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The Player (1992)
7.7
Ratings: 7.7/10 from 28,445 users
Metascore:
86/100
Reviews: 128 user | 57 critic | 20 from Metacritic.com A studio executive is being blackmailed by a writer whose script he rejected but which one? Loaded with Hollywood insider jokes. Director:Robert Altman |
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Nominated for 3 Oscars.
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| Tim Robbins | ... | ||
| Greta Scacchi | ... | ||
| Fred Ward | ... | ||
| Whoopi Goldberg | ... | ||
| Peter Gallagher | ... |
Larry Levy
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| Brion James | ... | ||
| Cynthia Stevenson | ... |
Bonnie Sherow
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| Vincent D'Onofrio | ... |
David Kahane
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| Dean Stockwell | ... |
Andy Civella
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| Richard E. Grant | ... |
Tom Oakley
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| Sydney Pollack | ... |
Dick Mellon
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| Lyle Lovett | ... |
Detective DeLongpre
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| Dina Merrill | ... | ||
| Angela Hall | ... |
Jan
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Leah Ayres | ... |
Sandy
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Storyline
A studio script screener gets on the bad side of a writer by not accepting his script. The writer is sending him threatening postcards. The screener tries to identify the writer in order to pay him off so he'll be left alone, and then in a case of mistaken identity gone awry, he accidentally gives the writer solid ammunition for blackmail. This plot is written on a backdrop of sleazy Hollywood deals and several subplots involving the politics of the industry. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
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The Best Movie Ever Made!" - Griffin Mill See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Las reglas del juego See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$302,216 (USA) (10 April 1992) (23 Screens)Gross:
$21,706,100 (USA)Company Credits
Production Co:
Avenue Pictures Productions, Spelling Entertainment, Addis Wechsler Pictures See more »
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Ultra StereoColor:
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1.85 : 1
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Man 1: [voiceover] Quiet on the set.
Woman: [voiceover] OK, everybody, quiet on the set.
Man 2: [voiceover] Scene 1, take 10. Marker.
Man 1: [voiceover] And - action!
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Copyright Mulligan Publishing Co., Inc.
Music by Gerry Mulligan
Lyrics by Joyce
Performed by Joyce, Milton Nascimento
Courtesy of Estudio Pointer Ltda. & RCA Electronica Ltda. See more »
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Trivia
The rushes from the movie being filmed with Scott Glenn and Lily Tomlin were filmed while the actors were rehearsing the scene. See more »Goofs
Crew or equipment visible: In a tracking shot during the confrontation between Mill and the screenwriter, the camera and cameraman are reflected in the black paint of the SUV. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Man 1: [voiceover] Quiet on the set.
Woman: [voiceover] OK, everybody, quiet on the set.
Man 2: [voiceover] Scene 1, take 10. Marker.
Man 1: [voiceover] And - action!
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Crazy Credits
Tim Robbins, Fred Ward and Cynthia Stevenson all enter the film when their names appear in the opening credits. See more »Soundtracks
"TEMA PARA JOBIM"Copyright Mulligan Publishing Co., Inc.
Music by Gerry Mulligan
Lyrics by Joyce
Performed by Joyce, Milton Nascimento
Courtesy of Estudio Pointer Ltda. & RCA Electronica Ltda. See more »
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