Cast

• Tom Waits
  Tom Waits
  Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car."...
  
   - Himself
• Michael L. Blair - Musician
• Ralph Carney
  Ralph Carney
  Ralph Carney is an American musician. While his primary instruments are various saxophones and clarinets, Carney collects and plays many instruments, often unusual or obscure ones....
  
   - Musician
• Greg Cohen
  Greg Cohen
  A native of Los Angeles, bassist Greg Cohen has been playing in various acclaimed music groups since the '60s. He is perhaps best known for his work with John Zorn's Masada quartet; more recently he has been touring with Ornette Coleman, and performed on Coleman's much-praised Sound Grammar...
  
   - Musician
• Marc Ribot
  Marc Ribot
  Marc Ribot born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer.His own work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians, most notably Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, and composer John Zorn.-Biography:Ribot was...
  
   - 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
  Los Ángeles
  Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
  
  , 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.

Critical response

• Written reviews can be found at:
  • Molitor, Stella. In: Première (France). (MG), December 1988, Pg. 21
  • Wimphen, Catherine. In: Studio (France). (MG), December 1988, Pg. 28
• A review from The Washington Post
  The Washington Post
  The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
  
  can be found at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/bigtimepgharrington_a0aa97.htm
• A review from Jeffrey M. Anderson can be found at: http://www.combustiblecelluloid.com/bigtime.shtml
• A review from Time Out Film Guide can be found at: http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/67808/Big_Time.html
• A review from TV Guide
  TV Guide
  TV Guide is a weekly American magazine with listings of TV shows.In addition to TV listings, the publication features television-related news, celebrity interviews, gossip and film reviews and crossword puzzles...
  
  can be found at: http://movies.tvguide.com/big-time/review/132765

External links

• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094743/fullcredits
• http://www.answers.com/topic/big-time-rock-album
• http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie/big-time.2/
• http://www.kulichki.com/moshkow/SONGS/whaits/waits88.txt
• http://www.variety.com/profiles/Film/main/111542/Big%20Time.html?dataSet=1
• http://lyricwiki.org/Tom_Waits:Big_Time_(1988)