The Big Picture (1989)
Directed by Christopher Guest
Genres - Comedy, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Showbiz Comedy, Satire |
Release Date - Sep 15, 1989 (USA) |
Run Time - 101 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - PG13
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
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.
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filmmaker, agent [representative], behind-the-scenes, film-industry, Hollywood, stars [celebrities], student, abandonment, corruption
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