The Last Big Thing

Sep 23, 1998

1h 38m

★ 5.3

The culture is going down on itself... go ahead, Scream!

Overview

From a bland tract house on the outskirts of Los Angeles, Simon Geist (with occasional help from his platonic girlfriend Darla) wages war against all of modern American popular culture. Geist starts up a magazine called "The Next Big Thing", which he uses to confront and insult upcoming actors, comics, models and rock bands. As Geist's mysterious Underground Agenda escalates, will he become the "last big thing", or be co-opted by the very forces he is railing against? Written by Van Film Fest

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Byronic Pose Productions

The Last Big Thing Trailers

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Cast

Simon Geist

Dan Zukovic

Brent Benedict

Mark Ruffalo

Magda

Sibel Ergener

Comic

James Lorinz

Ist interviewer

Yul Vazquez

Video producer

Louis Mustillo

Band Leader

Blaine Capatch

Tedra

Pamela Dickerson

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