The Big Story

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500M
500M
Play Time: 2 mins
Animation, Comedy
The Big Story

Overview:
In a witty homage to Kirk Douglas's films, all three characters ARE Kirk Douglas at various stages of his career. The short action takes place in a news room. A young reporter looking for his big chance pleads with his editor to give him a breaking story.

Status: Released (1995-06-01)
Awards:Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 2 nominations total
Productions: Splitting Image, Screwball Films
Production Countries: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
The Big Story
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They have even managed to include the dimple on his chin as this brief film shows us three iterations of an instantly recognisable Kirk Douglas bemoaning to his newspaper editor the fact that he never gets anywhere near the big stories. The editor (also him) irately tells him to wait ....

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