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The Player

  • 1992
  • R
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
67K
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POPULARITY
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415
Tim Robbins in The Player (1992)
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A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?

  • Director
    • Robert Altman
  • Writer
    • Michael Tolkin
  • Stars
    • Tim Robbins
    • Greta Scacchi
    • Fred Ward
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    67K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,963
    415
    • Director
      • Robert Altman
    • Writer
      • Michael Tolkin
    • Stars
      • Tim Robbins
      • Greta Scacchi
      • Fred Ward
    • 213User reviews
    • 82Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 24 wins & 33 nominations total

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    Tim Robbins
    Tim Robbins
    • Griffin Mill
    Greta Scacchi
    Greta Scacchi
    • June Gudmundsdottir
    Fred Ward
    Fred Ward
    • Walter Stuckel
    Whoopi Goldberg
    Whoopi Goldberg
    • Detective Avery
    Peter Gallagher
    Peter Gallagher
    • Larry Levy
    Brion James
    Brion James
    • Joel Levison
    Cynthia Stevenson
    Cynthia Stevenson
    • Bonnie Sherow
    Vincent D'Onofrio
    Vincent D'Onofrio
    • David Kahane
    Dean Stockwell
    Dean Stockwell
    • Andy Civella
    Richard E. Grant
    Richard E. Grant
    • Tom Oakley
    Sydney Pollack
    Sydney Pollack
    • Dick Mellen
    Lyle Lovett
    Lyle Lovett
    • Detective DeLongpre
    Dina Merrill
    Dina Merrill
    • Celia
    Angela Hall
    Angela Hall
    • Jan
    Leah Ayres
    Leah Ayres
    • Sandy
    Paul Hewitt
    Paul Hewitt
    • Jimmy Chase
    Randall Batinkoff
    Randall Batinkoff
    • Reg Goldman
    Jeremy Piven
    Jeremy Piven
    • Steve Reeves
    • Director
      • Robert Altman
    • Writer
      • Michael Tolkin
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    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.
    • 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.
    • 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?

    • Crazy credits
      Tim Robbins, Fred Ward and Cynthia Stevenson all enter the film when their names appear in the opening credits.
    • Alternate versions
      In the theatrical version there was a frontal nude scene of Tim Robbins at the hotel in the desert. This scene was removed for the cable version.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Straight Talk/Rock-a-Doodle/Thunderheart/Beethoven/Raise the Red Lantern (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      SNAKE
      Written & Performed by Kurt Neumann
      Copyright Lla-Mann Music

    User reviews213

    Review
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    8/10

    Robert Altman's most widely known film

    One of Robert Altman's finest films featuring one of the best tracking shots ever put on film- The shot which begins the movie was a homage to Orson Welles but became legendary in its own right. Tim Robbins plays a Hollywood Executive who gets embroiled in a seedy murder case involving a scriptwriters murder. Featuring the ethereally gorgeous Greta Scacchi and some cool cameos this is one film you must watch if you like movies made about the seedy town they call Hollywood.
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    • Jun 22, 2018
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 8, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El ejecutivo
    • Filming locations
      • Geoffrey's Restaurant - 27400 W. Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Avenue Pictures
      • Spelling Entertainment
      • Addis Wechsler Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $8,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $21,706,101
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $302,216
      • Apr 12, 1992
    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,706,547
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 4 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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