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 (3)
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
![Elliott Gould](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/451/164451780_39ac11.jpg)
Elliott Gould
USA
Best movies:
American History X (1998)
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
![Joel Grey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/390/164390344_ff4d7e.jpg)
Joel Grey
USA
Best movies:
Cabaret (1972)
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
A Christmas Carol (1999) (TV movie)
![David Alan Grier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/597/160597157_6aa730.jpg)
David Alan Grier
USA
Best movies:
The Player (1992)
Jumanji (1995)
The Woodsman (2004)
![Buck Henry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/979/164979223_cf3fb2.jpg)
Buck Henry
USA
Best movies:
The Graduate (1967)
Taking Off (1971)
Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV movie)
![Anjelica Huston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/296/164296524_f3fb9e.jpg)
Anjelica Huston
USA
Best movies:
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
![Kathy Ireland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273811_30260d.jpg)
Kathy Ireland
USA
Best movies:
The Player (1992)
Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
Mr. Destiny (1990)
![Steve James](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270735_d661f3.jpg)
Steve James
USA
Best movies:
Mask (1985)
The Warriors (1979)
The Player (1992)
![Sally Kellerman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269338_ae6842.jpg)
Sally Kellerman
USA
Best movies:
Payback: Straight Up (2006)
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Player (1992)
![Sally Kirkland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/054/164054987_43cd01.jpg)
Sally Kirkland
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story (1976) (TV movie)
JFK (1991)
![Jack Lemmon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/219/165219959_48453f.jpg)
Jack Lemmon
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
JFK (1991)
The Apartment (1960)
![Marlee Matlin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/296/164296963_8f2dc1.png)
Marlee Matlin
USA
Best movies:
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
CODA (2021)
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (2020) (TV movie)
![Andie MacDowell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/886/164886172_fd2e27.jpg)
Andie MacDowell
USA
Best movies:
Groundhog Day (1993)
Only the Brave (2017)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
![Malcolm McDowell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/230/160230800_46c0da.jpg)
Malcolm McDowell
UK
Best movies:
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
Long Ago Tomorrow (1971)
![Martin Mull](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/402/402375_098476.jpg)
Martin Mull
USA
Best movies:
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
The Player (1992)
Clue (1985)
![Nick Nolte](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/054/164054982_f151f6.png)
Nick Nolte
USA
Best movies:
Warrior (2011)
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
U Turn (1997)
![Burt Reynolds](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267460_a8793a.jpg)
Burt Reynolds
USA
Best movies:
![Julia Roberts](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/688/166688146_a52373.jpg)
Julia Roberts
USA
Best movies:
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour Live (2015) (concert)
Wonder (2017)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
![Mimi Rogers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/386/166386330_935721.jpg)
Mimi Rogers
USA
Best movies:
The X Files: One Son (1999) (video compilation)
The X Files: Biogenesis (1999) (video compilation)
The Doors (1991)
![Alan Rudolph](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269719_35ed21.jpg)
Alan Rudolph
USA
Best movies:
The Player (1992)
![Jill St. John](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/471/471089_5e9659.jpg)
Jill St. John
USA
Best movies:
The Player (1992)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Sitting Target (1972)