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The Big Picture (1989)

The Big Picture (1989)

Drama Comedy Romance

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

Release Date: 1989, September 15
Directors: Christopher Guest
Countries: United States of America
Production: Aspen Film Society, Columbia Pictures
Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Cleese, Stephen Collins, Fran Drescher, Scott Coffey, Teri Hatcher, Richard Belzer, Michael McKean, Elliott Gould, J.T. Walsh, Martin Short, Bruce Kirby

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.

Keywords:

friendship hollywood