The Player (1992 film)
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The Player (1992 film) is a satirical Hollywood black comedy directed by Robert Altman that follows a movie studio executive who becomes entangled in crime and paranoia after receiving threatening messages from a rejected screenwriter.
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| The Player | 21 |
| The Player (1992 film) canonical | 2 |
| The Player (film) | 2 |
| The Player (novel) | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
American film
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black comedy film ⓘ film ⓘ satirical film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Best Director Award at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy ⓘ |
| awardReceivedBy | Tim Robbins ⓘ |
| basedOn |
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| basedOnWorkAuthor | Michael Tolkin ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | movie studio executive ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jean Lépine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Robert Altman ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | Fine Line Features ⓘ |
| editedBy | Geraldine Peroni ⓘ |
| featuresCameoAppearancesBy | numerous Hollywood actors playing themselves ⓘ |
| festivalScreening |
Cannes Film Festival
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1992 Cannes Film Festival
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| filmingStyle | self-referential Hollywood satire ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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crime comedy ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasMetascore | universal critical acclaim ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Griffin Mill ⓘ |
| musicBy | Thomas Newman ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ Academy Award for Best Film Editing ⓘ
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Academy Award for Best Editing
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| notableScene | features a long opening tracking shot that references other famous tracking shots ⓘ |
| partOf |
Robert Altman
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| plotSummary | A Hollywood studio executive becomes entangled in crime and paranoia after receiving threatening messages from a rejected screenwriter. ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| producer |
David Brown
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Michael Tolkin ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1992-04-03 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 124 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Michael Tolkin ⓘ |
| setIn |
Hollywood
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Los Angeles ⓘ |
| starring |
Fred Ward
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Greta Scacchi ⓘ Peter Gallagher ⓘ Tim Robbins ⓘ Whoopi Goldberg ⓘ |
| theme |
crime and moral compromise in the film industry
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critique of Hollywood studio system ⓘ paranoia ⓘ |
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