Big Picture, The

Big Picture, The

1989

Hollywood beckons for recent film school grad Nick Chapman (Kevin Bacon), who is out to capitalize on the momentum from his national award-winning student film. Studio executive Allen Habel (J.T. Walsh) 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.

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

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70
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - Drama
Length
1 hr. 41 mins.
US Theatrical Release
September 15, 1989
US Box Office
$117,463 (#6574 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Movies Anywhere Movies Anywhere
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.78:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Sony Pictures
Released
September 15, 2015
Acquired Date
March 22, 2024
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
Haven't seen it yet.

Actors

Kevin Bacon
Kevin Bacon
Emily Longstreth
Emily Longstreth
J.T. Walsh
J.T. Walsh
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Michael McKean
Michael McKean
Kim Miyori
Kim Miyori
Teri Hatcher
Teri Hatcher
Dan Schneider
Dan Schneider
Jason Gould
Jason Gould
Tracy Brooks Swope
Tracy Brooks Swope
Don Franklin
Don Franklin
Gary Kroeger
Gary Kroeger
Alice Hirson
Alice Hirson
Grant Owens
Grant Owens
Fran Drescher
Fran Drescher
Eddie Albert
Eddie Albert
June Lockhart
June Lockhart

Directors

Christopher Guest
Christopher Guest

Producers

Michael Varhol
Michael Varhol

Writers

Michael Varhol
Michael Varhol
Christopher Guest
Christopher Guest
Michael McKean
Michael McKean

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User Reviews

Ratings

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RT Fresh
88%
Tomatometer
24 votes
RT Stale
45%
Popcornmeter
97 votes
METASCORE
64
8 votes
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
6,342 votes

Additional Info

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