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The Big Picture

The Big Picture

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 15, 1989

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Comedy, Romance

User Score

58%

Original Title

The Big Picture

Production Companies

Aspen Film Society

Director

Christopher Guest

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$117,463

Description

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.