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The Player (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

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A Hollywood studio executive with a shaky moral compass (The Shawshank Redemption s Tim Robbins) finds himself caught up in a criminal situation that would fit right into one of his movie projects, in this biting industry satire from Robert Altman (Short Cuts). Mixing elements of film noir with sly insider comedy, The Player, based on a novel by Michael Tolkin, functions as both a nifty stylish murder story and a commentary on its own making, and it is stocked with a heroic supporting cast (Peter Gallagher, Whoopi Goldberg, Greta Scacchi, Dean Stockwell, Fred Ward) and a lineup of star cameos that make for an astonishing Hollywood who s who. This complexly woven grand entertainment (which kicks off with one of American cinema s most audacious and acclaimed opening shots) was the film that marked Altman s triumphant commercial comeback in the early 1990s. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES - New 4K digital restoration, with DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 surround soundtrack - Audio commentary from 1992 featuring director Robert Altman, writer Michael Tolkin, and cinematographer Jean Lépine - Interview with Altman from 1992 - New interviews with Tolkin and production designer Stephen Altman - Cannes Film Festival press conference from 1992 with cast and crew - The Player at LACMA, 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 - The film s opening shot, with alternate commentaries by Altman, Lépine, and Tolkin - Trailers - More - PLUS: An essay by author Sam Wasson

Genre: Drama, Comedy


Format: Blu-ray


Contributor: Whoopi Goldberg, Fred Ward, Dean Stockwell, Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Peter Gallagher, Robert Altman See more


Language: English


Runtime: 2 hours and 4 minutes


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No


MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)


Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 3.2 ounces


Audio Description: ‏ ‎ English


Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2621


Director ‏ : ‎ Robert Altman


Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray


Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 4 minutes


Release date ‏ : ‎ May 24, 2016


Actors ‏ : ‎ Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Peter Gallagher, Whoopi Goldberg


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    • For Viewers Who Like to Be Challenged
"The Player" could be considered Altman's "Big Lebowski" in that it withholds much of its pleasure from the first viewing and then begins to grow on you after you have seen it a couple times. This is because it is basically a huge inside joke on mainstream Hollywood film-making, with too many obscure references for a Hollywood outsider to effectively process the first time around. Also like "The Big Lebowski, the satire and sardonic wit is packaged around what appears to be a crime drama, with the straight drama itself engaging enough to entertain most viewers the first time around. Tim Robbins plays Griffin Mill, a high level studio executive whose job is listening to the countless pitches that come his way from aspiring writers wanting to get their screen play into production. The studio only produces a dozen features a year so Griffin mostly hands out rejections. He has made at least one major enemy during the process, an unknown writer who begins sending him threatening postcards. Griffin thinks he has a line on the identity of his enemy, an unpublished writer named David Kahane (Vincent D'Onofrio-Private Pyle in "Full Metal Jacket) who lives in the valley with his artist girlfriend (Greta Scacchi). But their confrontation goes bad and Griffin accidentally kills him. Things get worse for Griffin; he becomes the main suspect for the murder, he gets a post-murder postcard revealing that he murdered the wrong guy, and he is in danger of being replaced by a newly hired hotshot Larry Levy (Peter Gallagher). "The Player" is most famous for an eight-minute tracking shot at the very beginning of the film, self-reflexively compared to Hitchcock's "Rope" and to Welles' "Touch of Evil"; and full of Altman's trademark overlapping dialogue. Also notable are the 50 or so actors who make cameo appearances throughout the feature; most just play themselves (it is after all set in Hollywood) and it is entertaining just trying to identify everyone. The DVD has a commentary by Altman and writer Michael Tolkin. Unfortunately Altman's film-making style does not lend itself to organized reflection so he mostly just rambles on about everything but the film; and Tolkin has major issues with the whole Hollywood scene so his commentary is just a continuous rant and whine about the system. It is important to remember that Altman is essentially a Hollywood black sheep who has been at war with Hollywood his whole career. The Hollywood establishment is uncomfortable with him because he won't make their standard pre-sold product and yet he manages to crank out enough commercial successes on his own terms to keep them off balance. "The Player" is kind of his revenge picture, he knew that its production would cause a wave of paranoia to sweep the industry and he made paranoia the defining characteristic of the film. He views Hollywood as a marketing machine that both drives and is driven by the lowest common denominator of audience demographics. During the opening tracking shot look for Griffin's meeting with Buck Henry, who pitches a sequel to "The Graduate" (Elaine and Benjamin have a daughter and he suggests "The Postgraduate" for the sequel's title). Henry improvised this pitch which is funnier with each viewing, and appropriately also had a cameo in "The Graduate". These film allusions are everywhere as Hollywood's past seems to be passing judgment on its pathetic present. Watch for the bungled meeting at the hotel, the scene ends with the camera centered on a picture of Hitchcock on the hotel wall-a shot of about the same duration as a typical Hitchcock cameo (in his own films). For sheer comedy watch for Griffin's visit to police headquarters where the Pasadena detective (Whoopi Goldberg), interviews him in the busy squad room. Another detective (Lyle Lovett) is a movie buff who keeps chanting "One of us! One of us!" from "Freaks". Griffin plots to derail the threat inside the studio by setting up Levy with a script pitched by self-styled auteur Tom Oakley (Richard E. Grant). It's a Susan Hayward vehicle with the heroine going to the gas chamber because "it's reality, and that's what happens." Oakley wants real which means no stars and a non-Hollywood ending. Julia Roberts and Bruce Willis are mentioned as exactly type of casting Oakley does not want; which foreshadows his pending commercial corruption and artistic compromise. This is a film that is meant to be watched closely (the beginning tracking shot is Altman's way of getting our attention and warning us that we will need to pay attention). Audience involvement is very important to him and he is counting on a motivated audience who brings considerable prior knowledge to the viewing. Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2006 by Only-A-Child
    • If you're not a Hollywood insider, watch it twice - first ignorant, then after reading analysis
I have absolutely nothing to do with Hollywood. Not connected to the industry at all. But I do understand self-indulgence .... boy, this movie was made by Hollywood for everyone who knows Hollywood. I really like Tim Robbins, but didn't fully appreciate this movie first time I watched it. Sure, there's a lot of meta-meta stuff in it that you'll get just for being somewhat intelligent, but you won't appreciate all of it. Then, after I watched it, I read some of the analysis that helped me get some of the "in-jokes" - and then went to watch parts of it again. It's much more fun when you get the in jokes. Look, lots of cultures have their in-culture stuff. I know tech, so I probably appreciated stuff like 'the social network" more than people who don't know tech. It's ok to not be in on every culture and subculture out there. My main point is that I first watched this movie because I like Tim Robbins and hadn't see this. Then I read up on some of the history and in-stuff and satire involved. And then I went back and watched parts of it again (or at least replayed parts of it in my head to see them from a different angle) and it was so much more fun. I recommend you do it in that same order. There's a joy in being able to see things that were invisible to you the first time you looked. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2021 by Emily
    • brilliant movie
One of the most engaging films in years.
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2024 by David Rubenstein
    • 5* film held back by a 2* element
The ultimate in Hollywood self-indulgence. There are other Hollywood movies about Hollywood movie-making - Sunset Boulevard, Inside Daisy Clover and The Oscar spring immediately to mind - but this indulges itself so much more than those. Almost everything is 5*. The opening scene is an uncut 8 minute synopsis of the chaos of a movie studio, which makes specific reference to lengthy uncut scenes from other movies. The plot development, including the pitch and final production of a meta-movie, is first rate. The meta-movie writers insist on no stars and a tragic ending. When produced the meta-movie has Bruce Willis saving Julia Roberts's life at the very last second. The plot in the The Player plays out similarly. Vast numbers of A-list Hollywood stars make cameo appearances. The only factor holding me back from a 5* rating is the relationship between Tim Robbins and Greta Scacchi. Right from the first encounter, when she reveals extraordinary information over the telephone to a complete stranger through the romantic development, it lacks all credibility. The Panglossian conclusion is conspicuously ironic, but it would have sat so much better if the relationship development in the early stages had been more credible. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2020 by Delta D.
    • One of the best films about the movie industry. Some of the content seemed cut.
This is a suspense film. The actors are gorgeous because they are playing people in the industry that they know. Everyone is stunning. I've watched the film several times. This was my most recent viewing and unlike the other viewings, I know another huge element to the film and that one of the characters had a hidden past. All of Altmans films are amazing weavings of human stories one into another, without sharp cut aways -except for "Short Cuts". Most of the actors in this film have aged, but it's wonderful to see them when they were fresh and young and pretty or pretty/handsome. It is one of the best of modern film noir though in full color there is. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2023 by Learned user

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