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The Big Picture
Why this pick
Like The Last Shot, it turns a hungry first-time filmmaker’s dream into sharply observed Hollywood satire, balancing earnest creative ambition with absurd industry compromises.
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MOVIE2004 1h 30m USA
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
FBI agent Joe Devine (Alec Baldwin) has been assigned to come up with an elaborate scheme to take down infamous mob boss John Gotti. He assumes the role of a Hollywood producer and tells all the right lies to enlist a stooge to help execute his sting. He finds unsuspecting wannabe screenwriter/director Steven Schats (Matthew Broderick), who'd do just about everything to get the chance to direct a feature. Schats falls for the pitch, but what Devine doesn't tell Schats is that the movie will never be made.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Calista Flockhart
Valerie Weston
James Rebhorn
Abe White
Tony Shalhoub
Tommy Sanz
Buck Henry
Lonnie Bosco
W. Earl Brown
Willie Gratzo
Glenn Morshower
Agent McCaffrey
Jon Polito
Wally Kamin
Valeria Hernandez
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