The Big Picture (1989)
“Film school prepared Nick for everything... everything but Hollywood.”
Movie19891h 40mEnglish
Our verdict
Average
Viewers are divided; lower your expectations.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 110 ratings.
Movie review: The Big Picture
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.”
Story
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.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 5.9/10 based on 110 votes.
Production
Release date: September 15, 1989 · Runtime: 100 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $5,000,000 · Reported revenue: $117,463
Official trailer
Cast
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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