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Big Time (1988)

 

 

 

Directed by

Chris Blum

Produced by

Chris Blackwell (executive producer)
Catherine Peacock (associate producer)
Luc Roeg (producer)

Written by

Kathleen Brennan
Tom Waits

Starring

Tom Waits

Cinematography

Daniel Hainey

Editing by

[Glen Scantlebury]

Distributed by

Island Visual Arts (1988) (USA) (theatrical)

Release date(s)

Canada:
15 September 1988 (Toronto Film Festival)
USA:
30 September 1988 (New York City, New York)
Finland:
12 May 1989

Running time

90 minutes (V)
87 minutes (NYT/MFB)

Country

United States

Language

English

 

 

Big Time, aka Wielki czas (Poland), is a 1988 American musical film.

Cast

  • Tom Waits - Himself
  • Michael L. Blair - Musician
  • Ralph Carney - Musician
  • Greg Cohen - Musician
  • Marc Ribot - Musician
  • Willie Schwarz - Musician

Songs

  • "Frank's Wild Years"
  • "Shore Leave"
  • "Way Down in the Hole"
  • "Hang On St. Christopher"
  • "Telephone Call From Istanbul"
  • "Cold, Cold Ground"
  • "Straight to the Top (Vegas)"
  • "Strange Weather"
  • "Gun Street Girl"
  • "9th and Hennepin"
  • "Clap Hands"
  • "Time"
  • "Rain Dogs"
  • "Train Song"
  • "Sixteen Shells From a Thirty-Ought Six"
  • "I'll Take New York"
  • "It's More Than Rain"
  • "Johnsburg, Illinois"
  • "Innocent When You Dream (Barroom)"
  • "Big Black Mariah"

Trivia

  • Filming took place wholly in Los Angeles, California, USA and San Francisco, California, USA.
  • The tagline was: The concert was "the best live performance of the year." The movie is BIG TIME.