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The Player

  • 1992
  • R
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
73K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,351
392
Tim Robbins in The Player (1992)
Trailer
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A hotshot Hollywood studio executive starts receiving death threats from a rejected writer.A hotshot Hollywood studio executive starts receiving death threats from a rejected writer.A hotshot Hollywood studio executive starts receiving death threats from a rejected writer.

  • Director
    • Robert Altman
  • Writer
    • Michael Tolkin
  • Stars
    • Tim Robbins
    • Greta Scacchi
    • Fred Ward
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    73K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,351
    392
    • Director
      • Robert Altman
    • Writer
      • Michael Tolkin
    • Stars
      • Tim Robbins
      • Greta Scacchi
      • Fred Ward
    • 232User reviews
    • 73Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 24 wins & 33 nominations total

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    Top Cast99+

    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

    User reviews232

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    Summary

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • 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 At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Straight Talk/Rock-a-Doodle/Thunderheart/Beethoven/Raise the Red Lantern (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      SNAKE
      Written & Performed by Kurt Neumann
      Copyright Lla-Mann Music

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 8, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El ejecutivo
    • Filming locations
      • 1921 Westholme Ave, Los Angeles, California, USA(June Gudmundsdottir's house)
    • Production companies
      • Avenue Pictures
      • Spelling Entertainment
      • Addis Wechsler Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $8,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $21,706,101
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $302,216
      • Apr 12, 1992
    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,708,631
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 4m(124 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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