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Texasville (1990)

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Reviews Counted:20

Fresh:12

Rotten:8

Average Rating:5.7/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 9 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Director Peter Bogdanovich revisits small-town Texas life in the long-awaited sequel to his 1971 masterpiece THE LAST PICTURE SHOW. It's been over 30 years since Duane Jackson (Jeff Bridges), Sonny... Director Peter Bogdanovich revisits small-town Texas life in the long-awaited sequel to his 1971 masterpiece THE LAST PICTURE SHOW. It's been over 30 years since Duane Jackson (Jeff Bridges), Sonny Crawford (Timothy Bottoms), and Jacy Farrow (Cybill Shepherd) graduated from high school. Life is still bittersweet as the town prepares to host the county's centennial celebration. Duane struck it rich with oil, but is saddled with $12 million in debt and a shop-a-holic wife, Karla (Annie Potts). To make matters worse, his dysfunctional children are out of control: his teenage son has affairs with older, married women; his daughter is on a continuous carousel of divorces and engagements; and the twins are egg throwing, smart-mouthed adolescents. Duane himself is a local legend with the ladies, but he's completely thrown when Jacy, who's been living abroad, returns to his sleepy hometown to mourn the death of her child. Sonny, meanwhile, has become a local politician and businessman, but is increasingly forgetful and suffers from all too realistic hallucinations. Other cast members reprising their original roles from the first film include Cloris Leachman as Ruth Popper, Eileen Brennan as Genevieve Morgan, and Randy Quaid as Lester Marlow. TEXASVILLE, like its prequel, is based on a Larry McMurtry novel. [More]

Starring: Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Cloris Leachman, Timothy Bottoms

Starring: Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Cloris Leachman, Timothy Bottoms, Randy Quaid, Eileen Brennan, Annie Potts, William McNamara

Director: Peter Bogdanovich

Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Story: Larry McMurtry

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It all looks good, though, and the actors - epecially Bridges and Potts - are clearly having a ball.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/26/09
Variety
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Good but far from great sequel to Bogdanovich's "Last Picture Show."

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08/10/06
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

No review available.

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10/10/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

No review available.

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07/04/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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05/03/05
Jonathan R. Perry
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

No review available.

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08/25/04
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

No review available.

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03/04/04
Oz
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No review available.

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01/30/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

No review available.

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08/22/03
John Esther
John Esther
Pasadena Weekly

Miss Shepherd...is exceptionally good as Jacy.

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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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No review available.

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01/25/03
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
Zap2it.com

The Last Picture Show is a stark and hypnotic portrait of a West Texas town in its final death throes, a lyrical and touching film about friendship and love and sex. Texasville is about nothing.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
11/05/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
Apollo Guide

No review available.

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09/07/02
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

Bittersweet drama about the different changes in middle-age for men and women.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
09/01/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Fairly lukewarm sequel to an American classic. Has its moments, but not enough of them.

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08/04/02
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

comes off like an exceptionally slow episode of Dallas.

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
05/12/01
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone

both a funny and a sad look at contemporary small town life during the Reagan years

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02/27/01
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

must have seemed like a good idea at the time. But the result is muddled at best.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

This is purty near the worst movie of the whole year.

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01/01/00
Rita Kempley
Rita Kempley
Washington Post
 
 
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