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The Big Picture

The Big Picture

5,9 /10 (109 Votes)
1989 EN 100 min

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.

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Release date

15/09/1989

Votes

109

Popularity

3.0

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

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

100 min

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$117,463

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Nick Chapman

Emily Longstreth

Emily Longstreth

Susan Rawlings

J.T. Walsh

J.T. Walsh

Allen Habel

Teri Hatcher

Teri Hatcher

Gretchen

Michael McKean

Michael McKean

Emmet Sumner

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Lydia Johnson

Kim Miyori

Kim Miyori

Jenny Sumner

Dan Schneider

Dan Schneider

Jonathan Tristan-Bennet

Jason Gould

Jason Gould

Carl Manknik

Tracy Brooks Swope

Tracy Brooks Swope

Lori Pressman

Don Franklin

Don Franklin

Todd Marvin

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Gary Kroeger

Mark

Alice Hirson

Alice Hirson

Mrs. Chapman

Grant Owens

Grant Owens

Mr. Chapman

Fran Drescher

Fran Drescher

Polo Habel

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Suzy Cote

Mindy Habel

Eddie Albert

Eddie Albert

M.C.

June Lockhart

June Lockhart

Janet Kingsley

Stephen Collins

Stephen Collins

Attorney

Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

Judge

Vladimir Skomarovsky

Vladimir Skomarovsky

Man in Nick's Movie

Holly Fields

Holly Fields

Daughter

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Yvonne Peattie

Mrs. Feldzar

Stan Ivar

Stan Ivar

Charlie

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C.W. Hemingway

Joey

David Hayward

David Hayward

George

Caitlin Clarke

Caitlin Clarke

Sharon

Nancy Valen

Nancy Valen

Young Sharon

Martin Short

Martin Short

Neil Sussman - Nick's Agent

Robert Bauer

Robert Bauer

Wounded Soldier

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Wesley Pfenning

Woman in Cabin

John Cleese

John Cleese

Bartender

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Richard Blake

Abe Lincoln

Walter Olkewicz

Walter Olkewicz

Babe Ruth

Scott Coffey

Scott Coffey

Waiter

Bruce Kirby

Bruce Kirby

Businessman

Richard Belzer

Richard Belzer

Video Show Host

Beth Chamberlin

Beth Chamberlin

Stewardess

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Mike Miller

PEZ® People

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Michael Jocum

PEZ® People

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Tim Landers

PEZ® People

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Martin Lund

PEZ® People

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Novi Novog

PEZ® People

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Tom Maier

Building Manager

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Valen Watson

Woman in Restaurant

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Jennifer Karr

Woman in Restaurant

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Sue-Ann Leeds

Woman in Restaurant

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Buddy Garion

Man in Restaurant

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Jim Pollack

Man in Restaurant

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Scott Williamson

Restaurant Manager

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Victor Steinbach

Andres Vargiak

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Arlene Lorre

Cleopatra

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George Rogan

Security Guard / Nazi

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Perla Walter

Housekeeper

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Pamela Morris

Cheryl

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Lulie Newcomb

Receptionist

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Patty Howeth

Woman with Fridge

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Britta Wilson

Stewardess

Suzee Slater

Suzee Slater

Stewardess

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Brad Zutaut

Surfer

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Matthew Eichler

Piano Player

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Nadine Lenore Patterson

Twin

Elliott Gould

Elliott Gould

Prosecutor - Trial of Janet Kingsley (uncredited)

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2024-04-10

⭐ 6

**_Satire on Hollywood and the filmmaking process with Kevin Bacon_** After a film student from Ohio (Bacon) wins an award for his short movie at the film institute in Los Angeles, he has to carefully traverse the minefield of the system to get his artistic vision made. JT Walsh plays a manipulative producer and Martin Short a dubious agent. “The Big Picture” (1989) is an amusing look at the moviemaking process in Hollywood. The humor is mostly droll or quirky and viewers not up on the business might not relate to some of it, which could explain why the flick flopped at the box office. I…

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