Player (1992)
Release Year: 1992
Nation: United States
Alternative Title: The Player, Las reglas del juego, O Jogador, Le meneur, El pez gordo, El juego de Hollywood, Pelimies, O paiktis, Igrač, A játékos, I protagonisti, Zaidejas, Gracz, Joc de culise, Spelaren, Oyuncular
Director: Robert Altman
Writer: Michael Tolkin
Production & Genre
Producer: Producer: David Brown, Michael Tolkin, Nick Wechsler, William S. Gilmore
Co-Producer: David Levy, Scott Bushnell
Executive Producer: Cary Brokaw
Companies: Addis-Wechsler Productions, Avenue Pictures, Fine Line Features, Spelling Entertainment
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Budget: 8.000.000
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Keywords
Keywords: based on novel or book, blackmail, death threat, hollywood, homicide, movie business, movie mogul, movie studio, screenwriter, studio executive
Story
Hollywood studio executive, Alex, receives anonymous death threats from an unknown screenwriter whose script he rejected. After accidentally killing a man while trying to uncover the culprit's identity, Alex must navigate a series of unlikely coincidences that lead him to discover the true source of the threats.
Summary
Directed by Robert Altman in 1992, 'Player' is a dark comedy-drama thriller set within the Hollywood movie business. The film follows studio executive Alex, who finds himself entangled in a web of blackmail and homicide when he starts receiving death threats from an unknown screenwriter. As Alex grapples with these sinister occurrences, he begins to notice uncanny similarities between his life and the scripts he works on, leading him down a rabbit hole of intrigue and self-reflection. The movie serves as a satirical commentary on the Hollywood machine while exploring themes of power, ambition, and the blurred line between reality and fiction.
