The Player (1992 film)

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The Player (1992 film) is a satirical Hollywood black comedy directed by Robert Altman that follows a movie studio executive who becomes entangled in crime and paranoia after receiving threatening messages from a rejected screenwriter.

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The Player 21
The Player (1992 film) canonical 2
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instanceOf American film
black comedy film
film
satirical film
awardReceived Best Director Award at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
awardReceivedBy Tim Robbins
basedOn The Player (novel)
basedOnWorkAuthor Michael Tolkin
characterOccupation movie studio executive
cinematographyBy Jean Lépine
countryOfOrigin United States
director Robert Altman
distributedInFormat theatrical release
distributor Fine Line Features
editedBy Geraldine Peroni
featuresCameoAppearancesBy numerous Hollywood actors playing themselves
festivalScreening 1992 Cannes Film Festival
filmingStyle self-referential Hollywood satire
genre black comedy
crime comedy
satire
hasMetascore universal critical acclaim
language English
mainCharacter Griffin Mill
musicBy Thomas Newman
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Editing
notableScene features a long opening tracking shot that references other famous tracking shots
partOf Robert Altman filmography
linked to: Robert Altman
plotSummary A Hollywood studio executive becomes entangled in crime and paranoia after receiving threatening messages from a rejected screenwriter.
premiereEvent Cannes Film Festival
producer David Brown
Michael Tolkin
releaseDate 1992-04-03
releaseYear 1992
runningTime approximately 124 minutes
screenwriter Michael Tolkin
setIn Hollywood
Los Angeles
starring Fred Ward
Greta Scacchi
Peter Gallagher
Tim Robbins
Whoopi Goldberg
theme crime and moral compromise in the film industry
critique of Hollywood studio system
paranoia

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Karen Black notableWork The Player (1992 film)
Robert Altman notableWork The Player
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Robert Altman workedOn The Player
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Tim Robbins notableWork The Player
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David Brown coProduced The Player
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Thom Mount notableWork The Player
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Richard E. Grant notableWork The Player
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Fred Ward notableWork The Player
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Fine Line Features notableRelease The Player
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Sydney Pollack actedIn The Player
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Cynthia Stevenson notableWork The Player
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The Player (1992 film) basedOn The Player (novel)
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Gary Lucchesi notableWork The Player
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Sally Kellerman actedIn The Player
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John Davis notableWork The Player
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Dina Merrill notableWork The Player
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Geraldine Peroni notableWork The Player
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Geraldine Peroni workedOn The Player
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Gina Gershon notableWork The Player
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Burt Reynolds notableWork The Player
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Lyle Lovett notableFilmAppearance The Player
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Michael Tolkin notableWork The Player
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Michael Tolkin screenwriterOf The Player (film)
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Michael Tolkin basedOnWorkBy The Player (film)
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Nina Van Pallandt notableWork The Player
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Nina Van Pallandt notableWork The Player (1992 film)