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

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Karen Black notableWork The Player (1992 film)
Robert Altman notableWork The Player (1992 film)
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Tim Robbins notableWork The Player (1992 film)
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David Brown coProduced The Player (1992 film)
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Thom Mount notableWork The Player (1992 film)
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Richard E. Grant notableWork The Player (1992 film)
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Fred Ward notableWork The Player (1992 film)
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Fine Line Features notableRelease The Player (1992 film)
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Sydney Pollack actedIn The Player (1992 film)
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Cynthia Stevenson notableWork The Player (1992 film)
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Gary Lucchesi notableWork The Player (1992 film)
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Sally Kellerman actedIn The Player (1992 film)
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John Davis notableWork The Player (1992 film)
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Dina Merrill notableWork The Player (1992 film)
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Geraldine Peroni notableWork The Player (1992 film)
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Geraldine Peroni workedOn The Player (1992 film)
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Gershon notableWork The Player (1992 film)
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Burt Reynolds notableWork The Player (1992 film)
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Lyle Lovett notableFilmAppearance The Player (1992 film)
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Michael Tolkin notableWork The Player (1992 film)
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Michael Tolkin screenwriterOf The Player (1992 film)
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Michael Tolkin basedOnWorkBy The Player (1992 film)
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Nina Van Pallandt notableWork The Player (1992 film)
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Nina Van Pallandt notableWork The Player (1992 film)