Play It as It Lays (1972)
1h 39m
Running Time
October 19, 1972Release Date
Play It as It Lays (1972)
1h 39m
Running Time
October 19, 1972Release Date
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Plot.
Burned-out B-movie actress Maria, depressed and frustrated with her loveless marriage to an ambitious film director, Carter Lang, who would rather work on his career than on his relationship with her, numbs herself with drugs and sex with strangers. Only her friendship with a sensitive gay movie producer, B.Z., offers a semblance of solace. But even that relationship proves to be fleeting amidst the empty decadence of Hollywood.
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Cast & Crew.

Tuesday Weld
Maria Wyeth Lang

Anthony Perkins
B.Z.

Adam Roarke
Carter Lang

Tammy Grimes
Helene

Ruth Ford
Carlotta

Eddie Firestone
Benny Austin

Diana Ewing
Susannah

Paul Lambert
Larry Kulik

Chuck McCann
Abortionist's Assistant

Severn Darden
Hypnotist

Tony Young
Johnny Waters

Richard Anderson
Les Goodwin

Tyne Daly
Journalist

Norman Foster
Abortionist

Elizabeth Claman
The Chickie

Mitzi Hoag
Patsy

Roger Ewing
Nelson

Dick Ryal
Apartment Manager

John Finnegan
Frank

Tracy Morgan
Jeanelle

Darlene Conley
Kate's Nurse

Allan Warnick
T.V. Panelist

Frank Perry
Director / Producer

Joan Didion
Screenplay / Novel
Media.



Details.
Release DateOctober 19, 1972
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 39m
Content RatingR
Budget$1,000,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
mental breakdown
mental institution
mental illness
drug abuse
alienation
film in film
fame
forced abortion
marital tensions
parental alienation
lavender marriage
lgbt
Wiki.
Play It as It Lays is a 1972 American drama film directed by Frank Perry from a screenplay by Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne, based on the 1970 novel of the same name by Didion. The film stars Tuesday Weld and Anthony Perkins, who previously starred together in the 1968 film Pretty Poison.
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