The player / Avenue Pictures in association with Spelling Entertainment presents ; a David Brown/Addis-Wechsler production ; a Robert Altman film ; co-executive producer, William S. Gilmore ; executive producer, Cary Brokaw ; screenplay by Michael Tolkin ; produced by David Brown, Michael Tolkin, Nick Wechsler ; directed by Robert Altman.

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"I was just thinking what an interesting concept it is to eliminate the writer from the artistic process. If we could just get rid of these actors and directors, maybe we've got something here."--Griffin Mill. Griffin is a slick, successful film studio vice president whose primary duty is to listen...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Player (Motion picture : 1992)
Criterion collection ; 812.
Main Author: Newman, Thomas, 1955- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Avenue Pictures (Production company)
Spelling Entertainment Inc (Production company)
Addis-Wechsler (Firm) (Production company)
Criterion Collection (Firm) (Publisher)
Other Authors: Altman, Robert, 1925-2006 (Film director)
Gilmore, William S. (Film producer)
Brokaw, Cary (Film producer)
Tolkin, Michael (Screenwriter, Film producer)
Brown, David, 1916-2010 (Film producer)
Wechsler, Nick (Film producer)
Robbins, Tim, 1958- (Actor)
Scacchi, Greta (Actor)
Ward, Fred, 1942-2022 (Actor)
Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955- (Actor)
Gallagher, Peter, 1955- (Actor)
James, Brion, 1945-1999 (Actor)
Stevenson, Cynthia, 1962- (Actor)
D'Onofrio, Vincent (Actor)
Stockwell, Dean, 1936-2021 (Actor)
Grant, Richard E., 1957- (Actor)
Merrill, Dina (Actor)
Hall, Angela (Actor)
Lovett, Lyle (Actor)
Pollack, Sydney, 1934-2008 (Actor)
Lépine, Jean, 1948- (director of photography.)
Peroni, Geraldine (Editor of moving image work)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English, optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016]
Edition:Two-DVD special edition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 812.
Subjects:
Murder > Drama.
Murder > Investigation > Drama.
Motion picture industry > United States > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Drama.
Tolkin, Michael > Film adaptations.
Tolkin, Michael.
Man-woman relationships.
Motion picture industry.
Murder.
Murder > Investigation.
California > Los Angeles.
United States.
Dark comedy films.
Crime films.
Detective and mystery films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films > United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Dark comedy films.
Crime films.
Detective and mystery films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (124 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out leaflet (12 panels : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
Format: Video DVD

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500 |a Based on the novel by Michael Tolkin. 
500 |a Originally released as motion picture in 1992. 
500 |a Accompanied by a fold-out leaflet featuring an essay, "The Screenplayer", by film critic Sam Wasson. 
500 |a Special features: On disc one: New 4K digital restoration; Audio commentary from 1992 featuring director Robert Altman, writer Michael Tolkin, and cinematographer Jean Lepine; The film's opening shot with alternate commentaries by Altman, Lépine, and Tolkin; Trailers and TV spots. On disc two: Interview with Altman from 1992; New interviews with Tolkin, actor Tim Robbins, associate producer David Levy, and production designer Stephen Altman; Cannes Film Festival press conference from 1992 with cast and crew; Robert Altman's Players: a short documentary about the shooting of the film's fund-raiser scene; Map to the Stars: a gallery dedicated to the cameo appearances in the film; Deleted scenes and outtakes. 
511 1 |a Tim Robbins (Griffin Mill), Greta Scacchi (June Gudmundsdottir), Fred Ward (Walter Stuckel), Whoopi Goldberg (Detective Avery), Peter Gallagher (Larry Levy), Brion James (Joel Levison), Cynthia Stevenson (Bonnie Sherow), Vincent D'Onofrio (David Kahane), Dean Stockwell (Andy Civella), Richard E. Grant (Tom Oakley), Dina Merrill (Celia), Angela Hall (Jan), Lyle Lovett (Detective DeLongpre), Sydney Pollack (Dick Mellen). 
508 |a Director of photography, Jean Lépine ; edited by Geraldine Peroni ; music by Thomas Newman; production designer, Stephen Altman ; wardrobe designed by Alexander Julian. 
520 |a "I was just thinking what an interesting concept it is to eliminate the writer from the artistic process. If we could just get rid of these actors and directors, maybe we've got something here."--Griffin Mill. Griffin is a slick, successful film studio vice president whose primary duty is to listen to story pitches from a constant stream of writers. Like all Hollywood producers, he's always looking over his shoulder, and he thinks up-and-comer Larry Levy is after his job. Along with power lunches, corporate in-fighting, and bottom-line priorities, a mysterious someone--probably an ignored and angry screenwriter--has been leaving him threatening postcards. When he finally takes action, his cool aplomb deserts him, things go seriously sideways, and Griffin's world begins falling apart. 
521 8 |a MPAA rating: Rated R for language, nudity, some sexuality. 
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