

The Big Picture
DirectorChristopher Guest
“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.
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Trailer
The Big Picture (1989) Trailer | Kevin Bacon | Jennifer Jason Leigh
Cast

Kevin Bacon
Nick Chapman

Emily Longstreth
Susan Rawlings

J.T. Walsh
Allen Habel

Teri Hatcher
Gretchen

Michael McKean
Emmet Sumner

Jennifer Jason Leigh
Lydia Johnson

Kim Miyori
Jenny Sumner

Dan Schneider
Jonathan Tristan-Bennet

Jason Gould
Carl Manknik

Tracy Brooks Swope
Lori Pressman

Don Franklin
Todd Marvin
Gary Kroeger
Mark
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