Movie
The Big Picture
Overview
Hollywood beckons for recent film school grad Nick Chapman, who is out to capitalize on the momentum from his national award-winning student film. Studio executive Allen Habel seduces Nick with a dream deal to make his first feature, but once production gets rolling, corporate reality begins to intervene: Nick is unable to control a series of compromises to his high-minded vision, and it's all he can do to maintain his integrity in the midst of filmmaking chaos.
Details
- Release date
- 1989-09-15
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Aspen Film Society, Columbia Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Kevin Bacon as Nick Chapman
- Emily Longstreth as Susan Rawlings
- J.T. Walsh as Allen Habel
- Teri Hatcher as Gretchen
- Michael McKean as Emmet Sumner
- Jennifer Jason Leigh as Lydia Johnson
- Kim Miyori as Jenny Sumner
- Dan Schneider as Jonathan Tristan-Bennet
- Jason Gould as Carl Manknik
- Tracy Brooks Swope as Lori Pressman
- Don Franklin as Todd Marvin
- Gary Kroeger as Mark
Crew
- Christopher Guest - Director
- Michael McKean - Screenplay
- Michael Varhol - Screenplay
- Christopher Guest - Screenplay
- Christopher Guest - Story
- Michael Varhol - Story
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