The Player (1992)
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Cast: Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Peter Gallagher, Cynthia Stevenson, Whoopi Goldberg, Brion James, Lyle Lovett
The Player is a 1992 American satirical black comedy film directed by Robert Altman and written by Michael Tolkin, based on his own 1988 novel of the same name. The film stars Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Peter Gallagher, Brion James and Cynthia Stevenson, and is the story of a Hollywood film studio executive who kills an aspiring screenwriter he believes is sending him death threats.