Player, The (1992)

The Best Movie Ever Made!" - Griffin Mill

Original Title :	Player, The
Director :	Robert Altman
Writer :	Michael Tolkin Michael Tolkin
Genre :	Comedy
	Drama
Country :	USA
Language :	English
Producer :	Cary Brokaw , David Brown , Scott Bushnell , William S. Gilmore , David Levy , Michael Tolkin , Nick Wechsler
Music :	Les Hooper Michael Mark Gerry Mulligan Thomas Newman
Photography :	Jean Lépine
MPAA Rating :	Rated R for language, and for some sensuality.
IMDB ID :	0105151
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poster for "Player, The" by Robert Altman (1992)

Player, The (1992) - Robert Altman

Starring

Tim Robbins		Griffin Mill
Greta Scacchi		June Gudmundsdottir
Fred Ward		Walter Stuckel
Whoopi Goldberg		Detective Susan Avery
Peter Gallagher		Larry Levy
Brion James		Joel Levison
Cynthia Stevenson		Bonnie Sherow
Vincent D'Onofrio		David Kahane
Dean Stockwell		Andy Civella
Richard E. Grant		Tom Oakley
Sydney Pollack		Dick Mellon
Lyle Lovett		Detective DeLongpre
Dina Merrill		Celia
Angela Hall		Jan
Leah Ayres		Sandy
Paul Hewitt		Jimmy Chase
Randall Batinkoff		Reg Goldman
Jeremy Piven		Steve Reeves
Gina Gershon		Whitney Gersh
Frank Barhydt		Frank Murphy
Mike E. Kaplan		Marty Grossman
Kevin Scannell		Gar Girard
Margery Bond		Witness
Susan Emshwiller		Detective Broom
Brian Brophy		Phil/Blackmailer (voice
Michael Tolkin		Eric Schecter
Stephen Tolkin		Carl Schecter
Natalie Strong		Natalie
Peter Koch		Walter (as Pete Koch
Pamela Bowen		Trixie
Jeff Weston		Rocco
Steve Allen		Himself
Richard Anderson		Himself
Rene Auberjonois		Himself
Harry Belafonte		Himself
Shari Belafonte		Herself
Karen Black		Herself
Michael Bowen		Himself
Gary Busey		Himself
Robert Carradine		Himself
Charles Champlin		Himself
Cher		Herself
James Coburn		Himself
Cathy Lee Crosby		Herself
John Cusack		Himself
Brad Davis		Himself
Paul Dooley		Himself
Thereza Ellis		Herself
Peter Falk		Himself
Felicia Farr		Herself
Katarzyna Figura		Herself (as Kasia Figura
Louise Fletcher		Herself
Dennis Franz		Himself
Teri Garr		Herself
Leeza Gibbons		Herself
Scott Glenn		Himself
Jeff Goldblum		Himself
Elliott Gould		Himself
Joel Grey		Himself
David Alan Grier		Himself
Buck Henry		Himself
Anjelica Huston		Herself (as Angelica Huston
Kathy Ireland		Herself
Steve James		Himself
Maxine John-James		Herself
Sally Kellerman		Herself
Sally Kirkland		Herself
Jack Lemmon		Himself
Marlee Matlin		Herself
Andie MacDowell		Herself
Malcolm McDowell		Himself
Jayne Meadows		Herself
Martin Mull		Himself
Jennifer Nash		Herself
Nick Nolte		Himself
Alexandra Powers		Herself
Bert Remsen		Himself
Guy Remsen		Himself
Patricia Resnick		Herself
Burt Reynolds		Himself
Jack Riley		Himself
Mimi Rogers		Herself
Annie Ross		Herself
Alan Rudolph		Himself
Jill St. John		Herself
Susan Sarandon		Herself
Adam Simon		Himself
Rod Steiger		Himself
Joan Tewkesbury		Herself
Brian Tochi		Himself
Lily Tomlin		Herself
Robert Wagner		Himself
Ray Walston		Himself
Bruce Willis		Himself
Marvin Young		Himself
Althea Gibson		Herself (uncredited
Ted Hartley		Party guest (uncredited
James McLindon		Jim the writer (uncredited
Derek Raser		Studio Mail driver (uncredited
Julia Roberts		Herself (uncredited
Scott Shaw		Himself (uncredited
Patrick Swayze		Himself (uncredited

Plot

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.

Comments

Altman Skewers the Film Industry "The Player", Robert Altman's skewering of the movie industry, is yet another of his spot-on black comedies. One is reminded of "Nashville" where he turned his sights on the country music industry and politics. Now his victim is the industry in which he toils.Altman provides a multi-layered view of the film industry from the point of view of the executives that run it, particularly those that have the responsibility for approving movie projects. If Altman is accurate, they are a cold, bloodless, bunch, capable of anything to get movie viewers into their seats.Altman is aided by a great ensemble cast (isn't he always?) and delivers the goods. "The Player" is one of his best and is highly recommended for an enjoyable Saturday night rental.