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Texasville

1990 · 123 min

A meandering, bittersweet return to small-town life, mixing wry humour with middle-aged regret and the weight of lost promise.

Genres
Drama, Romance
Tagline
It's not a place... It's a state of mind.
Overview
Summer, 1984: 30 years after Duane captained the high school football team and Jacy was homecoming queen, this Texas town near Wichita Falls prepares for its centennial. Oil prices are down, banks are failing, and Duane's $12 million in debt. His wife Karla drinks too much, his children are always in trouble, and he tom-cats around with the wives of friends. Jacy's back in town, after a mildly successful acting career, life in Italy, and the death of her son. Folks assume Duane and Jacy will resume their high school romance. And Sonny is "tired in his mind," causing worries for his safety. Can these friends find equilibrium in middle age?

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • aging
  • identity
  • family
  • love
  • grief
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Peter Bogdanovich
Written by
Peter Bogdanovich
Starring
Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Annie Potts, Randy Quaid, Cloris Leachman, Timothy Bottoms, William McNamara, Eileen Brennan
Music
Karyn Rachtman
Cinematography
Nicholas Josef von Sternberg
Runtime
123 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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