The Big Picture (1989)

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

★ 5.9 1h 40m Comedy · Romance · Drama

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.

Director

Christopher Guest

Cast

Kevin Bacon, Emily Longstreth, J.T. Walsh, Teri Hatcher, Michael McKean, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kim Miyori, Dan Schneider

Country

United States of America

Released

September 15, 1989