- The Big Picture (film)
Infobox Film
name = The Big Picture
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caption = DVD cover
director =Christopher Guest
producer =Michael Varhol Richard Gilbert Abramson
writer =Christopher Guest Michael Varhol Michael McKean
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starring =Kevin Bacon
music =
cinematography =
editing =
distributor =Columbia Pictures
released = 1989
runtime = 100 min.
country = U.S.
language = English
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imdb_id = 0096926"The Big Picture" was a
1989 movie starringKevin Bacon and directed byChristopher Guest .Plot
In a fictionalized version of
Tinseltown itself, Nick Chapman is an up and coming film director hot off the win of a student academy award for his short film. No sooner does the award bring him into the limelight when it captures the attention of a movie executive (J.T. Walsh ) who offers Nick a deal to make his dream picture: a character-driven drama taking place in a cabin during the winter season. Everything seems all well and good to Nick, who's also got a good girlfriend (Emily Longstreth ) by his side and his best friend (Michael McKean ) always there to lend a hand. But when Nick sees his vision corrupted, his deal just disappearing into thin air because of corporate changes and a seduction to theHollywood lifestyle, Nick might be changing on his friends and family. It doesn't really help when he's got a smarmy agent (Martin Short ) whose promise seems empty, a starlet (Teri Hatcher ) playing with his mind and the grim reminder that all of his much less-talented and much more self-satisfied classmates are working successfully inHollywood , Nick is finally getting a chance to look at the big picture at hand.Jennifer Jason Leigh also stars in the film as a kooky but loyal friend and classmate of Nick's, who ultimately proves to be a career savior.Cast
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Kevin Bacon as Nick Chapman
*Emily Longstreth as Susan Rawlings
*J.T. Walsh as Allen Habel
*Jennifer Jason Leigh as Lydia Johnson
*Michael McKean as Emmet Sumner
*Kim Miyori as Jenny Sumner
*Teri Hatcher as Gretchen
*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
*Fran Drescher as Polo HabelReferences
External links
*imdb title|id=0096926|title=The Big Picture
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