The Player (DVD)

The Player (1992) starring Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, many more. Directed by Robert Altman. Robbins plays Griffin Mill, a Hollywood producer who is being harassed by a writer whom he apparently brushed off. When the harassment goes on too long, it starts to drive Mill crazy, and he starts to act crazy. Vincent D'Onofrio (of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent") appears as David Kahane, the writer who's mad at Mill because he said he would get back to him and didn't. The real story of this movie, for me, was the amazing, large cast and the plethora of celebrity cameos that Altman managed to shoehorn in -- just incredible. The DVD includes an Extra that shows all the cameo players and lists their film credits. The movie itself drags a little in spots, but I'm sure it's full of movie in-jokes and references. I caught a few of them. The ending is killer. The subtitles are OK. Grade: A-