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Fine Line Features | Release Date: April 3, 1992
Summary: A Hollywood studio executive (Tim Robbins) with a shaky moral compass finds himself caught up in a criminal situation that would be right at home in one of his movie projects, in this biting industry satire from Robert Altman. Mixing elements of film noir with sly insider comedy, The Player, based on a novel by Michael Tolkin, functions as both a nifty stylish murder story and a commentary on its own making, and it is stocked with a heroic supporting cast (Peter Gallagher, Whoopi Goldberg, Greta Scacchi, Dean Stockwell, Fred Ward) and a lineup of star cameos that make for an astonishing Hollywood who’s who. This complexly woven grand entertainment (which kicks off with one of American cinema’s most audacious and acclaimed opening shots) was the film that marked Altman’s triumphant commercial comeback in the early 1990s.
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Runtime: 124 min
Rating: Rated R for language, and for some sensuality
Production: Avenue Pictures Productions
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Comedy, Romance, Crime
Country: USA
Language: English
Home Release Date: Aug 22, 1997
Director Credit
Robert Altman Director
Writer Credit
Michael Tolkin Screenplay
Principal Cast Credit
Greta Scacchi June Gudmundsdottir
Tim Robbins Griffin Mill
Cast Credit
Angela Hall Jan
Brion James Joel Levison
Cynthia Stevenson Bonnie Sherow
Dean Stockwell Andy Civella
Dina Merrill Celia
Fred Ward Walter Stuckel
Leah Ayres Sandy
Lyle Lovett Detective DeLongpre
Peter Gallagher Larry Levy
Richard E. Grant Tom Oakley
Sydney Pollack Dick Mellon
Vincent D'Onofrio David Kahane
Whoopi Goldberg Detective Avery
Producer Credit
Cary Brokaw Executive Producer
David Brown Producer
David Brown Producer
David Levy Associate Producer
Michael Tolkin Producer
Nick Wechsler Producer
Scott Bushnell Co-Producer
William S. Gilmore Co-Executive Producer