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Title: The Player

Leading Role: Adam Simon,Alan Rudolph,Alexandra Powers,Althea Gibson,Andie MacDowell,Angela Hall,Annie Ross,Bert Remsen,Brian Tochi,Brion James,Bruce Willis,Bruce Willis,Burt Reynolds,Burt Reynolds,Cher,Cynthia Stevenson,Dean Stockwell,Dean Stockwell,Dean Stockwell,Dina Merrill,Elliott Gould,Fred Ward,Gary Busey,Gina Gershon,Greta Scacchi,Guy Remsen,Jack Riley,Jayne Meadows,Jeff Weston,Jennifer Nash,Jeremy Piven,Jill St. John,Joan Tewkesbury,Julia Roberts,Julia Roberts,Lily Tomlin,Lyle Lovett,Malcolm McDowell,Malcolm McDowell,Malcolm McDowell,Margery Bond,Marlee Matlin,Martin Mull,Marvin Young,Michael Tolkin,Mimi Rogers,Nick Nolte,Pamela Bowen,Patricia Resnick,Peter Gallagher,Randall Batinkoff,Ray Walston,Rene Auberjonois,Rene Auberjonois,Richard E. Grant,Richard E. Grant,Robert Wagner,Rod Steiger,Sally Kellerman,Sally Kellerman,Sally Kellerman,Sally Kirkland,Scott Shaw,Steve James,Susan Emshwiller,Susan Sarandon,Susan Sarandon,Susan Sarandon,Sydney Pollack,Tim Robbins,Vincent D'Onofrio,Whoopi Goldberg

Director: Robert Altman

EAN: 5060002830321

Release Year: 2001

Rating: UK:15

Product ID: EPID3960872

Description: Robert Altman's adaptation of Michael Tolkin's novel gives the notorious director a chance to address perhaps his greatest nemesis: the Hollywood studio system. Disguised as a thriller, the film assembles virtually every famous actor in ...

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Robert Altman's adaptation of Michael Tolkin's novel gives the notorious director a chance to address perhaps his greatest nemesis: the Hollywood studio system. Disguised as a thriller, the film assembles virtually every famous actor in Hollywood to create an exhilarating blend of real life and fiction. Tim Robbins plays Griffin Mill, a studio executive who begins to fear for his job when upstart Larry Levy's (Peter Gallagher) name becomes a hot topic on the lot. After receiving threatening postcards from an unidentified writer, Griffin tracks down David Kahane (Vincent D'Onofrio), who he thinks is the guilty party. The two argue, with disastrous results. Later, as Griffin struggles to keep his job while trying to distance himself from the law, he finds himself falling in love with Kahane's mysterious girlfriend (Greta Scacchi). THE PLAYER is a vicious satire that exposes the Hollywood industry as fraudulent, weak, and shallow. Altman's film also sends up both the noir genre and filmmaking technique, the latter notably in an extended opening shot which is a sprawling one-take that covers the studio's entire lot and features a series of hysterical pitches by actual screenwriters, including Buck Henry offering forth on his concept for THE GRADUATE 2. Bitter and electric, THE PLAYER ends on an ironic upbeat note that perfectly concludes a stellar picture.

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Producer:	David Brown, David Levy, Michael Tolkin, Nick Wechsler

Editorial Reviews
"...What makes THE PLAYER the best and boldest American comedy in years is Altman's wizardry at leavening anger with cathartic wit..."
Rolling Stone - p.63-4 - Peter Travers

Ranked #8 in Entertainment Weekly's "10 Favorite Films of the 90's" - "...Altman's ticklish satire can stand with his timeless work..."
Entertainment Weekly - p.160 - Owen Gleiberman

"...So entertaining, so flip and so genially irreverent that it seems to announce the return of the great gregarous film maker....The members of the huge cast seem to be having a great night out on the town..."
New York Times - p.C16 - Vincent Canby

"...THE PLAYER is a true comeback film for Altman -- a return, after more than 15 years, to the infinitely sly and supple virtuosity that marked his great film of the '70s..."
Entertainment Weekly - p.38-40 - Owen Gleiberman

"...An artful stiletto aimed at the bashful heart of Hollywood....An extremely pointed and knowing show-biz dissection..."
Los Angeles Times - p.F1 - Kenneth Turan

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The Player (DVD 2001)