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The Big Picture (1989)

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Reviews Counted:13

Fresh:12

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: After winning the National Film Institute's Award for Best student Film, filmmaker Nick Chapman (Kevin Bacon) jumps headlong into the Hollywood fast-lane. There, he receives a warm welcome from... After winning the National Film Institute's Award for Best student Film, filmmaker Nick Chapman (Kevin Bacon) jumps headlong into the Hollywood fast-lane. There, he receives a warm welcome from studio executives who have heard he's the hottest thing in town. But before long, predatory producers, aggravating agents, and avant-garde artists are turning his world upside down by trying to hitch a ride on his supposedly rising star--which helps him to realize the horrible truth about the backward system that created his meteoric rise. Christopher Guest's (THIS IS SPINAL TAP) directorial debut skewers the Hollywood system, with ample help from a comedically gifted cast including Martin Short, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and John Cleese. [More]

Starring: Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael McKean, J.T. Walsh

Starring: Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael McKean, J.T. Walsh, Martin Short, Fran Drescher, John Cleese

Director: Christopher Guest

Director: Christopher Guest
Screenwriter: Christopher Guest

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Sometimes hilarious, sometimes chilling anti-Hollywood comedy.

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04/09/07
Rob Gonsalves
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09/24/06
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
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Very slight, but it hits most of its Hollywood targets with a certain degree of savvy.

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11/20/05
Dan Fienberg
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10/10/05
Chuck O'Leary
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Fantastica Daily

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08/30/05
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08/30/04
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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The Movie Machine is skewered and lampooned with an impressive accuracy, but it never crosses the line into becoming an outright bash.

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10/29/03
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
Apollo Guide

If only it was as clever as it believes itself to be.

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08/13/03
Ken Hanke
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Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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05/27/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
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Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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12/30/02
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07/31/02
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
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A very clever satire of Hollywood, film school, moviedom in general, and a few specific goofballs.

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