The player / directed by Robert Altman ; written by Michael Tolkin.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: CC2622DDVD | The Criterion CollectionLanguage: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English Publisher: [United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2010]Edition: Criterion collectionDescription: 2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- 9781681431536
- 168143153X
- Cinematographer, Jean Lepine.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Robert Altman takes a scalpel to Hollywood ethics in the 1990s (or the lack thereof) in his acidic satire The Player, adapted from Michael Tolkin's novel. (Tolkin also wrote the screenplay.) The film concerns a sleek and smooth Hollywood studio executive who starts receiving death threats from a disgruntled writer because he has committed the ultimate Hollywood sin -- he promised the writer he would call him back and he never did. This is particularly ironic because the studio executive, Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins), is considered "writer-friendly," spending his days listening to pitches from such noted screenwriters as Buck Henry, who is pushing "The Graduate, Part II" and Alan Rudolph, who is hawking a Bruce Willis action film described as "Ghost meets The Manchurian Candidate." But The Player finds Griffin's comfortable life style in danger of collapse. He is trying to find a way to unload his girlfriend (Cynthia Stevenson) whose independence and intelligence make her a poor candidate for a trophy wife. More importantly, it seems that Larry Levy (Peter Gallagher), a slippery executive from Twentieth Century Fox, is angling for his job. And then there are those nasty postcards and faxes from a screenwriter threatening to kill him. Altman cast over 65 stars in cameo roles as texture for his scabrous tale. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
DVD, widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation; 2.0 surround.
English dialogue; English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Whoopi Goldberg, Jeff Goldblum, Dean Stockwell, Tim Robbins, Gina Gershon, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Peter Gallagher.
Cinematographer, Jean Lepine.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1992.
Widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio)
Rating: R; for language and for some sensuality.
A young studio executive becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation.
Special features: New 4K digital restoration with DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 surround soundtrack on the Blu-ray; Audio commentary from 1992 featuring director Robert Altman, writer Michael; Tolkin, and cinematographer Jean Lepine; Interview with Wltman, Tolkin; Trailers and more.