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      The Last Big Thing

      R Released Oct 11, 1996 1h 38m Comedy List
      67% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 60% 50+ Ratings Audience Score 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. Read More Read Less

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      Serge L 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. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/22/24 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/21/24 Full Review Audience Member 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". Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Frances H Some bad acting, but on purpose, with clever dialogue that satirizes the pseudo intellectual who is aghast at the inanity of American pop culture. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/15/14 Full Review Audience Member Oh I love the way Dan Zukovic goes over the top critiquing pop culture/art and himself/hipsters here... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Rated: 0/5 Jan 22, 2002 Full Review A.S. Hamrah n+1 The two of them are strangely resilient, and so is the film, a gem from an era of manufactured cult items. Nov 29, 2018 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 5/5 Dec 8, 2002 Full Review Maitland McDonagh Film Journal International Painfully unhip vanity project, with pretensions to being a scathingly satirical look at the contemporary culture of empty celebrity. Jan 22, 2002 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Rated: 4/5 Jan 22, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

      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
      David Barnett, Philip Starr
      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)