The Last Big Thing
Directed by Dan Zukovic
Quotes:
“A distinctly ORIGINAL and BRILLIANT work, a corrosive skewering of the mediocrity swamping American life, IMAGINATIVE and UNEXPECTED… LOT’S OF FUN!”—Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
“A satire whose sharpest moments echo the tone of a Nathaniel West novel… NASTY FUN!” —NY Times
 —Film Threat
“Consistently funny, relentlessly scabrous!”—Ken Eisner, Variety
“One of the cleverest satiric comedies on the millennial Zeitgeist of contemporary Los Angeles… a very funny sleeper!”—Chicago Tribune
“A WICKEDLY AMUSING COMEDY!” —Hollywood Reporter
“Freakin’ hilarious! One of the most important and overlooked indie films of the 90’s” —Film Threat
“Furiously Original!” —Village Voice
“MESMERIZING!” —The Boston Herald
“One of the few truly original low budget comedies of recent years!” —Seattle Times
Awards:
Winner Best Picture Athens Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Vancouver International Film Festival
Hamptons International Film Festival
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Denver Film Festival
Gen Art Film Festival
Boston Film Festival
Synopsis:
THE CULTURE IS GOING DOWN ON ITSELF… 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? Featuring Mark Ruffalo (“Shutter Island,” “Zodiac,” “Collateral”). Including Sundance Festival Smash hit short by Dan Zukovic; “Conjurer of Monikers.” |
