Martin Short & Kevin Bacon in The Big Picture
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- Release Date: 1990
- Runtime: 100 min
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Starring: Kevin Bacon, Emily Longstreth, J.T. Walsh, Jennifer Jason Leigh ... see all
- Director: Christopher Guest
- 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... Read more
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| Oct 26, 2002DVD Talk
The premise of The Big Picture is simple and was somewhat famous at the time, back in the days of "high concept
Billy Wilder would never have made the mistake of making the subject of the satire a poorly honed replica of the original.
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| Oct 08, 2002PopMatters
Moments like these, in which Guest demonstrates how Hollywood dumbs down creative talent to increase its market value, are right on target.
Like Nick, Guest, feeling like a third grader being told nobody likes you, simply sat there in silence.
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| Oct 08, 2002PopMatters
In one the film's funniest moments, a production executive explains to Nick....er Michael McKean have penned a hilarious satire on the development process....Moments like these, in which Guest demonstrates how Hollywood dumbs down creative talent to increase its market value, are right on target..... ... Full Review
| Jan 19, 1990Deseret News
All in all this is a terrific comedy that punctures Hollywood's pretentiousness but is never mean-spirited about it.
Toward the end, as Bacon is finding himself through wacky music videos (with help from a self-consciously trendy friend, delightfully played by Jennifer Jason Leigh), "The Big Picture" begins to feel a bit sluggish, but never really runs out of steam.
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DVD MovieGuide
Ultimately, The Big Picture appears almost totally uninspired and witless.
Some tout Picture as a biting and incisive Hollywood satire, but unfortunately, the emperor has no clothes.
Actually, Guest does incorporate one mildly unusual technique.
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2009-05-14
Kevin Bacon stars as Nick Chapman, an award-winning film-school grad who hits Hollywood thinking he has got the business all figured out. Guess what? He doesn't. ... Full Article
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2009-05-01
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culturecartel.com –
2004-01-26
Even ones not quite good enough to make my top-10 still stand as noteworthy and recommendable.The Abyss was too episodic, too anti-climactic by far, but it still boasted several impressive action sequences. ... Full Article
Getting the Most out of Film School
moviemaker.com –
1998-09-01
MovieMaker Staff | Published September 1, 1998 In the 1989 movie The Big Picture, Kevin Bacon, a down-on-his-luck film school graduate applies for a job as a waiter. ... Full Article
Another "get even with Hollywood" satire in the tradition of SOB and Movers and Shakers , The Big Picture is an elongated inside joke complete with un-billed celebrity cameos. ... Full Article