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The Player
The Player

The Player

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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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Budget

$8000000

Revenue

$21706101

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

124 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

08 May 1992

Country

United States of America

Cast

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

Gina Gershon

Gina Gershon

Whitney Gersh

Frank Barhydt

Frank Barhydt

Frank Murphy

Mike Kaplan

Mike Kaplan

Marty Grossman

Kevin Scannell

Kevin Scannell

Gar Girard

Margery Bond

Margery Bond

Witness

Susan Emshwiller

Susan Emshwiller

Detective Broom

Brian Brophy

Brian Brophy

Phil

Michael Tolkin

Michael Tolkin

Eric Schecter

Stephen Tolkin

Stephen Tolkin

Carl Schecter

Natalie Strong

Natalie Strong

Natalie

Peter Koch

Peter Koch

Walter

Pamela Bowen

Pamela Bowen

Trixie

Jeff Celentano

Jeff Celentano

Rocco

Steve Allen

Steve Allen

Steve Allen

Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson

René Auberjonois

René Auberjonois

René Auberjonois

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Shari Belafonte

Shari Belafonte

Shari Belafonte

Karen Black

Karen Black

Karen Black

Michael Bowen

Michael Bowen

Michael Bowen

Gary Busey

Gary Busey

Gary Busey

Robert Carradine

Robert Carradine

Robert Carradine

Charles Champlin

Charles Champlin

Charles Champlin

Cher

Cher

Cher

James Coburn

James Coburn

James Coburn

Cathy Lee Crosby

Cathy Lee Crosby

Cathy Lee Crosby

John Cusack

John Cusack

John Cusack

Brad Davis

Brad Davis

Brad Davis

Paul Dooley

Paul Dooley

Paul Dooley

Thereza Ellis

Thereza Ellis

Thereza Ellis

Peter Falk

Peter Falk

Peter Falk

Felicia Farr

Felicia Farr

Felicia Farr

Katarzyna Figura

Katarzyna Figura

Kasia Figura

Louise Fletcher

Louise Fletcher

Louise Fletcher

Dennis Franz

Dennis Franz

Dennis Franz

Teri Garr

Teri Garr

Teri Garr

Leeza Gibbons

Leeza Gibbons

Leeza Gibbons

Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn

Jeff Goldblum

Jeff Goldblum

Jeff Goldblum

Elliott Gould

Elliott Gould

Elliott Gould

Joel Grey

Joel Grey

Joel Grey

David Alan Grier

David Alan Grier

David Alan Grier

Buck Henry

Buck Henry

Buck Henry

Anjelica Huston

Anjelica Huston

Anjelica Huston

Kathy Ireland

Kathy Ireland

Kathy Ireland

Steve James

Steve James

Steve James

Maxine John-James

Maxine John-James

Maxine John-James

Sally Kellerman

Sally Kellerman

Sally Kellerman

Sally Kirkland

Sally Kirkland

Sally Kirkland

Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Marlee Matlin

Marlee Matlin

Marlee Matlin

Andie MacDowell

Andie MacDowell

Andie MacDowell

Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell

Jayne Meadows

Jayne Meadows

Jayne Meadows

Martin Mull

Martin Mull

Martin Mull

Jennifer Nash

Jennifer Nash

Jennifer Nash

Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

Alexandra Powers

Alexandra Powers

Alexandra Powers

Bert Remsen

Bert Remsen

Bert Ramsen

Guy Remsen

Guy Remsen

Guy Remsen

Patricia Resnick

Patricia Resnick

Patricia Resnick

Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

Jack Riley

Jack Riley

Jack Riley

Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts

Mimi Rogers

Mimi Rogers

Mimi Rogers

Annie Ross

Annie Ross

Annie Ross

Alan Rudolph

Alan Rudolph

Alan Rudolph

Jill St. John

Jill St. John

Jill St. John

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Adam Simon

Adam Simon

Adam Simon

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Joan Tewkesbury

Joan Tewkesbury

Joan Tewkesbury

Brian Tochi

Brian Tochi

Brian Tochi

Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin

Robert Wagner

Robert Wagner

Robert Wagner

Ray Walston

Ray Walston

Ray Walston

Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis

Marvin Young

Marvin Young

Marvin Young

Ned Bellamy

Ned Bellamy

Aaron Camp (uncredited)

Steve Fuji

Steve Fuji

Funeral Guest (uncredited)

Althea Gibson

Althea Gibson

Althea Gibson (uncredited)

Ted Hartley

Ted Hartley

Party Guest (uncredited)

Jack Jason

Jack Jason

Jack (uncredited)

Jack Kney

Jack Kney

Jogger (uncredited)

James McLindon

James McLindon

Jim the Writer (uncredited)

Ritchie Montgomery

Ritchie Montgomery

Ritchie Montgomery (uncredited)

Derek Raser

Derek Raser

Studio Mail Driver (uncredited)

Scott Shaw

Scott Shaw

Scott Shaw (uncredited)

Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze (uncredited)

Dan Twyman

Dan Twyman

Funeral Guest (uncredited)

Marina Zenovich

Marina Zenovich

Studio Executive (uncredited)

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