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The Big Picture (1989)

Starring: Kevin Bacon, Emily Longstreth Director: Christopher Guest Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Format: DVD
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

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Product Details

  • Actors: Kevin Bacon, Emily Longstreth, J.T. Walsh, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael McKean
  • Directors: Christopher Guest
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Studio: Sony Pictures
  • DVD Release Date: October 8, 2002
  • Run Time: 102 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00006HAWL
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #17,431 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
  • For more information about "The Big Picture" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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Christopher Guest cowrote and directed this solid spoof about the pitfalls of believing your own hype. Kevin Bacon plays a high-minded would-be filmmaker whose student movie wins a prestigious national award and an invitation to Hollywood. Before he knows it, he is being wined and dined by agents, producers, and studio executives, who treat him like the new Orson Welles--until he starts making his first studio movie. Then he becomes bait for the piranha-like bottom-liners, who teach him the unfortunate lesson that the flavor of the week often gets eaten alive. Watch for Martin Short as a hilariously feckless agent and Jennifer Jason Leigh as a surprisingly chipper film student, given her black-rimmed eyes and all-black wardrobe. --Marshall Fine

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Skewed Comedy at It's Best, November 12, 1999
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This review is from: The Big Picture [VHS] (VHS Tape)
It's very hard to predict what movie a given person will like. Many people find this movie to be ho hum, at best. It's not conventional big release comedy, like The Addams Family, Mrs. Doubtfire, or Look Who's Talking. It's unselfconsciously odd in a very wonderful way. If you like movies such as Rushmore, The Princess Bride, 1000 Clowns, and Groundhog Day, I think I can guarantee that you will absolutely love this movie. It's my favorite comedy of all time.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars See the film before your first job in the "Industry", May 3, 2002
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This review is from: The Big Picture [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I saw this film a few years after I worked for a very famous film company in Nothern California. This VERY humorous film is right on the mark about what it is like to work in the film industry! I laughed so hard my stomach hurt for hours after after the movie. If you are going to work in the "industry" as they say in the film world, see this humorous film to see what it is really like!
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Splendid., April 7, 2000
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A real sleeper. Don't miss this movie--buy it, rent it, whatever--it has a "real feel" for Hollywood and for relationships. It tells a very funny, perceptive story in an unassuming and highly entertaining way. The Big Picture is Hollywood at its best. Easily one of my favorite movies.
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5.0 out of 5 stars where is Emily longstreth
I dont understand why hollywood didnt like this film,this is a very good movie,by the way,where is Emily longstreth,she dissapear,where is she. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Cesar J. vazquez

1.0 out of 5 stars A very small picture from a big talent
Following "Spinal Tap" but before striking comedic gold with his own successful series of "mockumentaries," Christopher Guest directed and co-wrote this awful lampoon of the... Read more
Published on July 15, 2007 by David Bonesteel

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT MOVIE
ANOTHER QUIET, CLEVER, WONDERFUL MOVIE THAT GETS NO PUBLICITY. MAYBE THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD VIOLENCE.....................
ANYWAY, GREAT MOVIE. Read more
Published on May 12, 2007 by FAB

5.0 out of 5 stars I'd Like to Thank My Grilled Cheese Sandwich.
For anyone that hasn't seen this movie, I highly recommend it. "The Big Picture" is simultaneously a parody of the movie business and the real story of how much luck and chance... Read more
Published on May 2, 2007 by Kevin T. McGuinness

5.0 out of 5 stars Gets better everytime I watch
I just love this movie, but it may not be for all, since it is a very specific type of humor. Don't expect "Best in Show" or "Waiting for Gufman," because this is not a... Read more
Published on September 20, 2006 by Spider

4.0 out of 5 stars Everyone was my friend then...
Hollywood make them, then they break them -- stars can fall as fast as they rise. Sometimes they rise again, and sometimes they disappear. Read more
Published on September 8, 2006 by E. A Solinas

3.0 out of 5 stars Worth seeing, but...
A long, long time ago I caught the second half of Kevin Bacon's "She's Having A Baby" on TV and was intrigued. Read more
Published on January 20, 2006 by C. Faraone

5.0 out of 5 stars My wife is from Ohio
The story of a young award winner of a filmmaker's competition going through the trials and tribulations of trying to get "his" first feature film made is given a wonderful... Read more
Published on December 24, 2004 by bob lundy

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best films of the 80's!
I don't know why this film didn't win any academy awards for that year. I love movies and this was one of the best I've seen next to "American Beauty" and "Fast Times at Ridgemont... Read more
Published on September 27, 2004 by Colin Kau

3.0 out of 5 stars Quirky, satiric, but, ultimately, thin
This oddball send-up of Hollywood begins when Nick (Kevin Bacon) wins a prestigious award for his expressionist student film. Read more
Published on February 18, 2004 by Debbie Lee Wesselmann

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