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He probably did, he grew up on a ranch near Archer City. However, I think McMurtry used "Thalia" as the city name in the novel and it was changed to Anarene in the movie, which was filmed in/around the area.jimlongley wrote:I thought it was in 1952 in Anarene TX. (I have always wondered if Larry McMurtry knew there was actually such a place, a wide spot in the road on Rt 79 south of Wichita Falls.)Cjwglock19 wrote:When's the last time someone called it a "picture show?"Oldgringo wrote:When I was a 'yoot, picture shows had ushers. When did you last see an usher in a picture show?C-dub wrote:When I took my daughter to see Catching Fire last weekend, a couple of guys sitting near us brought hamburgers in their jackets. I suppose if someone that works there would have caught them they might have either taken them from them or kicked them out, but no one checks. No one checks women's purses. I don't think they can press any charges on anyone for bringing in food, but they could certainly ask you to leave and might even be able to go the trespassing route if you refuse to leave.
Can't get much closer to Anarene than Archer City. I do have to wonder why they decided to change it. Maybe because Thalia is actually large enough to be the prototype, while nobody actually lives in Anarene?Boxerrider wrote:He probably did, he grew up on a ranch near Archer City. However, I think McMurtry used "Thalia" as the city name in the novel and it was changed to Anarene in the movie, which was filmed in/around the area.jimlongley wrote:I thought it was in 1952 in Anarene TX. (I have always wondered if Larry McMurtry knew there was actually such a place, a wide spot in the road on Rt 79 south of Wichita Falls.)Cjwglock19 wrote:When's the last time someone called it a "picture show?"Oldgringo wrote:When I was a 'yoot, picture shows had ushers. When did you last see an usher in a picture show?C-dub wrote:When I took my daughter to see Catching Fire last weekend, a couple of guys sitting near us brought hamburgers in their jackets. I suppose if someone that works there would have caught them they might have either taken them from them or kicked them out, but no one checks. No one checks women's purses. I don't think they can press any charges on anyone for bringing in food, but they could certainly ask you to leave and might even be able to go the trespassing route if you refuse to leave.
