Plot & Details
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. In this first feature-film directorial effort by actor/writer Christopher Guest, Kevin Bacon plays a "boy wonder" director whose willingness to compromise his ideals allows him to keep afloat in Tinseltown. Bacon's corruption begins when his first Hollywood project, a black-and-white experimental film about an over-40 menage a trois, is distorted beyond recognition into a color, big-budget "youth trip". Bacon hasn't really sold out; he's merely waiting to accrue enough industry clout to strike back at the Philistines in charge.
- Genre(s): Comedy
- Run Time: 95min.
- Theatrical Release Date: 09/15/1989
- DVD Release Date: 10/08/2002
- Distributor(s): Columbia Pictures
- Director(s): Christopher Guest
- Starring: Kevin Bacon , Emily Longstreth , J.T. Walsh , Jennifer Jason Leigh
- Themes: Success is the Best Revenge,Filmmaking
- Tone: Cynical,Biting,Humorous,Irreverent,Literate,Witty
- Keywords: Hollywood,abandonment,agent [representative],behind-the-scenes,corruption,film-industry,filmmaker,stars [celebrities],student
- Country of Origin: USA (09-15-1989)
- Language: English
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