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◊ 2008-01-30 00:40 |
Texasville is the 1990 sequel to The Last Picture Show (1971). Both movies are directed by Peter Bogdanovich, & both star Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Annie Potts, Timothy Bottoms, Cloris Leachman, Randy Quaid, & Eileen Brennan. The Last Picture Show is set in 1952, & most of the characters are high-school age. In Texasville is set in 1984, & many of the same characters (played by the same actors) still live in the same little town. The Academy-award-winning The Last Picture Show is nostalgia. Texasville is comedy. The actors & autos of the movie Texasville: In several scenes, Annie Potts as Karla Jackson drives magnificent white 1984 BMW 745i E23 with black or dark blue leather. Later, she sits in passenger seat while Jeff Bridges as Duane Jackson sits behind her in conversation. Later still, she drives while Eileen Brennan as Genevieve, Timothy Bottoms as Sonny Crawford, & Cloris Leachman as Ruth Popper are passengers. 4 or 5 stars In several scenes, Cybill Shepherd as Jacy Farrow drives a silver Mercedes with alloy wheels & black & grey velour interior. Probably early ‘80s S-Klass W116. Later Jeff Bridges as Duane Jackson drives it while Cybill Shepherd as Jacy Farrow is passenger. 4 or 5 stars In several scenes, the camera lingers on the BMW & Mercedes sitting side by side outside the Dairy Queen & at community events (rodeo & centennial pageant). In 1 scene, Cloris Leachman as Ruth Popper drives light blue or aqua VW Beetle convertible with white top lowered. Eileen Brennan as Genevieve is passenger. Later Jeff Bridges as Duane Jackson drives it while Cybill Shepherd as Jacy Farrow & Lloyd Catlett as Lee Roy are passengers. 3 stars William McNamara as Dickie Jackson drives red Porsche 911 SC Targa in 2 short scenes. 3 stars In several scenes, Jeff Bridges as Duane Jackson drives a black & white Ford F150 (probably early ‘80s) with a small back seat. 4 or 5 stars Timothy Bottoms as Sonny Crawford crashes a primer-grey Chevy pickup in 1 scene, almost killing 2 little girls at a lemonade stand. 2 stars Lloyd Catlett as Lee Roy drives a shiny grey Chevy pickup in 1 scene. An Iveco egg truck plays a key role in a long comedy sequence. 3 stars Several of the characters ride in a GMC ambulance in 1 scene. 2 stars A Ford Thunderbird & a Ford Falcon are featured in 1 scene. 2 stars In the big parade scene, Cybill Shepherd as Jacy Farrow & Jeff Bridges as Duane Jackson ride a Homecoming Queen float. 3 stars Randy Quaid as Lester Marlow rides an office chair, unknown marque. 0 stars Richard Arnold, editor BMW TV Guide -- Last edit: 2008-02-03 04:36:21 |
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