Directed by:
Robert AltmanScreenplay:
Michael TolkinCinematography:
Jean LépineComposer:
Thomas NewmanCast:
Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Peter Gallagher, Brion James, Cynthia Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Dean Stockwell, Richard E. Grant (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
The film concerns a sleek and smooth Hollywood studio executive who starts receiving death threats from a disgruntled writer because he has committed the ultimate Hollywood sin -- he promised the writer he would call him back and he never did. This is particularly ironic because the studio executive, Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins), is considered "writer-friendly," spending his days listening to pitches from such noted screenwriters as Buck Henry, who is pushing "The Graduate, Part II" and Alan Rudolph, who is hawking a Bruce Willis action film described as "Ghost meets The Manchurian Candidate." But The Player finds Griffin's comfortable life style in danger of collapse. He is trying to find a way to unload his girlfriend (Cynthia Stevenson) whose independence and intelligence make her a poor candidate for a trophy wife. More importantly, it seems that Larry Levy (Peter Gallagher), a slippery executive from Twentieth Century Fox, is angling for his job. And then there are those nasty postcards and faxes from a screenwriter threatening to kill him. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Harry Belafonte](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269319_e5feff.jpg)
Harry Belafonte
USA
Best movies:
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Bobby (2006)
The Player (1992)
![Karen Black](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269208_4b71dd.jpg)
Karen Black
USA
Best movies:
Easy Rider (1969)
The Day of the Locust (1975)
Capricorn One (1977)
![Michael Bowen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272887_10cfbb.jpg)
Michael Bowen
USA
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
Magnolia (1999)
![Gary Busey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267442_e77803.jpg)
Gary Busey
USA
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Into the West (2005) (series)
Lost Highway (1997)
![Robert Carradine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270673_c772a7.jpg)
Robert Carradine
USA
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Coming Home (1978)
The Player (1992)
![Cher](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/054/164054964_05df45.jpg)
Cher
USA
Best movies:
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Mask (1985)
Tina Turner: Celebrate Live 1999 (1999) (concert)
![James Coburn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/420/164420268_8dc678.png)
James Coburn
USA
Best movies:
Les Sept Mercenaires (1960)
The Great Escape (1963)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
![John Cusack](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267446_915377.jpg)
John Cusack
USA
Best movies:
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Stand by Me (1986)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
![Brad Davis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273346_bd9d34.jpg)
Brad Davis
USA
Best movies:
Sybil (1976) (TV movie)
Roots (1977) (series)
Midnight Express (1978)
![Paul Dooley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272889_979352.jpg)
Paul Dooley
USA
Best movies:
Cars (2006)
Insomnia (2002)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
![Peter Falk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/473/162473287_4f5ea5.jpg)
Peter Falk
USA
Best movies:
Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story (1976) (TV movie)
Prescription: Murder (1968) (TV movie)
Les Ailes du désir (1987)
![Patrick Swayze](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/886/164886253_759723.jpg)
Patrick Swayze
USA
Best movies:
Donnie Darko (2001)
Ghost (1990)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
![Felicia Farr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/036/677/36677259_e99530.jpg)
Felicia Farr
USA
Best movies:
3:10 to Yuma (1957)
Charley Varrick (1973)
The Player (1992)
![Katarzyna Figura](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/320/164320424_63e586.jpg)
Katarzyna Figura
Poland
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
Kariera Nikosia Dyzmy (2002)
Histoires d´amour (1997)
![Louise Fletcher](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/390/164390378_cf4854.jpg)
Louise Fletcher
USA
Best movies:
Vol au-dessus d'un nid de coucou (1975)
Cruel Intentions (1999)
The Player (1992)
![Dennis Franz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267723_b98650.jpg)
Dennis Franz
USA
Best movies:
The Simpsons: Dark Secrets (1998) (video compilation)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
The Player (1992)
![Teri Garr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267401_5a92fe.jpg)
Teri Garr
USA
Best movies:
Tootsie (1982)
Rencontres du troisième type (1977)
Ghost World (2001)
![Leeza Gibbons](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/098/162098875_7f7c78.jpg)
Leeza Gibbons
USA
Best movies:
RoboCop (1987)
The Player (1992)
Last Action Hero (1993)
![Scott Glenn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/126/165126023_d5a846.png)
Scott Glenn
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
C'est l'apocalypse (1979)
![Jeff Goldblum](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/736/163736238_7bc37f.jpg)
Jeff Goldblum
USA
Best movies:
Jurassic Park (1993)
Annie Hall (1977)
The Right Stuff (1983)