A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 24 wins & 33 nominations total
Storyline
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- TriviaThe celebrity cameos were not written in the script. Robert Altman added them all in. No scripted dialogue was given to any celebrity with a cameo.
- GoofsWhen Mill reads the newspaper story about the murder, a closeup of article reveals that it is just the same few paragraphs printed over and over.
- Quotes
Griffin Mill: It lacked certain elements that we need to market a film successfully.
June: What elements?
Griffin Mill: Suspense, laughter, violence. Hope, heart, nudity, sex. Happy endings. Mainly happy endings.
June: What about reality?
- Crazy creditsTim Robbins, Fred Ward and Cynthia Stevenson all enter the film when their names appear in the opening credits.
- Alternate versionsIn the theatrical version there was a frontal nude scene of Tim Robbins at the hotel in the desert. This scene was removed for the cable version.
Featured review
A meta and witty inside-joke, sardonically jabbing at the ribs of tinsel-town.
'The Player (1992)' is a meta and witty inside-joke, jabbing at the ribs of tinsel-town in a cynical yet comedic way, and it manages to sardonically satirise the entire studio system, with a only little bit of self-aggrandising and perhaps an equal measure of self-deprecating. The picture isn't particularly funny, though it can cause some chuckles, but is instead the kind of sly smile inducing mockery that takes its time to dawn on you and isn't immediately obvious. It's this undercurrent that carries the flick much more than the main plot itself, so much so that the actual narrative becomes a part of the running gag as opposed to a vehicle for the individual jokes to spawn from. It's a unique, and somewhat acquired taste of a, film that's usually enjoyable and equally intelligent. 7/10
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- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Las reglas del juego
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $21,706,101
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $302,216
- Apr 12, 1992
- Gross worldwide
- $21,706,101
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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