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The Big Picture
Directed by
Christopher Guest
PG-13
1989
1h 40m
Comedy
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6.2
87%
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Film school grad Nick Chapman thought his career was made after his award winning short film, but discovered Hollywood wasn't as easy as it seems.
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Cast of The Big Picture
Kevin Bacon
Nick Chapman
Emily Longstreth
Susan Rawlings
J. T. Walsh
Allen Habel
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Lydia Johnson
Michael McKean
Emmet Sumner / Writer
Kim Miyori
Jenny Sumner
Teri Hatcher
Gretchen
Dan Schneider
Jonathan Tristan-Bennet
Jason Gould
Carl Manknik
Tracy Brooks Swope
Lori Pressman
Don Franklin
Todd Marvin
Gary Kroeger
Mark
Alice Hirson
Mrs. Chapman
Grant Owens
Mr. Chapman
Fran Drescher
Polo Habel
Suzy Cote
Mindy Habel
Eddie Albert
M.C.
June Lockhart
Janet Kingsley
Stephen Collins
Attorney
Roddy McDowall
Judge
Vladimir Skomarovsky
Man in Nick's Movie
Holly Fields
Daughter
Yvonne Peattie
Mrs. Feldzar
Stan Ivar
Charlie
C.W. Hemingway
Joey
David Hayward
George
Caitlin Clarke
Sharon
Nancy Valen
Young Sharon
Martin Short
Neil Sussman - Nick's Agent
Robert Bauer
Wounded Soldier
Wesley Pfenning
Woman in Cabin
John Cleese
Bartender
Richard Blake
Abe Lincoln
Walter Olkewicz
Babe Ruth
Scott Coffey
Waiter
Bruce Kirby
Businessman
Richard Belzer
Video Show Host
Beth Chamberlin
Stewardess
Mike Miller
PEZ® People
Michael Jocum
PEZ® People
Tim Landers
PEZ® People
Martin Lund
PEZ® People
Novi Novog
PEZ® People
Tom Maier
Building Manager
Valen Watson
Woman in Restaurant
Jennifer Karr
Woman in Restaurant
Sue-Ann Leeds
Woman in Restaurant
Buddy Garion
Man in Restaurant
Jim Pollack
Man in Restaurant
Scott Williamson
Restaurant Manager
Victor Steinbach
Andres Vargiak
Arlene Lorre
Cleopatra
George Rogan
Security Guard / Nazi
Perla Walter
Housekeeper
Pamela Morris
Cheryl
Lulie Newcomb
Receptionist
Patty Howeth
Woman with Fridge
Britta Wilson
Stewardess
Suzee Slater
Stewardess
Brad Zutaut
Surfer
Matthew Eichler
Piano Player
Nadine Lenore Patterson
Twin
Elliott Gould
Prosecutor - Trial of Janet Kingsley (uncredited)
Christopher Guest
Director / Writer
Michael Varhol
Writer / Producer
The Big Picture Ratings & Reviews
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
...generally feels like a short that's been awkwardly expanded to feature length...
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
[A] hilariously canny 1989 satire about contemporary filmmaking in Hollywood.
TV Guide
A failed attempt to spoof the wheelers and dealers behind the scenes in Hollywood.
Variety
Variety Staff
Befitting two of the co-authors of This is Spinal Tap, Guest and Michael McKean, The Big Picture displays a keen eye for the silliness of film biz customs, lingo and attitudes.
Rob's Movie Vault
Rob Gonsalves
Sometimes hilarious, sometimes chilling anti-Hollywood comedy.
DVDJournal.com
Betsy Bozdech
In the end, although Nick's journey is satisfying and often funny, it lacks the punch of Guest's later work.
Zap2it.com
Daniel Fienberg
Very slight, but it hits most of its Hollywood targets with a certain degree of savvy.
New York Times
Vincent Canby
A consistently genial, intermittently funny send-up of the current Hollywood scene as demonstrated by the rise and fall of an award-winning film student.
Apollo Guide
Scott Weinberg
The Movie Machine is skewered and lampooned with an impressive accuracy, but it never crosses the line into becoming an outright bash.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Ken Hanke
If only it was as clever as it believes itself to be.
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
You keep rooting for this Hollywood sendup to make it, even as the bad ideas start gaining on the good.
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
Chris Hicks
All in all this is a terrific comedy that punctures Hollywood's pretentiousness but is never mean-spirited about it.
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