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A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?
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  • Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 24 wins & 30 nominations.
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Griffin Mill
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June Gudmundsdottir
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Walter Stuckel
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Detective Avery
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Larry Levy
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Joel Levison
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Bonnie Sherow
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David Kahane
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Andy Civella
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Tom Oakley
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Dick Mellen
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Detective DeLongpre
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Celia
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Jan
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Sandy
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Jimmy Chase
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Reg Goldman
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Steve Reeves
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Whitney Gersh
Frank Barhydt ...
Frank Murphy
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Marty Grossman (as Mike E. Kaplan)
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Gar Girard
Margery Bond ...
Witness
Susan Emshwiller ...
Detective Broom
Brian Brophy ...
Phil
Michael Tolkin ...
Eric Schecter
Stephen Tolkin ...
Carl Schecter
Natalie Strong ...
Natalie
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Walter (as Pete Koch)
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Trixie
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Rocco (as Jeff Weston)
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Steve Allen
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Richard Anderson
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Rene Auberjonois
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Harry Belafonte
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Shari Belafonte
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Karen Black
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Michael Bowen
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Gary Busey
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Robert Carradine
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Charles Champlin
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Cher
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James Coburn
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Cathy Lee Crosby
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John Cusack
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Brad Davis
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Paul Dooley
Thereza Ellis ...
Thereza Ellis
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Peter Falk
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Felicia Farr
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Kasia Figura (as Kasia Figura)
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Louise Fletcher
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Dennis Franz
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Teri Garr
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Leeza Gibbons
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Scott Glenn
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Jeff Goldblum
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Elliott Gould
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Joel Grey
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David Alan Grier
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Buck Henry
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Anjelica Huston
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Kathy Ireland
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Steve James
Maxine John-James ...
Maxine John-James
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Sally Kellerman
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Sally Kirkland
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Jack Lemmon
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Marlee Matlin
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Andie MacDowell
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Malcolm McDowell
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Jayne Meadows
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Martin Mull
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Jennifer Nash
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Nick Nolte
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Alexandra Powers
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Bert Remsen
Guy Remsen ...
Guy Remsen
Patricia Resnick ...
Patricia Resnick
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Burt Reynolds
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Jack Riley
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Julia Roberts
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Mimi Rogers
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Annie Ross
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Alan Rudolph
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Jill St. John
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Susan Sarandon
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Adam Simon
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Rod Steiger
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Joan Tewkesbury
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Brian Tochi
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Lily Tomlin
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Robert Wagner
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Ray Walston
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Bruce Willis
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Marvin Young
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Althea Gibson (uncredited)
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Jack (uncredited)
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Jogger (uncredited)
James McLindon ...
Jim the Writer (uncredited)
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Ritchie Montgomery (uncredited)
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Studio Mail Driver (uncredited)
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Scott Shaw (uncredited)
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Patrick Swayze (uncredited)
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Funeral Guest (uncredited)
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Studio Executive (uncredited)

Directed by

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Robert Altman

Written by

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Michael Tolkin ... (screenplay)
 
Michael Tolkin ... (novel "The Player")

Produced by

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Cary Brokaw ... executive producer
David Brown ... producer
Scott Bushnell ... co-producer
William S. Gilmore ... co-executive producer
David Levy ... associate producer
Michael Tolkin ... producer
Nick Wechsler ... producer

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Thomas Newman

Cinematography by

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Jean Lépine ... director of photography (as Jean Lepine)

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Maysie Hoy ... assistant editor
Geraldine Peroni

Editorial Department

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Alisa Hale ... second assistant editor
Bob Hart ... negative cutter
A. Michelle Page ... assistant editor
Mike Stanwick ... color timer (as Michael Stanwick)
Dylan Tichenor ... apprentice editor
John Dowdell ... hd colorist (uncredited)

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Stephen Altman
Ken Kaufman

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Jerry Fleming

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Susan Emshwiller

Costume Design by

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Alexander Julian ... wardrobe designer

Makeup Department

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Deborah K. Larsen ... makeup artist (as Deborah Larsen)
Scott Williams ... hairdresser

Production Management

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Jim Chesney ... production supervisor
Tom Udell ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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C.C. Barnes ... second assistant director (as CC Barnes)
Allan F. Nicholls ... first assistant director (as Allan Nicholls)

Art Department

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Matthew R. Altman ... set dresser (as Matthew Altman)
John Beauvais ... scenic painter
Peter Borck ... leadman
Charles Bragg ... title painting
John Bucklin ... set dresser
Thomas Calloway ... carpenter
Sydney Cooper ... artwork
Loren Corney ... construction coordinator
John Evans ... carpenter
Kenny Funk ... carpenter (as Kenneth Funk)
Michelle Guastello ... art department coordinator (as Michele Guastello)
Julie Heuer ... assistant property master
Justin Kritzer ... carpenter
Darryl Lee ... carpenter
Chris Marneus ... carpenter
Patrick Maurer ... construction foreman (as Pat Maurer)
James Monroe ... property master
Mario Pérez ... swing gang (as Mario Perez)
Ricky Riggs ... painter
David Ronan ... set dresser
Daniel C. Rothenberg ... swing gang (as Daniel Rothenberg)
Jim Samson ... set dresser
W.C. Nearhood Jr. ... carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Kenneth R. Burton ... sound effects editor (as Ken Burton)
Robert Deschaine ... foley mixer (as Bob Deschaine)
Rich Gooch ... recordist: Skywalker Sound
Joseph Holsen ... dialogue editor
Paul Holzborn ... foley artist (as Paul Holtzborn)
Matthew Iadarola ... re-recording mixer: Skywalker Sound
David Jobe ... foley recordist
Stanley Kastner ... re-recording mixer: Skywalker Sound
Edmund J. Lachmann ... dialogue editor (as Ed Lachmann)
John Post ... foley artist
John Pritchett ... production sound mixer
Michael P. Redbourn ... supervising sound editor (as Michael Redbourn)
Joel Shryack ... boom operator
Emily Smith-Baker ... cable puller
Bill Ward ... assistant sound editor
John Rotondi ... sound engineer: Y4 (uncredited)
John Soukup ... sound transfer (uncredited)

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John C. Hartigan ... special effects (as John Hartigan)

Stunts

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Greg Walker ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Robert Reed Altman ... first assistant camera
Robert Bruce ... electrician
Andy Day ... best boy electric (as Andrew Day)
Val DeSalvo ... electrician (as Val De Salvo)
Kevin Fahey ... grip
Michael James Fahey ... best boy grip (as Michael J. Fahey)
Craig Finetti ... third assistant camera
Scott Hollander ... grip (as Scott 'El Gato' Hollander)
Anthony T. Marra II ... key grip
Daniel Cary McCrystal ... second assistant camera (as Cary McKrystal)
Tom McGrath ... electrician
Don Muchow ... gaffer
Tim Nash ... grip
Chris Reddish ... electrician
Lorey Sebastian ... still photographer
Wayne Stroud ... dolly grip
Scott Hamilton ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Vikki Barrett ... wardrobe assistant (as Vicki Brinkkord)
Angela Billows ... wardrobe assistant
Lydia Tanji ... wardrobe supervisor

Location Management

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Paul D. Boydston ... assistant location manager (as Paul Boydston)
Jack Kney ... location manager

Music Department

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Bill Bernstein ... music editor
Dan Fornero ... musician: trumpet
Thomas Pasatieri ... orchestrator
John Vigran ... music scoring mixer

Script and Continuity Department

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Carole Starkes ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Chris Armstrong ... driver (as Christopher Armstrong)
Ron Chesney ... driver
Steve Earle ... driver
Don Feeney ... driver
D.J. Gardiner ... driver
Derek Raser ... transportation coordinator
J.T. Thayer ... transportation captain (as 'J.T.' Thayer)
Gregg Willis ... driver (as Greg Willis)

Additional Crew

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Alison Balian ... assistant: Nick Wechsler
Andrea Berty ... craft service
Angie Bonner ... production assistant
Jim Brockett ... animal trainer
John O. Brown III ... production assistant (as John Brown III)
Sam Carlson ... set security
Betsy Chasse ... assistant coordinator
Stacy Cohen ... production secretary
Celia Converse ... representative: Sandcastle 5
Signe Corriere ... production assistant
Steve Day ... production assistant
Kimberly Edwards ... production accountant (as Kimberly Edwards Shapiro)
Judy Geletko ... additional accounting services
Robin Hage ... assistant: Cary Brokaw
Sheri Halfon ... financial representative: Avenue
Pamela Hedley ... production executive
Cynthia E. Hill ... production coordinator (as Cynthia Hill)
Kelly Householder ... production assistant
Lawrence Karman ... karaoke videos (as Larry 'Doc' Karman)
Ken Kaufman ... food designer
Danielle Knight ... assistant: Cary Brokaw
Cheryl Kurk ... assistant accountant
Claudia Lewis ... production executive
Mark R. Lindsay ... sales representative (as Mark Lindsay)
Stuart McCauley ... craft service
James McLindon ... assistant: Robert Altman (as Jim McLindon)
Tom Moore ... set medic
Dan Perri ... title designer
Andrew Varela ... promotions arranger
Catherine Webb ... post-production accountant
Alex L. Worman ... publicity team
Michael Hubert ... assistant coordinator (uncredited)
Daisy Kramer ... production assistant (uncredited)
Julie Kuehndorf ... unit publicist (uncredited)
Vincent R. Nebrida ... senior marketing coordinator (uncredited)
Chris Paine ... assistant to writer and producer (uncredited)
Immanuel Spira ... legal counsel (uncredited)

Thanks

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Janis Dinwiddie ... special thanks
Mark Eisen ... special thanks
Morgan Entrekin ... special thanks
Luis Estevez ... special thanks
Bob Flick ... special thanks: Entertainment Tonight
Suzanne Goldman ... special thanks
Gerald Greenbach ... special thanks: Two Bunch Palms
Ron Haver ... special thanks
Randy Honaker ... special thanks
Julie Johnston ... special thanks
Patrick Murray ... special thanks
Toyoko Nezu ... special thanks
Mimi Rabinowitz ... special thanks
Steve Trombatore ... special thanks: All Payments
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Plot Summary

Events in the life of a Hollywood studio executive, unfold with the same unrealistic positive coincidences, ultimately culminating to a "happy ending", much like the movie scripts, with which he works day in and out, after he accidentally murders someone. Written by Abhay Bhatt

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Taglines Now more than ever! See more »
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Also Known As
  • El juego de Hollywood (The Player) (Spain)
  • El joc de Hollywood (Spain, Catalan title)
  • 大玩家 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Spelaren (Sweden)
  • Ο παίκτης (Greece)
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Runtime
  • 124 min
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Box Office

Budget $8,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $302,216, 10 Apr 1992
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $28,876,701

Did You Know?

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Trivia The celebrity cameos were not written in the script. Robert Altman added them all in. No scripted dialogue was given to any celebrity with a cameo. See more »
Goofs When Mill reads the newspaper story about the murder, a closeup of article reveals that it is just the same few paragraphs printed over and over. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Straight Talk/Rock-a-Doodle/Thunderheart/Beethoven/Raise the Red Lantern (1992). See more »
Soundtracks SNAKE See more »
Crazy Credits Tim Robbins, Fred Ward and Cynthia Stevenson all enter the film when their names appear in the opening credits. See more »
Quotes Griffin Mill: It lacked certain elements that we need to market a film successfully.
June: What elements?
Griffin Mill: Suspense, laughter, violence. Hope, heart, nudity, sex. Happy endings. Mainly happy endings.
June: What about reality?
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