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Aspiring TV journalist Dexter Jackson (Terrence "T.C." Carson) heads down to a local crime scene to meet his industry idol. But in a bizarre turn of events, the reporter is killed, and Jackson ...
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- Michael Schultz
- R
- Terrence "T.C." Carson
Review by Ed Corcoran ★★★★ A real lost classic. Livin’ Large is an absolutely hysterical social and media satire that somehow predicts both Sorry to Bother You and Dave Chapelle’s white news anchor character.
- Michael Schultz
- Samuel Goldwyn Company
"Livin' Large" is a comedy released by Samuel Goldwyn Studios, starring Terrence "T.C." Carson (of popular 90s sitcom "Living Single") as Dexter Jackson, a twenty-something aspiring TV reporter in Atlanta. A fatal accident (here, played for laughs) gives Dexter the opportunity to ad-lib a "man on the street" television news story.
Sep 20, 1991 · “Livin’ Large!” gets into trouble when Kate starts interfering in Dexter’s long-standing romance with the beautiful Toynelle (Lisa Arrindell).
Livin' Large!: Directed by Michael Schultz. With Terrence 'T.C.' Carson, Lisa Arrindell, Blanche Baker, Nathaniel Hall. A young black reporter begins to lose his identity.
- (540)
- Comedy, Drama
- Michael Schultz
- 1991-09-20
Dexter Jackson (Carson) is a young, black deliveryman in Atlanta, who aspires to become a news reporter. He gets what he considers his big break when he drives up to a hostage situation. When the reporter on the scene is killed, Dexter steps in and confronts the hostage-taker, who threatens to kill himself on live television.
The transformation scared the shit out of me as a child, which, considering I went to a private school in the rich part of town, probably meant the movie was effective. ★★ Watched by Madhav Ramesh 28 Aug 2023
