulager , Randy Quaid and John Hillerman . For aesthetic reasons it was shot in black and white , which was unusual for the time . The film features many songs of Hank Williams and other recording artists played throughout . </P>
<P> Set in a small town in north Texas from November 1951 to October 1952 , it is about the coming of age of Sonny Crawford ( Timothy Bottoms ) and his friend Duane Jackson ( Jeff Bridges ) . The cast also includes Cybill Shepherd ( in her film debut ) , Ben Johnson , Eileen Brennan , Ellen Burstyn , Cloris Leachman , Clu Gulager , Randy Quaid and John Hillerman . For aesthetic reasons it was shot in black and white , which was unusual for the time . The film features many songs of Hank Williams and other recording artists played throughout . </P>
who played sonny in the last picture show
who played sonny in the last picture show
Timothy Bottoms
Timothy Bottoms