The Big Picture (5.9)

Movie · 1989 · 1 h 40 min · 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.

Directed by: Christopher Guest

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

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