Big Sky Motion Pictures is an American film

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founded by

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Rand Chortkoff.Big Sky Motion Pictures website
"About Us", accessed 01-09-2009 The company produced the last film to date ''

What Love Is ''What Love Is'' is a 2007 romantic comedy film, written and directed by Mars Callahan and starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Matthew Lillard, Sean Astin, Anne Heche, and Gina Gershon. Premise The film is shot one evening, mostly in a man's apar ...

''. It was released on 42 cinemas and grossed $18,901. In 2008, Chortkoff was ordered to desist-and-refrain from selling of securities in California for the film ''Spring Break '83''. The company was unable to complete the film due to low funds, and had some trouble paying the vendors and workers. However, Chortkoff managed to settle the lawsuit. On January 9, 2012, an

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was issued against Chortkoff, Big Sky Motion Pictures, and ''Spring Break '83'' for various lawsuits. On February 20, 2014, the company was indicted by the

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for committing

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Poolhall Junkies ''Poolhall Junkies'' is a 2002 comedy-drama thriller film co-written, starring and directed by Mars Callahan. It is the story of a pool hustler who is opposed by his former mentor, with a new prodigy, in a climactic big-stakes nine-ball match. ...

'' (2002) *''

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''What Love Is'', accessed 01-09-2009

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*{{official website, https://web.archive.org/web/20131020190600/http://bigskymotionpictures.com/website/index_home.html as archived October 20, 2013 Companies based in Los Angeles Film production companies of the United States