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Livin' Large!

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Aspiring TV journalist Dexter Jackson (Terrence "T.C." Carson) heads down to a local crime scene to meet his industry idol. But in a bizarre turn of events, the reporter is killed, and Jackson suddenly finds himself asked to step into the slain man's live, on-camera shoes. Jackson becomes an unlikely star and the new darling of network executive Kate Penndragin (Blanche Baker). In order to achieve his dream of becoming an anchorman, however, Jackson must make some difficult decisions.

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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: D+ Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This wasn't as good as I thought it would be. Quite forgettable. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member i was watchin this on saturday while doing some much needed laundry and this is a great movie to laugh and do laundry to...when doing laundry you're not really paying attention to the plot, the unneeded narration of a character that's not even in the movie , or "dexter jackson with channel 4 news' ridiculous hair at the beginning of the movie or maybe you do, i did anyway Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member a dope movie back in the day......funny and stupid, and i'm not talking about stupid fresh either Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Why was this mess ever made? Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member what in the fuck is this??? jesus Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is about staying true to yourself & don't sell out Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Aspiring TV journalist Dexter Jackson (Terrence "T.C." Carson) heads down to a local crime scene to meet his industry idol. But in a bizarre turn of events, the reporter is killed, and Jackson suddenly finds himself asked to step into the slain man's live, on-camera shoes. Jackson becomes an unlikely star and the new darling of network executive Kate Penndragin (Blanche Baker). In order to achieve his dream of becoming an anchorman, however, Jackson must make some difficult decisions.
Director
Michael Schultz
Producer
David V. Picker
Screenwriter
William Mosley-Payne
Production Co
WMG Film
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 1, 2006
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.5M
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Surround