The Big Picture
Christopher Guest1989-09-15
Film school prepared Nick for everything... everything but Hollywood.
5.8
100 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Kevin Bacon | Nick Chapman | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Emily Longstreth | Susan Rawlings | Unowned |
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J.T. Walsh | Allen Habel | Unowned |
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Jennifer Jason Leigh | Lydia Johnson | Zac E. Chan |
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Michael McKean | Emmet Sumner | Unowned |
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Kim Miyori | Jenny Sumner | Unowned |
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Teri Hatcher | Gretchen | Unowned |
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Dan Schneider | Jonathan Tristan-Bennet | Unowned |
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Jason Gould | Carl Manknik | Unowned |
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Tracy Brooks Swope | Lori Pressman | Unowned |
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Don Franklin | Todd Marvin | Unowned |
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Gary Kroeger | Mark | Unowned |
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Alice Hirson | Mrs. Chapman | Unowned |
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Grant Owens | Mr. Chapman | Unowned |
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Fran Drescher | Polo Habel | Unowned |
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Suzy Cote | Mindy Habel | Unowned |
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Eddie Albert | M.C. | Unowned |
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June Lockhart | Janet Kingsley | Unowned |
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Stephen Collins | Attorney | Unowned |
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Roddy McDowall | Judge | Unowned |
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Vladimir Skomarovsky | Man in Nick's Movie | Unowned |
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Holly Fields | Daughter | Unowned |
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Yvonne Peattie | Mrs. Feldzar | Unowned |
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Stan Ivar | Charlie | Unowned |
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C.W. Hemingway | Joey | Unowned |
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David Hayward | George | Unowned |
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Caitlin Clarke | Sharon | Unowned |
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Nancy Valen | Young Sharon | Unowned |
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Martin Short | Neil Sussman - Nick's Agent | Unowned |
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Robert Bauer | Wounded Soldier | Unowned |
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Wesley Pfenning | Woman in Cabin | Unowned |
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John Cleese | Bartender | Unowned |
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Richard Blake | Abe Lincoln | Unowned |
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Walter Olkewicz | Babe Ruth | Unowned |
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Scott Coffey | Waiter | Unowned |
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Bruce Kirby | Businessman | Unowned |
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Richard Belzer | Video Show Host | Unowned |
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Beth Chamberlin | Stewardess | Unowned |
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Mike Miller | PEZ® People | Unowned |
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Michael Jocum | PEZ® People | Unowned |
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Tim Landers | PEZ® People | Unowned |
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Martin Lund | PEZ® People | Unowned |
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Novi Novog | PEZ® People | Unowned |
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Tom Maier | Building Manager | Unowned |
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Valen Watson | Woman in Restaurant | Unowned |
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Jennifer Karr | Woman in Restaurant | Unowned |
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Sue-Ann Leeds | Woman in Restaurant | Unowned |
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Buddy Garion | Man in Restaurant | Unowned |
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Jim Pollack | Man in Restaurant | Unowned |
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Scott Williamson | Restaurant Manager | Unowned |
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Victor Steinbach | Andres Vargiak | Unowned |
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Arlene Lorre | Cleopatra | Unowned |
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George Rogan | Security Guard / Nazi | Unowned |
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Perla Walter | Housekeeper | Unowned |
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Pamela Morris | Cheryl | Unowned |
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Lulie Newcomb | Receptionist | Unowned |
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Patty Howeth | Woman with Fridge | Unowned |
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Britta Wilson | Stewardess | Unowned |
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Suzee Slater | Stewardess | Unowned |
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Brad Zutaut | Surfer | Unowned |
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Matthew Eichler | Piano Player | Unowned |
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Nadine Lenore Patterson | Twin | Unowned |
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Elliott Gould | Prosecutor - Trial of Janet Kingsley (uncredited) | Unowned |