Wednesday 20 April 2016

The Big Picture (1989 Christopher Guest)

Gleefully sarcastic look at film industry, right from opening (crap) film awards. Kevin Bacon is the far too easily swayed budding director, Emily Longstreth his girlfriend and Teri Hatcher the archetypal other woman (with her stick thin body and big hair she's somewhat reminiscent of a mop). With JT Walsh, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Cleese.

Great car casting, particularly the first one, which surely wasn't a US model (too small)?

Films about films are often interesting - this is quite light (electric fireplace addict producer starts changing the plot before he's even heard it). Andres Vargiak isn't anyone.

Amusing cinematic asides include a faithful recreation of The Lost Weekend's bar room scene.

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