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The Player

The Player

Release: 1992-05-08 ·Runtime: 124m ·★ 7.2
Mystery Drama Thriller Comedy

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

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Avenue Pictures
Spelling Entertainment
Addis-Wechsler Productions

Cast

Tim Robbins Tim Robbins as Griffin Mill Greta Scacchi Greta Scacchi as June Gudmundsdottir Fred Ward Fred Ward as Walter Stuckel Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg as Detective Avery Peter Gallagher Peter Gallagher as Larry Levy Brion James Brion James as Joel Levison Cynthia Stevenson Cynthia Stevenson as Bonnie Sherow Vincent D'Onofrio Vincent D'Onofrio as David Kahane Dean Stockwell Dean Stockwell as Andy Civella Richard E. Grant Richard E. Grant as Tom Oakley Sydney Pollack Sydney Pollack as Dick Mellen Lyle Lovett Lyle Lovett as Detective DeLongpre Dina Merrill Dina Merrill as Celia Angela Hall Angela Hall as Jan Leah Ayres Leah Ayres as Sandy Paul Hewitt Paul Hewitt as Jimmy Chase Randall Batinkoff Randall Batinkoff as Reg Goldman Jeremy Piven Jeremy Piven as Steve Reeves Gina Gershon Gina Gershon as Whitney Gersh Kevin Scannell Kevin Scannell as Gar Girard Brian Brophy Brian Brophy as Phil Michael Tolkin Michael Tolkin as Eric Schecter Stephen Tolkin Stephen Tolkin as Carl Schecter Peter Koch Peter Koch as Walter Pamela Bowen Pamela Bowen as Trixie Jeff Celentano Jeff Celentano as Rocco Steve Allen Steve Allen as Steve Allen Richard Anderson Richard Anderson as Richard Anderson René Auberjonois René Auberjonois as René Auberjonois Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte as Harry Belafonte Shari Belafonte Shari Belafonte as Shari Belafonte Karen Black Karen Black as Karen Black Michael Bowen Michael Bowen as Michael Bowen Gary Busey Gary Busey as Gary Busey Robert Carradine Robert Carradine as Robert Carradine Cher Cher as Cher James Coburn James Coburn as James Coburn Cathy Lee Crosby Cathy Lee Crosby as Cathy Lee Crosby John Cusack John Cusack as John Cusack Brad Davis Brad Davis as Brad Davis Paul Dooley Paul Dooley as Paul Dooley Peter Falk Peter Falk as Peter Falk Felicia Farr Felicia Farr as Felicia Farr Katarzyna Figura Katarzyna Figura as Kasia Figura Louise Fletcher Louise Fletcher as Louise Fletcher Dennis Franz Dennis Franz as Dennis Franz Teri Garr Teri Garr as Teri Garr Leeza Gibbons Leeza Gibbons as Leeza Gibbons Scott Glenn Scott Glenn as Scott Glenn Jeff Goldblum Jeff Goldblum as Jeff Goldblum Elliott Gould Elliott Gould as Elliott Gould Joel Grey Joel Grey as Joel Grey David Alan Grier David Alan Grier as David Alan Grier Buck Henry Buck Henry as Buck Henry Anjelica Huston Anjelica Huston as Anjelica Huston Kathy Ireland Kathy Ireland as Kathy Ireland Steve James Steve James as Steve James Sally Kellerman Sally Kellerman as Sally Kellerman Sally Kirkland Sally Kirkland as Sally Kirkland Jack Lemmon Jack Lemmon as Jack Lemmon Marlee Matlin Marlee Matlin as Marlee Matlin Andie MacDowell Andie MacDowell as Andie MacDowell Malcolm McDowell Malcolm McDowell as Malcolm McDowell Jayne Meadows Jayne Meadows as Jayne Meadows Martin Mull Martin Mull as Martin Mull Nick Nolte Nick Nolte as Nick Nolte Alexandra Powers Alexandra Powers as Alexandra Powers Bert Remsen Bert Remsen as Bert Ramsen Patricia Resnick Patricia Resnick as Patricia Resnick Burt Reynolds Burt Reynolds as Burt Reynolds Jack Riley Jack Riley as Jack Riley Julia Roberts Julia Roberts as Julia Roberts Mimi Rogers Mimi Rogers as Mimi Rogers Annie Ross Annie Ross as Annie Ross Alan Rudolph Alan Rudolph as Alan Rudolph Jill St. John Jill St. John as Jill St. John Susan Sarandon Susan Sarandon as Susan Sarandon Adam Simon Adam Simon as Adam Simon Rod Steiger Rod Steiger as Rod Steiger Joan Tewkesbury Joan Tewkesbury as Joan Tewkesbury Brian Tochi Brian Tochi as Brian Tochi Lily Tomlin Lily Tomlin as Lily Tomlin Robert Wagner Robert Wagner as Robert Wagner Ray Walston Ray Walston as Ray Walston Bruce Willis Bruce Willis as Bruce Willis Marvin Young Marvin Young as Marvin Young Ned Bellamy Ned Bellamy as Aaron Camp (uncredited) Ted Hartley Ted Hartley as Party Guest (uncredited) Ritchie Montgomery Ritchie Montgomery as Ritchie Montgomery (uncredited) Scott Shaw Scott Shaw as Scott Shaw (uncredited) Patrick Swayze Patrick Swayze as Patrick Swayze (uncredited) Marina Zenovich Marina Zenovich as Studio Executive (uncredited)