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The Player
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R,2hrs 3min
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April 10, 1992
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Fine Line Features
Synopsis: Robert Altman takes a scalpel to Hollywood ethics in the 1990s (or the lack thereof) in his acidic satire The Player, adapted from Michael Tolkin's novel. (Tolkin also wrote the screenplay.) The film concerns a sleek and smooth Hollywood studio executive who starts receiving death threats from a disgruntled writer because he has committed the ultimate Hollywood sin -- he promised the writer he would call him back and he never did. This is particularly ironic because the studio executive, Griffin ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
Joins company with "Sullivan's Travels" and "Sunset Boulevard" as the quintessential Hollywood peek-a-boos...[and] Tim Robbins' modulated performance rates rhapsodic praise. [10 Apr 1992] Full Review
Metascore
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86
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
Featured Cast
Griffin Mill
June Gudmundsdottir
Walter Stuckel
Det. Susan Avery
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Tim Robbins in "The Player"
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