Play it as it Lays (1972)
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Play It As It Lays offers what is probably the harshest view of Hollywood to be given a major production up to the time of its release; it depicts a world of narcissistic egotists who will do anything to inflate their own sense of importance. Based on the novel by Joan Didion, it tells of the rise… More Play It As It Lays offers what is probably the harshest view of Hollywood to be given a major production up to the time of its release; it depicts a world of narcissistic egotists who will do anything to inflate their own sense of importance. Based on the novel by Joan Didion, it tells of the rise and fall of one woman's acting career. Maria Wyeth (Tuesday Weld), a model, began her acting career in a Warhol-like film, and moved "up" to perform in a biker film. The director of both films, Carter Lang (Adam Roarke), discovered her, and soon afterwards, marries her. As Carter's career moves ahead, he pays less and less attention to Maria. She has a number of affairs to try to brighten her world, but nothing much works. When she gets pregnant by one of them, Lang divorces her. Then, her best friend (Anthony Perkins), who tried to bring about a reconciliation between Lang and her, commits suicide. Her world in tatters, she has a nervous breakdown. The film's story is told in flashbacks while she is in recovery. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Frank Perry
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
R,
- In Theaters
- Oct 19, 1972 Wide
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
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Cast
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Richard Anderson
as Les Goodwin
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Elizabeth Claman
as The Chickie
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Darlene Conley
as Kate's Nurse
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Tyne Daly
as Journalist
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Severn Darden
as Hypnotist
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Diana Ewing
as Susannah
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Roger Ewing
as Nelson
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John Finnegan
as Frank
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Eddie Firestone
as Benny Austin
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Ruth Ford
as Carlotta
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Tammy Grimes
as Helene
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Mitzi Hoag
as Patsy
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Paul Lambert
as Larry Kulik
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Chuck McCann
as Abortionist's Assistant
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Allan Warnick
as TV Panelist
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Tuesday Weld
as Maria Wyeth
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Tony Young
as Johnny Waters
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Anthony Perkins
as B.Z.
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Adam Roarke
as Carter Lang
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Tracy Morgan
as Jeanelle
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Arthur Knight
as Himself
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Albert Johnson
as Himself
