The Player (1992)
Overview
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
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Additional Info
| Budget | $8,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $21,706,101.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.8525 |
Directed By
Robert Altman
Crew
Michael Tolkin
Michael Tolkin
Cary Brokaw
Jean Lépine
David Brown
Nick Wechsler
Maysie Hoy
Robert Altman
Geraldine Peroni
Michael Tolkin
Thomas Newman
Carole Starkes
Susan Emshwiller
William S. Gilmore
Scott Bushnell
David Levy
Alexander Julian
Scott Williams
Dan Perri
Deborah K. Larsen
Kenneth R. Burton
Michael P. Redbourn
John C. Hartigan
Lydia Tanji
Matthew Iadarola
John Pritchett
Stanley Kastner
Greg Walker
Ken Kaufman
Stephen Altman
Jerry Fleming
TOP CAST
Tim Robbins
Griffin Mill
Greta Scacchi
June Gudmundsdottir
Fred Ward
Walter Stuckel
Whoopi Goldberg
Detective Avery
Peter Gallagher
Larry Levy
Brion James
Joel Levison
Cynthia Stevenson
Bonnie Sherow
Vincent D'Onofrio
David Kahane
Dean Stockwell
Andy Civella
Richard E. Grant
Tom Oakley
Sydney Pollack
Dick Mellen
Lyle Lovett
Detective DeLongpre
Dina Merrill
Celia
Angela Hall
Jan
Leah Ayres
Sandy
Paul Hewitt
Jimmy Chase
Randall Batinkoff
Reg Goldman
Jeremy Piven
Steve Reeves
Gina Gershon
Whitney Gersh
Frank Barhydt
Frank Murphy
Mike Kaplan
Marty Grossman
Kevin Scannell
Gar Girard
Margery Bond
Witness
Susan Emshwiller
Detective Broom
Brian Brophy
Phil
Michael Tolkin
Eric Schecter
Stephen Tolkin
Carl Schecter
Natalie Strong
Natalie
Peter Koch
Walter
Pamela Bowen
Trixie
Jeff Celentano
Rocco
Steve Allen
Steve Allen
Richard Anderson
Richard Anderson
René Auberjonois
René Auberjonois
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte
Shari Belafonte
Shari Belafonte
Karen Black
Karen Black
Michael Bowen
Michael Bowen
Gary Busey
Gary Busey
Robert Carradine
Robert Carradine
Charles Champlin
Charles Champlin
Cher
Cher
James Coburn
James Coburn
Cathy Lee Crosby
Cathy Lee Crosby
John Cusack
John Cusack
Brad Davis
Brad Davis
Paul Dooley
Paul Dooley
Thereza Ellis
Thereza Ellis
Peter Falk
Peter Falk
Felicia Farr
Felicia Farr
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