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The Player( 1992)

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Overview

A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?

    Top Billed Cast

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      Tim Robbins

      Griffin Mill

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      Greta Scacchi

      June Gudmundsdottir

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      Fred Ward

      Walter Stuckel

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      Whoopi Goldberg

      Detective Avery

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      Peter Gallagher

      Larry Levy

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      Brion James

      Joel Levison

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      Cynthia Stevenson

      Bonnie Sherow

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      Vincent D'Onofrio

      David Kahane

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      Dean Stockwell

      Andy Civella

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      Richard E. Grant

      Tom Oakley

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      Sydney Pollack

      Dick Mellen

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      Lyle Lovett

      Detective DeLongpre

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      Dina Merrill

      Celia

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      Angela Hall

      Jan

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      Leah Ayres

      Sandy

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      Paul Hewitt

      Jimmy Chase

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      Randall Batinkoff

      Reg Goldman

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      Jeremy Piven

      Steve Reeves

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      Gina Gershon

      Whitney Gersh

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      Frank Barhydt

      Frank Murphy

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      Mike Kaplan

      Marty Grossman

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      Kevin Scannell

      Gar Girard

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      Margery Bond

      Witness

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      Susan Emshwiller

      Detective Broom

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      Brian Brophy

      Phil

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      Michael Tolkin

      Eric Schecter

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      Stephen Tolkin

      Carl Schecter

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      Natalie Strong

      Natalie

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      Peter Koch

      Walter

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      Pamela Bowen

      Trixie

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      Jeff Celentano

      Rocco

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      Steve Allen

      Steve Allen

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      Richard Anderson

      Richard Anderson

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      René Auberjonois

      René Auberjonois

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      Harry Belafonte

      Harry Belafonte

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      Shari Belafonte

      Shari Belafonte

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      Karen Black

      Karen Black

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      Michael Bowen

      Michael Bowen

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      Gary Busey

      Gary Busey

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      Robert Carradine

      Robert Carradine

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      Charles Champlin

      Charles Champlin

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      Cher

      Cher

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      James Coburn

      James Coburn

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      Cathy Lee Crosby

      Cathy Lee Crosby

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      John Cusack

      John Cusack

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      Brad Davis

      Brad Davis

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      Paul Dooley

      Paul Dooley

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      Thereza Ellis

      Thereza Ellis

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      Peter Falk

      Peter Falk

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      Felicia Farr

      Felicia Farr

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      Katarzyna Figura

      Kasia Figura

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      Louise Fletcher

      Louise Fletcher

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      Dennis Franz

      Dennis Franz

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      Teri Garr

      Teri Garr

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      Leeza Gibbons

      Leeza Gibbons

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      Scott Glenn

      Scott Glenn

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      Jeff Goldblum

      Jeff Goldblum

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      Elliott Gould

      Elliott Gould

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      Joel Grey

      Joel Grey

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      David Alan Grier

      David Alan Grier

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      Buck Henry

      Buck Henry

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      Anjelica Huston

      Anjelica Huston

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      Kathy Ireland

      Kathy Ireland

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      Steve James

      Steve James

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      Maxine John-James

      Maxine John-James

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      Sally Kellerman

      Sally Kellerman

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      Sally Kirkland

      Sally Kirkland

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      Jack Lemmon

      Jack Lemmon

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      Marlee Matlin

      Marlee Matlin

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      Andie MacDowell

      Andie MacDowell

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      Malcolm McDowell

      Malcolm McDowell

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      Jayne Meadows

      Jayne Meadows

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      Martin Mull

      Martin Mull

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      Jennifer Nash

      Jennifer Nash

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      Nick Nolte

      Nick Nolte

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      Alexandra Powers

      Alexandra Powers

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      Bert Remsen

      Bert Ramsen

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      Guy Remsen

      Guy Remsen

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      Patricia Resnick

      Patricia Resnick

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      Burt Reynolds

      Burt Reynolds

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      Jack Riley

      Jack Riley

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      Julia Roberts

      Julia Roberts

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      Mimi Rogers

      Mimi Rogers

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      Annie Ross

      Annie Ross

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      Alan Rudolph

      Alan Rudolph

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      Jill St. John

      Jill St. John

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      Susan Sarandon

      Susan Sarandon

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      Adam Simon

      Adam Simon

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      Rod Steiger

      Rod Steiger

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      Joan Tewkesbury

      Joan Tewkesbury

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      Brian Tochi

      Brian Tochi

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      Lily Tomlin

      Lily Tomlin

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      Robert Wagner

      Robert Wagner

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      Ray Walston

      Ray Walston

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      Bruce Willis

      Bruce Willis

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      Marvin Young

      Marvin Young

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      Ned Bellamy

      Aaron Camp (uncredited)

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      Steve Fuji

      Funeral Guest (uncredited)

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      Althea Gibson

      Althea Gibson (uncredited)

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      Ted Hartley

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Jack Jason

      Jack (uncredited)

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      Jack Kney

      Jogger (uncredited)

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      James McLindon

      Jim the Writer (uncredited)

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      Ritchie Montgomery

      Ritchie Montgomery (uncredited)

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      Derek Raser

      Studio Mail Driver (uncredited)

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      Scott Shaw

      Scott Shaw (uncredited)

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      Patrick Swayze

      Patrick Swayze (uncredited)

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      Dan Twyman

      Funeral Guest (uncredited)

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      Marina Zenovich

      Studio Executive (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by Filipe Manuel Neto

    10
    Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on Sun Jun 09 2024
    **A remarkable work.** This is one of those films that I decided to watch without having a clear idea of ​​what I was going to find. I know that there are many people who like to know, read and even watch the trailers to decide what to watch, and I also do this moderately, but one of the sensations I like most in the cinematic experience is surprise, that feeling of pleasure, difficult to describe, that happens when a film pleases us and surprises us. Of course, the opposite could happen, the surprise could be bad, and the film could be magnificent rubbish. It happens! But I think you unders...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    8000000.00

    Revenue

    21706101.00

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • homicide
    • movie business
    • blackmail
    • screenwriter
    • hollywood
    • death threat
    • movie mogul
    • movie studio
    • studio executive