Hacks (The Big Twist) (Sink or Swim) (1997)

Stephen Rea, Illeana Douglas, John Ritter, Dave Foley, Richard Kind ... see more  , Dusty Kay , Tom-Danny Arnold , Robert Patrick , Ryan O'Neal , Ricky Jay , Jason Priestley , Olivia d'Abo , Matt Clark

In this satirical "inside" look at the world of TV scripters, agent Danny (Tom Arnold) gives a 22-episode assignment to depressed, self-destructive writer-producer Brian (Stephen Rea), creatively spen... read more t and bereft of ideas. At his weekly poker game, Brian sees a romantic couple on a hotel balcony. When he tells the other writers about this, it triggers an impromptu story session. All four retreat across the street to the bar where Brian sees Georgia Feckler (Illeana Douglas) and decides she was the woman on the balcony. Desperate for ideas, he offers to buy the story of her life. After Brian vanishes with Georgia, his fellow scripters become concerned as to his whereabouts and decide to break into his living quarters. Shown at the AFI/Los Angeles Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi