The Big Picture

1989 film by Christopher Guest
Movie film Q339045
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The Big Picture

Summary

The Big Picture is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Big Picture's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Big Picture's director is recorded as Christopher Guest[4].
  • The Big Picture's screenwriter is recorded as Christopher Guest[5].
  • The Big Picture's composer is recorded as David Nichtern[6].
  • The Big Picture's genre is recorded as comedy film[7].
  • The Big Picture's cast member is recorded as Kevin Bacon[8].
  • The Big Picture's cast member is recorded as Jennifer Jason Leigh[9].
  • The Big Picture's cast member is recorded as Martin Short[10].
  • The Big Picture's cast member is recorded as J. T. Walsh[11].
  • The Big Picture's cast member is recorded as Teri Hatcher[12].
  • The Big Picture's cast member is recorded as Michael McKean[13].
  • The Big Picture's cast member is recorded as Kim Miyori[14].
  • The Big Picture's cast member is recorded as Don Franklin[15].
  • The Big Picture's cast member is recorded as Fran Drescher[16].
  • The Big Picture's cast member is recorded as Eddie Albert[17].
  • The Big Picture's cast member is recorded as June Lockhart[18].
  • The Big Picture's cast member is recorded as Stephen Collins[19].
  • The Big Picture's cast member is recorded as Roddy McDowall[20].
  • The Big Picture's cast member is recorded as Stan Ivar[21].
  • The Big Picture's cast member is recorded as John Cleese[22].
  • The Big Picture's cast member is recorded as Scott Coffey[23].
  • The Big Picture's cast member is recorded as Richard Belzer[24].
  • The Big Picture's cast member is recorded as Elliott Gould[25].
  • The Big Picture's cast member is recorded as Nancy Valen[26].
  • The Big Picture's cast member is recorded as Bruce Kirby[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Michael Varhol[28] and Richard Gilbert Abramson[29]. The Big Picture's director is recorded as Christopher Guest[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Christopher Guest[5]. Cast members include Kevin Bacon[8], Jennifer Jason Leigh[9], Martin Short[10], J. T. Walsh[11], Teri Hatcher[12], and Michael McKean[13].

Publication

The Big Picture's publication date is recorded as +1989-01-01T00:00:00Z[30]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Its genre is recorded as comedy film[7].

Reception

Reviews include 6.7/10[32] and 87%[33].

Why It Matters

The Big Picture ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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