Play It as It Lays

Play It as It Lays (1972)

Released: 1972-10-19 Duration: 1hr 39min
Genres: Drama
Rating 6.2
Maria's life was a search for the ultimate answer even after she found there was none.

Overview

Burned-out B-movie actress Maria, depressed and frustrated with her loveless marriage to an ambitious film director, Carter Lang, who would rather work on his career than on his relationship with her, numbs herself with drugs and sex with strangers. Only her friendship with a sensitive gay movie producer, B.Z., offers a semblance of solace. But even that relationship proves to be fleeting amidst the empty decadence of Hollywood.

Production Companies

Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures
F.P. Productions

Additional Info

Budget $1,000,000.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 1.935

Directed By

Frank Perry

Crew

Director
Frank Perry
Screenplay
Joan Didion
Screenplay
John Gregory Dunne
Production Manager
Roger M. Rothstein
First Assistant Director
Edward Teets
Casting
Joe Scully
Production Designer
Pato Guzman
Producer
Frank Perry
Producer
Dominick Dunne
Director of Photography
Jordan Cronenweth
Editor
Sidney Katz
Production Design
Pato Guzman
Costume Design
Joel Schumacher

TOP CAST

Tuesday Weld
Tuesday Weld

Maria Wyeth Lang

Adam Roarke
Adam Roarke

Carter Lang

Ruth Ford
Ruth Ford

Carlotta

Eddie Firestone
Eddie Firestone

Benny Austin

Diana Ewing
Diana Ewing

Susannah

Paul Lambert
Paul Lambert

Larry Kulik

Chuck McCann
Chuck McCann

Abortionist's Assistant

Severn Darden
Severn Darden

Hypnotist

Tony Young
Tony Young

Johnny Waters

Richard Anderson
Richard Anderson

Les Goodwin

Tyne Daly
Tyne Daly

Journalist

Norman Foster
Norman Foster

Abortionist

Elizabeth Claman
Elizabeth Claman

The Chickie

Roger Ewing
Roger Ewing

Nelson

Dick Ryal
Dick Ryal

Apartment Manager

Tracy Morgan
Tracy Morgan

Jeanelle

Darlene Conley
Darlene Conley

Kate's Nurse

Allan Warnick
Allan Warnick

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