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The Big Picture (1989)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:12
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: After winning the National Film Institute's Award for Best student Film, filmmaker Nick Chapman (Kevin Bacon) jumps headlong into the Hollywood fast-lane. There, he receives a warm welcome from... After winning the National Film Institute's Award for Best student Film, filmmaker Nick Chapman (Kevin Bacon) jumps headlong into the Hollywood fast-lane. There, he receives a warm welcome from studio executives who have heard he's the hottest thing in town. But before long, predatory producers, aggravating agents, and avant-garde artists are turning his world upside down by trying to hitch a ride on his supposedly rising star--which helps him to realize the horrible truth about the backward system that created his meteoric rise. Christopher Guest's (THIS IS SPINAL TAP) directorial debut skewers the Hollywood system, with ample help from a comedically gifted cast including Martin Short, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and John Cleese. [More]
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael McKean, J.T. Walsh
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael McKean, J.T. Walsh, Martin Short, Fran Drescher, John Cleese
Director: Christopher Guest
Director: Christopher Guest
Screenwriter: Christopher Guest
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Reviews for The Big Picture
Very slight, but it hits most of its Hollywood targets with a certain degree of savvy.
The Movie Machine is skewered and lampooned with an impressive accuracy, but it never crosses the line into becoming an outright bash.
A very clever satire of Hollywood, film school, moviedom in general, and a few specific goofballs.
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