The Big Picture (1989)

Film school prepared Nick for everything... everything but Hollywood.

Movie · Comedy, Romance, Drama · 1h 40m · Rated 5.9/10 on TMDB · Released September 15, 1989

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.

Directed by Christopher Guest

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

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