The Big Picture (1989) | Full Movie | Movies Anywhere

[A] hilariously canny 1989 satire about contemporary filmmaking in Hollywood.

A failed attempt to spoof the wheelers and dealers behind the scenes in Hollywood.

Befitting two of the co-authors of This is Spinal Tap, Guest and Michael McKean, The Big Picture displays a keen eye for the silliness of film biz customs, lingo and attitudes.

Sometimes hilarious, sometimes chilling anti-Hollywood comedy.

In the end, although Nick's journey is satisfying and often funny, it lacks the punch of Guest's later work.

The movie references may strike some as in-jokey, but Guest's likeable film has enough jaundiced sideswipes and lighter chuckles to see it through its slacker spells.