The Player
A Hollywood studio executive is haunted by threats from an anonymous screenwriter.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Griffin Mill Tim Robbins
- June Gudmundsdottir Greta Scacchi
- Walter Stuckel Fred Ward
- Detective Susan Avery Whoopi Goldberg
- Larry Levy Peter Gallagher
- Joel Levison Brion James
- Bonnie Sherow Cynthia Stevenson
- David Kahane Vincent D'Onofrio
- Andy Civella Dean Stockwell
- Tom Oakley Richard E. Grant
- Celia Dina Merrill
- Jan Angela Hall
- Detective Paul DeLongpre Lyle Lovett
- Dick Mellen Sydney Pollack
- Sandy Leah Ayres
- Reg Goldman Randall Batinkoff
- Steve Reeves Jeremy Piven
- Whitney Gersh Gina Gershon
- Frank Murphy Frank Barhydt
- Marty Grossman Mike Kaplan
- Gar Girard Kevin Scannell
- witness Margery Bond
- Detective Broom Susan J. Emshwiller
- Phil Brian Brophy
- Eric Schecter Michael Tolkin
- Carl Schecter Stephen Tolkin
- Natalie Natalie Strong
- Walter Pete Koch
- Trixie Pamela Bowen
- Rocco Jeff Weston
- himself Steve Allen
- himself Richard Anderson
- himself René Auberjonois
- himself Harry Belafonte
- herself Shari Belafonte
- herself Karen Black
- himself Michael Bowen
- himself Gary Busey
- himself Robert Carradine
- himself Charles Champlin
- herself Cher
- himself James Coburn
- herself Cathy Lee Crosby
- himself John Cusack
- himself Brad David
- himself Paul Dooley
- herself Thereza Ellis
- himself Peter Falk
- herself Felicia Farr
- herself Kasia Figura
- herself Louise Fletcher
- himself Dennis Franz
- herself Teri Garr
- herself Leeza Gibbons
- himself Scott Glenn
- himself Jeff Goldblum
- himself Elliott Gould
- himself Joel Grey
- himself David Alan Grier
- himself Buck Henry
- herself Anjelica Huston
- herself Kathy Ireland
- himself Steve James
- herself Maxine John-james
- herself Sally Kellerman
- herself Sally Kirkland
- himself Jack Lemmon
- herself Marlee Matlin
- herself Andie Macdowell
- himself Malcolm McDowell
- herself Jayne Meadows
- himself Martin Mull
- herself Jennifer Nash
- himself Nick Nolte
- herself Alexandra Powers
- himself Bert Remsen
- himself Guy Remsen
- herself Patricia Resnick
- himself Burt Reynolds
- himself Jack Riley
- herself Julia Roberts
- herself Mimi Rogers
- herself Annie Ross
- himself Alan Rudolph
- herself Jill St. John
- herself Susan Sarandon
- himself Adam Simon
- himself Rod Steiger
- herself Joan Tewkesbury
- himself Brian Tochi
- herself Lily Tomlin
- himself Robert Wagner
- himself Ray Walston
- himself Bruce Willis
- himself Marvin Young
- himself [laser disc version only] Franco Nero
- golf player [laser disc version only] Jeff Daniels
- himself [laser disc version only] Patrick Swayze
- herself [laser disc version only] Martha Plimpton
- himself [laser disc version only] Tim Curry
- Jimmy Chase Paul Hewitt
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Robert Altman
- Assistant Director (1st) Allan Nicholls
- Assistant Director (2nd) C.C. Barnes
- Script Supervisor Carole Starkes
Production
- Production Company Avenue Entertainment
- Production Company Addis/Wechsler and Associates
- In association with Spelling Entertainment
- Executive Producer Cary Brokaw
- Co-executive Producer William S. Gilmore
- Produced by David Brown
- Produced by Michael Tolkin
- Produced by Nick Wechsler
- Co-producer Scott Bushnell
- Associate Producer David Levy
- Production Executive Claudia Lewis
- Production Executive Pamela Hedley
- Unit Production Manager Thomas Udell
- Production Supervisor Jim Chesney
- Production Co-ordinator Cynthia Hill
- Assistant Co-ordinator Betsy Chasse
- Production Accountant Kimberly Edwards Shapiro
- Assistant Accountant Cheryl Kurk
- Avenue Financial Representative Sheri Halfon
- Additional Accounting Services Judy Geletko
- Post-production Accountant Catherine Webb
- Location Manager Jack Kney
- Assistant Location Manager Paul Boydston
- Production Secretary Stacy Cohen
- Assistant to Robert Altman James Mclindon
- Assistant to Cary Brokaw Robin Hage
- Assistant to Cary Brokaw Danielle Knight
- Assistant to Nick Wechsler Alison Balian
- Sandcastle 5 Representative Celia Converse
- Production Assistant Angela Bonner
- Production Assistant John Brown Iii
- Production Assistant Signe Corriere
- Production Assistant Steve Day
- Production Assistant Kelly Householder
Casting
- Extras Casting Magic Casting
Writing
- Screenplay by/Based on his novel Michael Tolkin
Photography
- Director of Photography Jean Lépine
- Assistant Camera (1st) Robert Reed Altman
- Assistant Camera (2nd) Cary Mckrystal
- Assistant Camera (3rd) Craig Finetti
- Gaffer Don Muchow
- Best Boy Electrician Andrew Day
- Electrician Robert Bruce
- Electrician Val Desalvo
- Electrician Tom Mcgrath
- Electrician Chris Reddish
- Key Grip Anthony T. Marra Ii
- Best Boy Grip Michael J. Fahey
- Dolly Grip Wayne Stroud
- Grip Kevin Fahey
- Grip Scott 'El Gato' Hollander
- Grip Tim Nash
- Karaoke Videos Lawrence Karman
Stills
- Still Photographer Lorey Sebastian
Special Effects
- Special Effects John Hartigan
Editing
- Edited by Geraldine Peroni
- Film Editor Maysie Hoy
- Assistant Editor A. Michelle Page
- Assistant Editor (2nd) Alisa Hale
- Apprentice Editor Dylan Tichenor
Design
- Production Designer Stephen Altman
- Art Director Jerry Fleming
- Art Department Co-ordinator Michele Guastello
- Set Decorator Susan J. Emshwiller
- Leadman Peter Borck
- Set Dresser Matthew R. Altman
- Set Dresser John Bucklin
- Set Dresser David Ronan
- Set Dresser Jim Samson
- Swing Gang Daniel Rothenberg
- Swing Gang Mario Perez
- June's Artwork Sydney Cooper
- Property Master James Monroe
- Assistant Property Master Julie Heuer
- Scenic Painter John Beauvais
- Painter Rickey Riggs
- Construction Co-ordinator Loren Corney
- Construction Foreman Pat Maurer
- Carpenter Chris Marneus
- Carpenter Darryl Lee
- Carpenter Kenneth Funk
- Carpenter Thomas Calloway
- Carpenter John Evans
- Carpenter Justin Kritzer
Costumes
- Wardrobe Designed by Alexander Julian
- Wardrobe Supervisor Lydia Tanji
- Wardrobe Assistant Angela Billows
- Wardrobe Assistant Vicki Brinkkord
Make-up
- Make-up Artist Deborah Larsen
- Hairdresser Scott Williams
Titles
- Title Design Dan Perri
- Title Painting by Charles Bragg
- Titles and Opticals by Mercer Titles and Optical Effects
Film processing
- Colour Timer Mike Stanwick
Music
- Music by Thomas Newman
- Orchestration by Thomas Pasatieri
- Music Editor Bill Bernstein
Sound
- Music Scoring Mixer John Vigran
- Production Sound Mixer John Pritchett
- Recordist Rich Gooch
- Boom Operator Joel Shryack
- Cable Puller Emily Smith-baker
- Re-recording Mixer Matthew Iadarola
- Re-recording Mixer Stan Kastner
- Supervising Sound Editor Michael Redbourn
- Assistant Sound Editor Bill Ward
- Negative Cutter Bob Hart
- Dialogue Editor Joseph Holsen
- Dialogue Editor Edmund J. Lachmann
- Sound Effects Editor Ken Burton
- Foley Artist John Post
- Foley Artist Paul Holzborn
- Foley Recordist David Jobe
- Foley Mixer Robert Deschaine
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Greg Walker
Consultant
- Set Medic Tom Moore
- Transportation Co-ordinator Derek Raser
- Transportation Captain 'J.T.' Thayer
- Driver Christopher Armstrong
- Driver Ron Chesney
- Driver Steve Earle
- Driver Don Feeney
- Driver D.J. Gardiner
- Driver Gregg Willis
- Catering Rick Brainin Catering
- Craft Service Stuart McCauley
- Craft Service Andrea Berty
- Location Security Artis Security
- Animal Trainer Jim Brockett
Publicity
- Publicity Clein + White