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The Player
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7.2A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
Cast
- Tim Robbins as Griffin Mill
- Greta Scacchi as June Gudmundsdottir
- Fred Ward as Walter Stuckel
- Whoopi Goldberg as Detective Avery
- Peter Gallagher as Larry Levy
- Brion James as Joel Levison
Themes
- based on novel or book
- homicide
- movie business
- blackmail
- screenwriter
- hollywood
- death threat
- movie mogul
- movie studio
- studio executive
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Robert Altman
- Screenplay by
- Michael Tolkin
- Based on
- The Player , by Michael Tolkin
- Produced by
- David Brown Michael Tolkin Nick Wechsler
- Starring
- Tim Robbins Greta Scacchi Fred Ward Whoopi Goldberg Peter Gallagher Brion James Cynthia Stevenson
- Cinematography
- Jean Lépine
- Edited by
- Geraldine Peroni
- Music by
- Thomas Newman
- Production companies
- Avenue Pictures Spelling Entertainment David Brown Productions Addis-Wechsler
- Distributed by
- Fine Line Features
- Release dates
- April 3, 1992 ( 1992-04-03 ) ( Cleveland ) April 10, 1992 ( 1992-04-10 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 124 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $8 million
- Box office
- $28.9 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 124
- FilmAffinity ID
- 996750
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- publication date
- 1992-04-10
- title
- The Player
- review score
- 97%
- capital cost
- 8000000
- box office
- 21706101
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The Player is a 1992 American satirical black comedy neo-noir mystery film directed by Robert Altman and written by Michael Tolkin, based on his 1988 novel. The film stars Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Peter Gallagher, Brion James and Cynthia Stevenson, and is the story of a Hollywood film studio executive who kills an aspiring screenwriter he believes is sending him death threats.
The Player has many film references and Hollywood in-jokes, with 65 celebrities making cameo appearances in the film. Altman once stated that the film "is a very mild satire," offending no one. The film received three nominations at the 65th Academy Awards: Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing. The film also won two Golden Globes, Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical and Best Actor – Comedy or Musical for Robbins. Although the film did not receive any acting nominations, the film is notable for having more Oscar-nominated actors than any other film, with 24.