Texasville (1990)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Peter Bogdanovich

Writers (WGA):

Larry McMurtry (novel)
Peter Bogdanovich (screenplay)

Release Date:

28 September 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Summer, 1984: 30 years after Duane captained the high school football team and Jacy was homecoming queen...

Plot Keywords:

Debt | Reminiscence | Lovers Reunited | Reference To Adam And Eve | Grief

Cast

Harvey Christiansen	...	Old Man Balt
Pearl Jones	...	Minerva
Loyd Catlett	...	Lee Roy
Jimmy Howell	...	Jack Jackson
Romi Snyder	...	Julie
Kay Pering	...	Lavelle Bates
Allison Marich	...	Bille Anne
Katherine Bongfeldt	...	Nellie
Earl Poole Ball	...	Junior Nolan
Su Hyatt	...	Suzie Nolan
Angie Bolling	...	Marylou Marlow
William McNamara	...	Dickie Jackson
Eileen Brennan	...	Genevieve Morgan
Randy Quaid	...	Lester Marlow
Cloris Leachman	...	Ruth Popper

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Germany:12 (f) | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | USA:R | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Archer City, Texas, USA

Company:

Cine-Source

Trivia:

Sal Mineo gave director Peter Bogdanovich the Larry McMurtry book, The Last Picture Show (1971). Sal thought it would be a good movie, but felt he was now too old for a young role. Sal Mineo is given "thanks" in the end credit of this film, Texasville, which is the sequel to "The Last Picture Show".

Goofs:

Continuity: At the beginning of the centennial parade, a half-built Ferris wheel with no cars attached can be seen in background; several minutes later, it's fully operational.

Quotes:

Karla: Everytime you call me "honey," there's a lie involved.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Game-On: (#3.2)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

No Memories Hanging Round

I love this movie.

Sometimes I actually think I like it better than THE LAST PICTURE SHOW but that's only now, after having seen TEXASVILLE, oh, fifteen, twenty times.

It's too easy to blow this movie off as being strange and not making sense -- I see that as its strength; it's *real*. It's oddly real, it's real in a way that most movies aren't; nothing ties up, there's no plot arc, people don't do what they're supposed to. But if you watch it as evidence of McMurtry's genius characterization, you'll see that the people in this film are tremendously human, and weird and flawed.

Annie Potts as Duane's wife Karla is really the standout performance in this sequel, though the rest of the principal cast from PICTURE SHOW are, IMHO, just as spectacular here. Potts adds something to the mix that allows a unique perspective on this weird little town, and, like Duane, you see her for all her flaws and you love her just for putting up with you.

And, really, is there *anything* sadder than Jacy wooing Duane's dog away?

See this film more than once before you judge it; that's all I've got to say.