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.
Released: Oct 03, 1971
Runtime: 119 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Cybill Shepherd, Jeff Bridges, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Johnson
Crew: Peter Bogdanovich (Director), Larry McMurtry (Screenplay), Robert Rubin (Assistant Director), Peter Bogdanovich (Editor), Larry McMurtry (Novel), Polly Platt (Costume Design)