The Player

M
2h 4m
1992
7.2 /10 (878)

Everything you've heard is true!

Overview

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

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1992-05-08

Top Billed 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

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