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
Did you know
- 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
Postcards from hell
At times it feels like a period piece or is it that we're so used to the horror. A world populated by the shallowest, opportunistic bunch of ignoramuses the world has ever know. How can art come out of that? I think that when it does it's just an accident of Casablanca proportions. Robert Altman who knows a thing or two about it tells us the horror story with the most everyday approach. Tim Robbins is perfect as that empty designer clothed excecutive with a tinge of self awareness. I had to take a shower after the film was over and remove myself from that world.
- damian-fuller
- Apr 1, 2018
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Las reglas del juego
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $21,706,101
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $302,216
- Apr 12, 1992
- Gross worldwide
- $21,706,547
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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