The Big Picture
“Film school prepared Nick for everything... everything but Hollywood.”
1989•PG-13•1h 40m•5.9•Released
ComedyRomanceDrama
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.
Director
Christopher Guest
Writer
Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Michael Varhol
Budget
$5M
Revenue
$0M
Languages
English
Studio
Aspen Film Society
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
Alice Hirson
Mrs. Chapman
Grant Owens
Mr. Chapman
Fran Drescher
Polo Habel
Production
Company
Aspen Film Society
Company
Columbia Pictures
Producer
Michael Varhol
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