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The Big Picture (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. Director:Christopher Guest |
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Nick Chapman
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Emily Longstreth | ... |
Susan Rawlings
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Allen Habel
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Lydia Johnson
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Emmet Sumner
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Kim Miyori | ... |
Jenny Sumner
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Dan Schneider | ... |
Jonathan Tristan-Bennet
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Jason Gould | ... |
Carl Manknik
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Tracy Brooks Swope | ... |
Lori Pressman
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Todd Marvin
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Gary Kroeger | ... |
Mark
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Alice Hirson | ... |
Mrs. Chapman
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Grant Owens | ... |
Mr. Chapman
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Polo Habel
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Storyline
Nick Chapman graduates from film school, and his short film wins a special prize. This gives him a high enough profile that he can get Hollywood to back the film he has long dreamed of making. Studio exec Allen Habel is interested. But Nick soon is seduced by Hollywood and makes one concession after another until his original movie is lost altogether. Worse, Nick is lost, too, turning on girlfriend Susan and old buddy Emmet. Will he come to his sense before everything is lost? Written by Reid Gagle
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
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A Grande Comédia See more »Filming Locations:
Ballroom, Park Plaza Hotel - 607 S. Park View Street, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$5,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$117,463 (USA)Company Credits
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Emmet Sumner: It's this stupid movie. It's called "Coffins from Hell."
Nick Chapman: What is it about?
Emmet Sumner: Coffins from hell.
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Written by Eric Kaz
Performed by Bonnie Raitt
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
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Trivia
During filming they rented a luxury house for three days to shoot in, not knowing that actor Charles Bronson had just purchased a home across the street. Before the three days were up the crew had managed to kill Bronson's cat by accident. The story is related in the book "I Killed Charles Bronson's Cat", written by the movies location manager Barry Gremillion. See more »Goofs
Crew or equipment visible: A pointed piece of equipment moves up and out of frame as Lydia is talking to Nick in her apartment. See more »Quotes
Nick Chapman: What is it?Emmet Sumner: It's this stupid movie. It's called "Coffins from Hell."
Nick Chapman: What is it about?
Emmet Sumner: Coffins from hell.
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"Angel"Written by Eric Kaz
Performed by Bonnie Raitt
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