High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wife. As graduation nears and both boys contemplate their futures, Duane eyes the army and Sonny takes over a local business. Each struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhere else.
| Writing | Larry McMurtry | Screenplay |
| Directing | Peter Bogdanovich | Director |
| Production | Ross Brown | Casting |
| Writing | Larry McMurtry | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Polly Platt | Costume Design |
| Art | Polly Platt | Production Design |
| Editing | Donn Cambern | Editor |
| Writing | Peter Bogdanovich | Screenplay |
| Art | Walter Scott Herndon | Art Direction |
| Editing | Peter Bogdanovich | Editor |
| Camera | Robert Surtees | Director of Photography |
| Production | Bert Schneider | Executive Producer |
| Production | Harold Schneider | Associate Producer |
| Production | Bob Rafelson | Producer |
| Production | Frank Marshall | Location Manager |
| Production | Stephen J. Friedman | Producer |
| Art | Ed Shanley | Construction Coordinator |
| Camera | Terry K. Meade | Camera Operator |
| Art | Vincent M. Cresciman | Assistant Production Design |
| Production | Don Guest | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Robert Rubin | Assistant Director |
