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Players

  • 19791979
  • PGPG
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
301
YOUR RATING
Ali MacGraw and Dean Paul Martin in Players (1979)
DramaRomanceSport
A rising tennis star falls for an older woman engaged with a wealthy man she doesn't love. Will he become the next John McEnroe? Will she choose love over financial security?A rising tennis star falls for an older woman engaged with a wealthy man she doesn't love. Will he become the next John McEnroe? Will she choose love over financial security?A rising tennis star falls for an older woman engaged with a wealthy man she doesn't love. Will he become the next John McEnroe? Will she choose love over financial security?
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
301
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Anthony Harvey
  • Writers
    • Arnold Schulman
    • Tommy Cook
  • Stars
    • Ali MacGraw
    • Dean Paul Martin
    • Maximilian Schell
  • Director
    • Anthony Harvey
  • Writers
    • Arnold Schulman
    • Tommy Cook
  • Stars
    • Ali MacGraw
    • Dean Paul Martin
    • Maximilian Schell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 6User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Maximilian Schell and Ali MacGraw in Players (1979)
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    Ali MacGraw, Dean Paul Martin, and Guillermo Vilas in Players (1979)
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    Ali MacGraw and Dean Paul Martin in Players (1979)
    Ali MacGraw and Dean Paul Martin in Players (1979)

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    Ali MacGraw
    Ali MacGraw
    • Nicole
    Dean Paul Martin
    Dean Paul Martin
    • Chris
    • (as Dean-Paul Martin)
    Maximilian Schell
    Maximilian Schell
    • Marco
    Pancho González
    • Pancho González
    • (as Pancho Gonzalez)
    Steve Guttenberg
    Steve Guttenberg
    • Rusty
    • (as Steven Guttenberg)
    Melissa Prophet
    Melissa Prophet
    • Ann
    Guillermo Vilas
    • Guillermo Vilas
    Ion Tiriac
    • Ion Tiriac
    Dan Maskell
    • Dan Maskell - Wimbledon BBC Tennis Commentator
    John McEnroe
    John McEnroe
    • John McEnroe
    Ilie Nastase
    • Ilie Nastase
    Tom Gullikson
    • Tom Gullikson
    John Lloyd
    • John Lloyd
    Dennis Ralston
    • Dennis Ralston
    • (as Denis Ralston)
    Vijay Amritraj
    Vijay Amritraj
    • Vijay Amritraj
    Jim McManus
    • Jim McManus
    John Alexander
    • John Alexander
    David Pate
    • David Pate
    • Director
      • Anthony Harvey
    • Writers
      • Arnold Schulman
      • Tommy Cook
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Dean Paul Martin (son of Dean Martin) only agreed to do the film if the schedule didn't interrupt his playing at major tennis tournaments.
    • Alternate versions
      ABC edited 25 minutes from this film for its 1984 network television premiere.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Beyond the Poseidon Adventure/Rock 'n' Roll High School/Players/Butch and Sundance: The Early Days/Winter Kills (1979)

    User reviews6

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    1/10
    Bad Movie, Wrong Release Date
    Agreed with other reviewers about the abysmal quality of the movie. Even Ali McGraw's beauty was insufficient to cause this movie to have any redeeming quality. Dean Paul Martin as a tennis hustler who goes on to reach the finals of Wimbledon? Please, give me break. How about a tennis hustler who goes on to have his legs broken by an upset mark?

    Given all that, it seems a pity to waste one more erg of energy on this loser, but I have to disagree with the release date. I saw this film on a flight to Japan in early June of 1978. There was no way this was released in 1979. So that makes it the worst film of 1978, not the worst film of 1979. Now, I suppose that they might have test-screened the film to captive airline audiences to see if someone would be so upset as to throw themselves out of the plane rather than see the dragging conclusion - I could not say.
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    • gazelam
    • Jun 26, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 19, 1979 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Spiel mit der Liebe
    • Filming locations
      • Wimbledon, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,896,094
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,896,094
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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