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Un scénario en or

Original title: The Big Picture
  • 1989
  • PG-13
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
6.4K
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Kevin Bacon in Un scénario en or (1989)
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Film school grad Nick Chapman thought his career was made after his award winning short film, but discovered Hollywood wasn't as easy as it seems.Film school grad Nick Chapman thought his career was made after his award winning short film, but discovered Hollywood wasn't as easy as it seems.Film school grad Nick Chapman thought his career was made after his award winning short film, but discovered Hollywood wasn't as easy as it seems.

  • Director
    • Christopher Guest
  • Writers
    • Michael Varhol
    • Christopher Guest
    • Michael McKean
  • Stars
    • Kevin Bacon
    • Jennifer Jason Leigh
    • Emily Longstreth
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    6.2/10
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    • Director
      • Christopher Guest
    • Writers
      • Michael Varhol
      • Christopher Guest
      • Michael McKean
    • Stars
      • Kevin Bacon
      • Jennifer Jason Leigh
      • Emily Longstreth
    • 55User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Kevin Bacon
    Kevin Bacon
    • Nick Chapman
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    • Lydia Johnson
    Emily Longstreth
    Emily Longstreth
    • Susan Rawlings
    J.T. Walsh
    J.T. Walsh
    • Allen Habel
    Michael McKean
    Michael McKean
    • Emmet Sumner
    Kim Miyori
    Kim Miyori
    • Jenny Sumner
    Teri Hatcher
    Teri Hatcher
    • Gretchen
    Dan Schneider
    Dan Schneider
    • Jonathan Tristan-Bennet
    Jason Gould
    Jason Gould
    • Carl Manknik
    Tracy Brooks Swope
    Tracy Brooks Swope
    • Lori Pressman
    Don Franklin
    Don Franklin
    • Todd Marvin
    Gary Kroeger
    Gary Kroeger
    • Mark
    Alice Hirson
    Alice Hirson
    • Mrs. Chapman
    Grant Owens
    Grant Owens
    • Mr. Chapman
    Fran Drescher
    Fran Drescher
    • Polo Habel
    Suzy Cote
    • Mindy Habel
    • (as Suzy Coté)
    Eddie Albert
    Eddie Albert
    • M.C.
    • (as Eddie Albert Sr.)
    June Lockhart
    June Lockhart
    • Janet Kingsley
    • Director
      • Christopher Guest
    • Writers
      • Michael Varhol
      • Christopher Guest
      • Michael McKean
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    9nixskits

    Bacon 'n' Guest, makin' their best!

    It's hard to believe it's been twenty years since this came out. Kevin Bacon is established as one of the best American actors (also, one of the greats who've never been nominated for an Oscar!). Teri Hatcher is the star of a huge television hit. Christopher Guest still makes brilliant films and gives his actors more freedom than almost any other director today. And my affection for "The Big Picture" only grows fonder as the time passes.

    In "Rolling Stone" magazine's 1989 "Hot Issue", then newcomer Steven Soderbergh was profiled as that season's hot new filmmaker. One remark was about how students in LA based film schools have their works shown at big events, attended by many hot shots in the entertainment industry. Meaning, a young woman or man could have a "bomb" of sorts on their hands before even turning professional! Not the most nurturing environment for youthful talent.

    Bacon's "Nick Chapman" gets the full treatment as a guy on the fast track after winning his school's big prize for his project. And things don't go wonderfully well after he starts meeting the movers and shakers in his new world. The late, great J.T. Walsh is a studio head (for the time being) who seduces Chapman into believing all his dreams are possible. Michael McKean is Chapman's friend, a cinematographer who isn't necessarily the first choice to shoot his debut. And John Cleese, Martin Short and Jennifer Jason Leigh have great turns as Chapman's different associates that can't really stop the grimly funny runaway train he's on until his self respect finally returns and he sees everything for what it really is.

    Most films about film-making are not that good. This is a major exception to that rule. Very bitter, but also very sweet. Just like life!
    8pwalkerfm

    Under-rated film of the 80's

    This is an under-rated late 80's film that captures the changing entertainment scene of that decade, with much humor and irony.

    While the usual "Hollywood is phony" theme exists here, that story is always interesting, and it really scores when it reminds us of how success can be gained and lost quickly.

    Martin Short is the uncredited star here, with a couple of hilarious scenes, the best one at the outdoor patio restaurant where he praises Bacon without knowing any of his work. All in all, a nice movie about movies, with some special surprise locations for movie buffs!

    The late J.T. Walsh offers a subtle performance here, with one of my favorite (perhaps a somewhat spoiler line, but nothing to do with the plot)...Bacon: "I'm from Ohio", with Walsh's comeback, "my first wife is from Illinois", as in everything outside of LA is one place. Perfect deadpan humor.
    karma90036

    Martin Short steals the show

    This is a good film that is totally stolen by Martin Short. The scenes including his agent character are some of the funniest I've ever seen in a movie. He's absolutely brilliant.

    If you can see past the blinding light of Short's performance, there's a likable movie here. Kevin Bacon and his character's storyline are compelling and involving. There are loads of funny cameo-type roles. There's one scene in particular that stands out. It's not funny, it's heartbreaking. I'm talking about the scene where Kevin Bacon picks up Michael McKean in his Porsche, gets a cell phone call, and asks McKean to step out of the car to take the call. Man, that's harsh. It's testament to Bacon's acting charm that his character can be redeemed at all after a stunt like that.

    The one thing that seemed consistently not to work here is the fantasy sequences. The movie would play better without them.
    Dasher111

    Nick Chapman - an indie-film pioneer?

    THE BIG PICTURE is a breezy satire of the movie business from the mind of writer/director Christopher Guest (BEST IN SHOW, A MIGHTY WIND). It tells the story of Nick Chapman (Kevin Bacon), a young film director who gets put through the Hollywood wringer. Studio executives, agents, and starlets all prey on Nick's naivete and he eventually sells out, neglecting his girlfriend and best friend in the process.

    What's interesting about THE BIG PICTURE is its grassroots portrayal of how Nick finally launches his Hollywood career - by starting small, doing his own thing, and involving his friends. Those are basically the tenets of independent film, which boomed in the decade following THE BIG PICTURE.

    Nowadays, many of those indie directors - among them Steven Soderbergh, Robert Rodriguez, and Christopher Nolan - are getting hired to do big-budget studio pictures. In fact, Soderbergh's "sex, lies, and videotape" was released the same year as this movie.

    Was Nick Chapman's "Pez People" video responsible for the indie film movement? Not likely, but THE BIG PICTURE was certainly an advocate of its principles.
    7gavin6942

    Under-appreciated Satire

    Film school grad Nick Chapman (Kevin Bacon) thought his career was made after his award winning short film, but discovered Hollywood wasn't as easy as it seems.

    Greenlit by David Puttnam of Columbia Pictures, the president was ousted two weeks after production began, and the subsequent regime at the studio, according to Guest, were unable to figure out what could be done with the film as many executives at the studio didn't like the film because they felt like they were being brutally satirized in it. Columbia quietly gave The Big Picture a limited theatrical release (despite opening to positive reviews) before sending it to video.

    With all the names attached o this film, the clever writing and positive message, it is amazing this one slipped under the radar. It might satirize Hollywood, but by no means do I feel it insults it or calls out anyone in particular (though, who knows what the writer had in mind).

    I especially enjoyed the role played by Jennifer Jason Leigh. She may be one of the best actresses of modern times, no one seems to recognize it. Between "Fast Times" (1982) and "Hateful Eight" (2015), no one seems to have noticed her. And why not? She was dynamite in so many things, and this film is the evidence.

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    • Trivia
      As Nick walks out of the Los Angeles movie theater, the short cigar-smoking fellow one step ahead of him is Jerry Maren, who at the time was one of the last surviving Munchkins from Le Magicien d'Oz (1939).
    • Goofs
      A pointed piece of equipment moves up and out of frame as Lydia is talking to Nick in her house.
    • Quotes

      Neil Sussman: I don't know you. I don't know your work. But I think you are a genius. And I am never wrong about that.

    • Alternate versions
      The 2015 Blu-ray from Mill Creek has only a mono soundtrack. It also changes out the end card of A Columbia Pictures Release for a modern Sony Pictures Television logo.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Sea of Love/True Love/The Big Picture/Shirley Valentine/The Rachel Papers (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      The Whites of Their Eyes
      Written by Christopher Guest and Michael McKean

      Performed by PEZ® People

      Sung by Michael McKean

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    • Release date
      • November 30, 1990 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Movie Channel (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Big Picture
    • Filming locations
      • Ballroom, Park Plaza Hotel - 607 S. Park View Street, Los Angeles, California, USA(Opening awards scenes.)
    • Production company
      • Aspen Film Society
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    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $117,463
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $33,071
      • Sep 17, 1989
    • Gross worldwide
      • $117,463
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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