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The Player (1992)
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From its masterly eight-minute opening crane shot to the final blockbuster pastiche, this swingeing satire is easily the best movie about Tinseltown since Sunset Blvd. With relish, director Robert Altman turns the spotlight on the industry hands that feed him and scores a bullseye on each target in Michael Tolkin's deft script. The temptation is to play spot the star, but don't let the galaxy of cameos from such celebrities as Bruce Willis, Julia Roberts and Cher distract from the gloriously cynical plot and a towering turn from a marvellously oily Tim Robbins. He merited at least an Oscar nomination for his performance as Griffin Mill, the high-flying studio executive who is troubled by poison-pen postcards from a discarded scriptwriter, the ambitions of wunderkind Peter Gallagher and the snooping of cop Whoopi Goldberg, who suspects him of murder. This is Hollywood at its worst told by Hollywood at its best. DP
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Running time
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119min
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Country of origin
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US
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Genre
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Satire
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Original language
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English
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Screenplay
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Michael Tolkin, from his novel
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Award |
Category |
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Nominee/Winner |
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| Academy 1992 |
Directing |
Robert Altman |
Nominee |
| Academy 1992 |
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) |
Michael Tolkin |
Nominee |
| BAFTA 1992 |
Best Actor in a Leading Role |
Tim Robbins |
Nominee |
| BAFTA 1992 |
Best Adapted Screenplay |
Michael Tolkin |
Winner |
| BAFTA 1992 |
Best Film |
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Nominee |
| BAFTA 1992 |
The David Lean Award for the Best Achievement in Direction |
Robert Altman |
Winner |
| Cannes International Film Festival 1992 |
Actor |
Tim Robbins |
Winner |
| Cannes International Film Festival 1992 |
Director |
Robert Altman |
Winner |
| Golden Globe 1992 |
Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical |
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Winner |
| Golden Globe 1992 |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical |
Tim Robbins |
Winner |
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