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The Player

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Starring (View all)
Tim Robbins Tim Robbins
Griffin Mill
Greta Scacchi Greta Scacchi
June Gudmundsdottir
Fred Ward Fred Ward
Walter Stuckel
Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg
Detective Avery
Peter Gallagher Peter Gallagher
Larry Levy
Brion James Brion James
Joel Levison
Cynthia Stevenson Cynthia Stevenson
Bonnie Sherow
Vincent D Vincent D'Onofrio
David Kahane


Written by
Michael Tolkin Michael Tolkin
(screenplay)


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A very good movie

13 years, 3 months ago at Jan 7 13:58
I already saw this movie but since it was a while back, I was really eager to check it out again. I have to admit that I still have to check most of Robert Altman’s older movies but from all the movies I have seen directed by this master so far, it remains by far my favourite one. It seems to be a little bit forgotten nowadays but I think it’s a shame because it is actually quite a spellbindin... read more
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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.
Release date: 8 May 1992
UPC: 794043403224
Tags: Drama (11), Comedy (9), Thriller (7), Hollywood (7), 1990s (7), Blackmail (7), Crime (6), Murder (6), 1992 (6), Writer (5), Satire (4), Investigation (4), Mystery (3), Revenge (3), Romance (3), Usa (3), Obsession (3), Secretary (3), Detective (2), Suspense (2)
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" The Player is a 1992 American satirical black comedy film directed by Robert Altman and written by Michael Tolkin, based on his own 1988 novel of the same name. The film stars Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Peter Gallagher, Brion James and Cynthia Stevenson, and is the story of a Hollywood film studio executive who kills an aspiring screenwriter he believes is sending him death threats. In 2015, Entertainment Weekly's 25th anniversary year, it named The Player in its"


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" "I was just thinking what an interesting concept it is to eliminate the writer from the artistic process. If we could just get rid of these actors and directors, maybe we've got something here." Directed by Robert Altman Written by Michael Tolkin Music by Thomas Newman Cinematography by Jean Lépine Editing by Maysie Hoy and Geraldine Peroni"


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