Play It as It Lays

Play It as It Lays (1972)

Maria's life was a search for the ultimate answer even after she found there was none.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1972-10-19
  • User Rating: 6.2/10 from 20 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 39min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Universal Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Frank Perry
star 6.2/10
From 20 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Tuesday Weld

    as Maria Wyeth Lang

  • Anthony Perkins

    as B.Z.

  • Adam Roarke

    as Carter Lang

  • Tammy Grimes

    as Helene

  • Ruth Ford

    as Carlotta

  • Eddie Firestone

    as Benny Austin

  • Diana Ewing

    as Susannah

  • Paul Lambert

    as Larry Kulik

  • Chuck McCann

    as Abortionist's Assistant

  • Severn Darden

    as Hypnotist

  • Tony Young

    as Johnny Waters

  • Richard Anderson

    as Les Goodwin

  • Tyne Daly

    as Journalist

  • Norman Foster

    as Abortionist

  • Elizabeth Claman

    as The Chickie

  • Mitzi Hoag

    as Patsy

  • Roger Ewing

    as Nelson

  • Dick Ryal

    as Apartment Manager

  • John Finnegan

    as Frank

  • Tracy Morgan

    as Jeanelle

  • Darlene Conley

    as Kate's Nurse

  • Allan Warnick

    as T.V. Panelist
Directing Frank Perry Director
Writing Joan Didion Screenplay
Writing John Gregory Dunne Screenplay
Production Roger M. Rothstein Production Manager
Directing Edward Teets First Assistant Director
Production Joe Scully Casting
Production Pato Guzman Production Designer
Production Frank Perry Producer
Writing Joan Didion Novel
Production Dominick Dunne Producer
Camera Jordan Cronenweth Director of Photography
Editing Sidney Katz Editor
Art Pato Guzman Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Joel Schumacher Costume Design

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