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.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Kevin Bacon | ... | Nick Chapman | |
| Emily Longstreth | ... | Susan Rawlings | |
| J.T. Walsh | ... | Allen Habel | |
| Jennifer Jason Leigh | ... | Lydia Johnson | |
| Michael McKean | ... | Emmet Sumner | |
| Kim Miyori | ... | Jenny Sumner | |
| Teri Hatcher | ... | Gretchen | |
| Dan Schneider | ... | Jonathan Tristan-Bennet | |
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Jason Gould | ... | Carl Manknik |
| Tracy Brooks Swope | ... | Lori Pressman | |
| Don Franklin | ... | Todd Marvin | |
| Gary Kroeger | ... | Mark | |
| Alice Hirson | ... | Mrs. Chapman | |
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Grant Owens | ... | Mr. Chapman |
| Fran Drescher | ... | Polo Habel | |
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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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cheating boyfriend | boyfriend girlfriend reunion | boyfriend girlfriend relationship | wet daydream | brief full frontal female nudity |Taglines:
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$5,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
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[Holds up four fingers]
Neil Sussman: You're gonna get an agent, a mother, a father, a shoulder to cry on, someone who knows this business inside and out. And if anyone ever tries to cross you, I'll grab them by the balls and squeeze 'til they're dead.
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Written by Christopher Guest and Michael McKean
Performed by PEZ® People
Sung by Michael McKean
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During the student awards dinner, after the segment from "Crossed Sabres of Truth" is shown, Dan Schneider has the line, "...regrettably killed while filming." This is uncomfortable, in that Jennifer Jason Leigh's father, Vic Morrow, was killed during the filming of "Twilight Zone: The Movie". Ms. Leigh plays Lydia in the film. See more »Goofs
A pointed piece of equipment moves up and out of frame as Lydia is talking to Nick in her apartment. See more »Quotes
Neil Sussman: I'm very, very aware... that you are seeing other agents. And I think it's good that you are. Finally, I mean it's healthy. But, this is the thing. If you decide to sign with me, you're gonna get more than an agent. You're gonna get three people.[Holds up four fingers]
Neil Sussman: You're gonna get an agent, a mother, a father, a shoulder to cry on, someone who knows this business inside and out. And if anyone ever tries to cross you, I'll grab them by the balls and squeeze 'til they're dead.
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The Whites of Their EyesWritten by Christopher Guest and Michael McKean
Performed by PEZ® People
Sung by Michael McKean
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This film is a wonderful example of how to get a movie made in Hollywood.
Kevin Bacon stars as a hot new director, with a prestigious award to his credit who has one aim, to make his script his way.
What then ensues is a sequence of events that should serve as a warning to people wanting to make their own movie on what to be careful of.
Bacon's script starts as a simple movie of two couples on holiday together, while one half of them is having an affair, thanks to various obstacles it transforms into a trashy affair of beaches, cheerleaders and very little story, called Beachnuts.
While this happens Bacon's personal life is also falling apart thanks to the lures of Teri Hatcher's struggling young actress.
Finally, an extremely low-budget music video puts Bacon back on the map and this time he sticks to his guns.
The message for young movie-makers is, do not lose sight of what you want and be aware of the extreme fickleness of Hollywood, which this demonstrates exceedingly well.