The Big Picture

"Film school prepared Nick for everything... everything but Hollywood."

Nov 30 1990 PG-13 1h 40m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

Nick Chapman graduates from film school, and his short film wins a special prize. This gives him a high enough profile that he can get Hollywood to back the film he has long dreamed of making. Studio exec Allen Habel is interested. But Nick soon is seduced by Hollywood and makes one concession after another until his original movie is lost altogether. Worse, Nick is lost, too, turning on girlfriend Susan and old buddy Emmet. Will he come to his sense before everything is lost?

Written by

Michael Varhol, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean

Directed by

Christopher Guest

Cast

Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Emily Longstreth

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
6,374
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
64
Popularity
NA