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.
Tammy Grimes
Helene
Ruth Ford
Carlotta
Adam Roarke
Carter Lang
Eddie Firestone
Benny Austin
Frank Perry
Director
Joan Didion
Writer
Diana Ewing
Susannah
Paul Lambert
Larry Kulik
John Gregory Dunne
Writer
Dominick Dunne
Producer
Chuck McCann
Abortionist's Assistant
Severn Darden
Hypnotist
Jordan Cronenweth
Cinematographer
Tony Young
Johnny Waters
Sidney Katz
Editor
Richard Anderson
Les Goodwin
Tyne Daly
Journalist
Norman Foster
Abortionist
Elizabeth Claman
The Chickie
Mitzi Hoag
Patsy
Roger Ewing
Nelson
Dick Ryal
Apartment Manager
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.
lgbt
mental illness
film in film
mental breakdown
fame
mental institution
alienation
parental alienation
drug abuse
marital tensions
forced abortion
lavender marriage
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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