Big City Dick Richard Petersons First Movie (2004)

This is a captivating journey into the world of a savant street musician and his lifelong struggle to become a successful recording artist and to be loved He is a street trumpeter and parttime guest on a local rock radio station Richard Peterson fills his world with obsessions like Sea Hunt and the Son of Sea Hunt Jeff Bridges the The Golden Age of Television production music which inspires four albumsCDs produced with help from the Seattle music scene stalking local TV celebrities and a fanatical interest in Johnny Mathis The unique relationship between Richard and Mathis is the catalyst for one of Richards most remarkable compositions Love on the Golf Course Between street gigs and a stint as a piano player in a grunge club megaband The Stone Temple Pilots discovers Richards music Richards moment in the spotlight is shortlived when he is confronted by the human cost of obsessions revealing the dark family secret he has lived with his entire life