The Big Picture (1989)

The Big Picture is a film from 1989. It is catalogued under Comedy, Romance, Drama. Its listed tagline is “Film school prepared Nick for everything... everything but Hollywood.”

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.

TMDB records an audience rating of 5.9/10 based on 110 votes.

Release date: September 15, 1989 · Runtime: 100 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $5,000,000 · Reported revenue: $117,463

Director: Christopher Guest · Cast: Kevin Bacon as Nick Chapman, Emily Longstreth as Susan Rawlings, J.T. Walsh as Allen Habel, Teri Hatcher as Gretchen, Michael McKean as Emmet Sumner

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama