Directed by Peter Bogdanovich
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-ray, Criterion Collection)
Cynical look at the empty lives of the sex-obsessed residents of a small Texas town. At the local high school, seniors just want to get laid, with beauty Cybill Shepherd getting the most attention. Unfortunately her choice of lovers can't finish what they start, so she loses her virginity to her mother's lover one night in the pool hall. The older folks in town aren't much different, in fact many of them are having sex with the high schoolers. The succession of sex scenes becomes almost comical, how many times do you have to show Cybill being seduced to make a point? Filmed somewhat pretentiously in black and white, which fails to hide a plot that is essentially nothing more than high school melodrama. It is almost saved by some fine performances from the older members of the ensemble, notably Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn and Eileen Brennan, putting their younger counterparts to shame.
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