The Player

The Player

124 mins | Drama, Crime, Comedy, Mystery | April 3, 1992

A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?

The Player

124 mins | Drama, Crime, Comedy, Mystery | April 3, 1992

The Player
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Fine Line Features, Avenue Pictures, Spelling Entertainment, Addis Wechsler Pictures
Original title The Player
Directors Carole Starkes, Robert Altman
Writers Michael Tolkin

Cast

Tim Robbins

as Griffin Mill

Greta Scacchi

as June Gudmundsdottir

Fred Ward

as Walter Stuckel

Whoopi Goldberg

as Detective Avery

Peter Gallagher

as Larry Levy

Brion James

as Joel Levison

Cynthia Stevenson

as Bonnie Sherow

Vincent D'Onofrio

as David Kahane

Dean Stockwell

as Andy Civella

Richard E. Grant

as Tom Oakley

Sydney Pollack

as Dick Mellen

Lyle Lovett

as Detective DeLongpre

Dina Merrill

as Celia

Angela Hall

as Jan

Leah Ayres

as Sandy

Paul Hewitt

as Jimmy Chase

Randall Batinkoff

as Reg Goldman

Jeremy Piven

as Steve Reeves

Gina Gershon

as Whitney Gersh

Frank Barhydt

as Frank Murphy

Mike Kaplan

as Marty Grossman

Kevin Scannell

as Gar Girard

Margery Bond

as Witness

Susan Emshwiller

as Detective Broom

Brian Brophy

as Phil

Michael Tolkin

as Eric Schecter

Stephen Tolkin

as Carl Schecter

Natalie Strong

as Natalie

Peter Koch

as Walter

Pamela Bowen

as Trixie

Jeff Celentano

as Rocco

Steve Allen

as Steve Allen

Richard Anderson

as Richard Anderson

René Auberjonois

as René Auberjonois

Harry Belafonte

as Harry Belafonte

Shari Belafonte

as Shari Belafonte

Karen Black

as Karen Black

Michael Bowen

as Michael Bowen

Gary Busey

as Gary Busey

Robert Carradine

as Robert Carradine

Charles Champlin

as Charles Champlin

Cher

as Cher

James Coburn

as James Coburn

Cathy Lee Crosby

as Cathy Lee Crosby

John Cusack

as John Cusack

Brad Davis

as Brad Davis

Paul Dooley

as Paul Dooley

Thereza Ellis

as Thereza Ellis

Peter Falk

as Peter Falk

Felicia Farr

as Felicia Farr

Katarzyna Figura

as Kasia Figura

Louise Fletcher

as Louise Fletcher

Dennis Franz

as Dennis Franz

Teri Garr

as Teri Garr

Leeza Gibbons

as Leeza Gibbons

Scott Glenn

as Scott Glenn

Jeff Goldblum

as Jeff Goldblum

Elliott Gould

as Elliott Gould

Joel Grey

as Joel Grey

David Alan Grier

as David Alan Grier

Buck Henry

as Buck Henry

Anjelica Huston

as Anjelica Huston

Kathy Ireland

as Kathy Ireland

Steve James

as Steve James

Maxine John-James

as Maxine John-James

Sally Kellerman

as Sally Kellerman

Sally Kirkland

as Sally Kirkland

Jack Lemmon

as Jack Lemmon

Marlee Matlin

as Marlee Matlin

Andie MacDowell

as Andie MacDowell

Malcolm McDowell

as Malcolm McDowell

Jayne Meadows

as Jayne Meadows

Martin Mull

as Martin Mull

Jennifer Nash

as Jennifer Nash

Nick Nolte

as Nick Nolte

Alexandra Powers

as Alexandra Powers

Bert Remsen

as Bert Ramsen

Guy Remsen

as Guy Remsen

Patricia Resnick

as Patricia Resnick

Burt Reynolds

as Burt Reynolds

Jack Riley

as Jack Riley

Julia Roberts

as Julia Roberts

Mimi Rogers

as Mimi Rogers

Annie Ross

as Annie Ross

Alan Rudolph

as Alan Rudolph

Jill St. John

as Jill St. John

Susan Sarandon

as Susan Sarandon

Adam Simon

as Adam Simon

Rod Steiger

as Rod Steiger

Joan Tewkesbury

as Joan Tewkesbury

Brian Tochi

as Brian Tochi

Lily Tomlin

as Lily Tomlin

Robert Wagner

as Robert Wagner

Ray Walston

as Ray Walston

Bruce Willis

as Bruce Willis

Marvin Young

as Marvin Young

Ned Bellamy

as Aaron Camp (uncredited)

Steve Fuji

as Funeral Guest (uncredited)

Althea Gibson

as Althea Gibson (uncredited)

Ted Hartley

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Jack Jason

as Jack (uncredited)

Jack Kney

as Jogger (uncredited)

James McLindon

as Jim the Writer (uncredited)

Ritchie Montgomery

as Ritchie Montgomery (uncredited)

Derek Raser

as Studio Mail Driver (uncredited)

Scott Shaw

as Scott Shaw (uncredited)

Patrick Swayze

as Patrick Swayze (uncredited)

Dan Twyman

as Funeral Guest (uncredited)

Marina Zenovich

as Studio Executive (uncredited)