The Player

The Player

Now More Than Ever!

1992•2h 4m•7.2/10

MysteryDramaThrillerComedy

Ratings

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7.2/10(922)

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

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Production

Avenue Pictures, Spelling Entertainment, Addis-Wechsler Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

Griffin Mill

Greta Scacchi

Greta Scacchi

June Gudmundsdottir

Fred Ward

Fred Ward

Walter Stuckel

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Detective Avery

Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Larry Levy

Brion James

Brion James

Joel Levison

Cynthia Stevenson

Cynthia Stevenson

Bonnie Sherow

Vincent D'Onofrio

Vincent D'Onofrio

David Kahane

Dean Stockwell

Dean Stockwell

Andy Civella

Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant

Tom Oakley

Sydney Pollack

Sydney Pollack

Dick Mellen

Lyle Lovett

Lyle Lovett

Detective DeLongpre

Dina Merrill

Dina Merrill

Celia

Angela Hall

Angela Hall

Jan

Leah Ayres

Leah Ayres

Sandy

Paul Hewitt

Paul Hewitt

Jimmy Chase

Randall Batinkoff

Randall Batinkoff

Reg Goldman

Jeremy Piven

Jeremy Piven

Steve Reeves

Gina Gershon

Gina Gershon

Whitney Gersh

Frank Barhydt

Frank Murphy

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