Sep 8, 2018
CHAPTER 2 – After the riotous cult following that developed over THIS IS SPINAL TAP, Christopher Guest takes a 5 year sabbatical from the big screen. He does a year on Saturday Night Live, he appears in bit parts in films like THE PRINCESS BRIDE and LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS… and presumably, is pitching a number of projects in Hollywood that don’t gather much steam. It may be only fitting that that frustration mounts into THE BIG PICTURE, the pretty standard (and long forgotten to most) debut film of Guest behind the camera. Starring Kevin Bacon, JT Walsh, Michael McKean and a supporting cameo from Martin Short – this is a far cry from the improvised brilliance of SPINAL TAP. But with inspired sketch like cutaways and even an original song by Guest and McKean, can it really be all bad? The Christopher Guest List is hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType). If you enjoy this work and would enjoy more deep dives into comedy history, please consider become a patron of Hail Satire! at Patreon.com/VicShuttee #GuestList