
The Next Big Thing
2016 · Movie · NR · 84 min · ★ 2.0
The Next Big Thing is a dark comedy about friendship, revenge and the lust for fame. The protagonist is Julian, who, despite his "talent," has never achieved the level of fame he thinks he deserves. When his deranged and estranged best friend Chuck shows up with a plan to make Julian famous by making a film about Julian becoming famous, Julian agrees to do it. Unfortunately for Julian, Chuck's real aim is to make a prank show centered on ruining Julian's life. After a series of embarrassing and painful events Julian begins to regret his decision, but the worse the situation is for Julian, the more popular the videos become. Julian's ego allows Chuck to bring him to the edge of his sanity and beyond.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-07-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 2.0/10 (2 votes)
Themes
- obsession
- dark comedy
- mockumentary
- descent into madness
- found footage
- pov (point of view)
Cast & crew

Jonathan Lipnicki
as Himself

Lauren Francesca
as Lauren Francesca

Marshall Manesh
as Mr. Shah

James Kyson
as James Kyson

Kelli Dawn Hancock
as Officer Barnes

Jonney Ahmanson
as Chuck

Ken Sagoes
as Terry

Jo Farkas
as Ms. Levinson

Circus-Szalewski
as Skitz

Kelcey Watson
as Russell
Directed by Brody Gusar