History Film / Texasville

* TheMissusAndTheEx: Duane dreads Karla meeting Jacy, but instead the two women become fast friends, to his bewilderment.

Duane Jackson (Creator/JeffBridges) is now 50 and owns his own oil drilling company. He's made enough money to live in a huge house, with a swimming pool, hot tub and two-story backyard doghouse. But he's hit hard times and is now several million dollars in debt. His marriage to the feisty Karla (Creator/AnniePotts) isn't terribly solid. His older children have the same issues with love and sex that Duane and his pals did when they were young. His younger children are prone to mischief. And he's dogged by the usual small town gossip. Even his wife tells him he's suffering from a midlife crisis.

He still maintains connections with the people he knew back in his high school days. Sonny Crawford (Timothy Bottoms) is now Anarene's mayor and owns the town convenience store, but his mental state isn't completely healthy. Lester Marlow (Creator/RandyQuaid) has an even messier life than Duane's. Ruth Popper (Creator/ClorisLeachman) is Duane's bookkeeper and confidant. Genevieve (Creator/EileenBrennan) now works for Sonny but still observes Anarene's foibles with amusement.

* FunTShirt: Karla is very fond of these.
* LighterAndSofter: More comedic than the first film.

* TricksterTwins: Jack and Julie, Duane's youngest kids.

But the town gets shaken up when Jacy Farrow (Cybill Shepherd) returns. After having a minor acting career and living in Europe, she's facing her own midlife crisis. It's only a matter of time before Jacy and Duane re-enter each other's lives, but they're much different people than they were when they were 18.

He still maintains connections with the people he knew back in his high school days. Sonny Crawford (Timothy Bottoms) is now Anarene's mayor and owns the town convenience store, but his mental state isn't completely healthy. Lester Marlow (Randy Quaid) has an even messier life than Duane's. Ruth Popper (Creator/ClorisLeachman) is Duane's bookkeeper and confidant. Genevieve (Creator/EileenBrennan) now works for Sonny but still observes Anarene's foibles with amusement.

Duane Jackson (Creator/JeffBridges) is now 50 and owns his own oil drilling company. He's made enough money to live in a huge house, with a swimming pool, hot tub and two-story backyard doghouse. But he's hit hard times and is now several million dollars in debt. His marriage to the feisty Karla (Annie Potts) isn't terribly solid. His older children have the same issues with love and sex that Duane and his pals did when they were young. His younger children are prone to mischief. And he's dogged by the usual small town gossip. Even his wife tells him he's suffering from a midlife crisis.

He still maintains connections with the people he knew back in his high school days. Sonny Crawford (Timothy Bottoms) is now Anarene's mayor and owns the town convenience store, but his mental state isn't completely healthy. Lester Marlow (Randy Quaid) has an even messier life than Duane's. Ruth Popper (Cloris Leachman) is Duane's bookkeeper and confidant. Genevieve (Eileen Brennan) now works for Sonny but still observes Anarene's foibles with amusement.

** Not as many explicit ones to ''The Last Picture Show'' as you'd expect (though the director's cut apparently had a lot more). Many of the more obvious ones in the script wound up on the cutting room floor. Still, there are quite a few, particularly in the case of Sonny, who seems very haunted by the past. He keeps a photo of Sam the Lion and Billy in his convenience store. And since it was filmed in Archer City, Texas, just like the first film, there are many HeyItsThatPlace moments.

** Not as many explicit ones to ''The Last Picture Show'' as you'd expect. Many of the more obvious ones in the script wound up on the cutting room floor. Still, there are quite a few, particularly in the case of Sonny, who seems very haunted by the past. He keeps a photo of Sam the Lion and Billy in his convenience store. And since it was filmed in Archer City, Texas, just like the first film, there are many HeyItsThatPlace moments.

* OldFlame: Duane and Jacy, though [[spoiler:they decide to keep things platonic]]. Also not quite the same situation, but [[spoiler:Ruth has Sonny start living with her after his nervous breakdown]].

** A subtle musical one. ''The Last Picture Show'' had a lot of Music/HankWilliams songs on its soundtrack. At one point here, HankWilliamsJr's version of one of the songs included in the first film, "Kaw-Liga", can be heard.

* DemotedToExtra: Sonny was the protagonist of ''The Last Picture Show''. Here, Duane takes the lead and Sonny is an important secondary character.

He still maintains connections with the people he knew back in his high school days. Sonny Crawford (Timothy Bottoms) is now Anarene's mayor
and owns the town convenience store, but his mental state isn't completely healthy. Lester Marlow (Randy Quaid) has an even messier life than Duane's. Ruth Popper (Cloris Leachman) is Duane's bookkeeper and confidant. Genevieve (Eileen Brennan) now works for Sonny but still observes Anarene's foibles with amusement.

Duane Jackson (Creator/JeffBridges) is now 50 and owns his own oil drilling company. He's made enough money to live a huge house, with a swimming pool, hot tub and two-story backyard doghouse. But he's hit hard times and is now several million dollars in debt. His marriage to the feisty Karla (Annie Potts) isn't terribly solid. His older children have the same issues with love and sex that Duane and his pals did when they were young. His younger children are prone to mischief. And he's dogged by the usual small town gossip. Even his wife tells him he's suffering from a midlife crisis.

Duane Jackson (Creator/JeffBridges) is now 50 and owns his own oil drilling company. He's made enough money to live a huge house, with a swimming pool, hot tub and two-story backyard doghouse. But he's hit hard times and is now several million dollars in debt. His marriage to the feisty Karla (Annie Potts) isn't terribly solid. His older children have the same issues with love and sex that Duane and his pals did when they were young. His younger children are prone to mischief. And he's dogged by the usual small town gossip. Even his wife tells him
he's suffering from a midlife crisis.

''Texasville'' is a 1990 {{Dramedy}} directed by Creator/PeterBogdanovich. It's the sequel to his 1971 film ''Film/TheLastPictureShow'', reuniting most of that film's cast. It's an adaptation Larry [=McMurty=]'s 1987 novel, his literary sequel to ''The Last Picture Show''.

* QuirkyTown: Anarene is portrayed much more in this light than in ''The Last Picture Show''.