A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
October 19, 1972
Original Title:
Play It as It Lays
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
F.P. Productions
Universal Pictures
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: R
Runtime: 99
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.
Casting:
Joe Scully
Costume Design:
Joel Schumacher
Director:
Frank Perry
Director of Photography:
Jordan Cronenweth
Editor:
Sidney Katz
First Assistant Director:
Edward Teets
Novel:
Joan Didion
Producer:
Frank Perry
Dominick Dunne
Production Design:
Pato Guzman
Production Designer:
Pato Guzman
Production Manager:
Roger M. Rothstein
Screenplay:
Joan Didion
John Gregory Dunne
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