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The Last Big Thing

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Subsidized by a wealthy patron, Simon Geist (Dan Zukovic) spends his time posing as a Los Angeles reporter -- just so he can challenge, scoff at and deride the various wannabes who are willing to subject themselves to his scathing interviews. Meanwhile, his roommate and biggest fan, Darla (Susan Heimbeinder), is making a real magazine about him. But when Simon actually falls for a model he interviews, Darla begins to wonder if he isn't a wannabe himself.

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A.S. Hamrah n+1 11/29/2018
The two of them are strangely resilient, and so is the film, a gem from an era of manufactured cult items. Go to Full Review
Film Threat 12/06/2005
5/5
Film Threat 12/08/2002
5/5
Maitland McDonagh Film Journal International 01/22/2002
Painfully unhip vanity project, with pretensions to being a scathingly satirical look at the contemporary culture of empty celebrity. Go to Full Review
Christopher Null Filmcritic.com 01/22/2002
4/5
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Serge L 04/22/2024 Dan Zukovic's "The Last Big Thing" is one of my favorite independent films. Saw it a couple times on Showtime back in the day, and it has stuck in my mind as truly subversive and hilarious cinema. Worth a check out if you can find it. See more 04/21/2024 One of my absolute favorite lesser known/underrated films from the 90's indie film boom. Prescient, searingly funny, totally unique. A real gem that should be checked out by anybody that likes original and edgy cinema. See more 02/06/2015 The Last Big Thing is one of those Indie Hipster movies about nothing in particular. There is a sort of twist at least but its more of an "Oh" than an "OMG". See more Frances H 09/02/2014 Some bad acting, but on purpose, with clever dialogue that satirizes the pseudo intellectual who is aghast at the inanity of American pop culture. See more 01/06/2012 Oh I love the way Dan Zukovic goes over the top critiquing pop culture/art and himself/hipsters here... See more 07/14/2010 Hate this ultra-low budget indie post-modern satire for its pretension and shallow yet blinding glimpses at the obvious. Love this ultra-low budget indie post-modern satire for its originality, its anti-Hollywood sensibilities , the logic of its insane meta-conclusion, its warped astringent wit. I think it lies somewhere in between, where a decent story would have corrected its most obvious flaws and allowed its most obvious virtues to shine. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Subsidized by a wealthy patron, Simon Geist (Dan Zukovic) spends his time posing as a Los Angeles reporter -- just so he can challenge, scoff at and deride the various wannabes who are willing to subject themselves to his scathing interviews. Meanwhile, his roommate and biggest fan, Darla (Susan Heimbeinder), is making a real magazine about him. But when Simon actually falls for a model he interviews, Darla begins to wonder if he isn't a wannabe himself.
Director
Dan Zukovic
Producer
Anthony Rubenstein, Vladimir Perlovich
Screenwriter
Dan Zukovic
Distributor
Stratosphere Entertainment
Production Co
Byronic Prose Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 11, 1996, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 29, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$18.2K
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)