The Big Picture

The Big Picture

Film school prepared Nick for everything... everything but Hollywood.

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Release Date

9/15/1989

Runtime

100 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$117,463

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A sharp-edged comedy about the collision between artistic idealism and Hollywood machinery, following a young filmmaker's education in compromise and survival. The film finds humor in the painful gap between a creator's vision and what commerce demands.

Mood

BittersweetDefiant

Themes

AmbitionArt and creationCorruption

Tone

Ironic

Pacing

Brisk

Look

Naturalistic

Structure

Linear

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