Play It as It Lays
20 reviews
Drama
1h 39m
1972
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...
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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.
- DirectorFrank Perry
- Release19 October 1972
- GenreDrama
- Duration1h 39m
- Budget$1,000,000
- Revenue?
- Rate20 reviews
- Productions
Universal Pictures, F.P. Productions
Cast

Tuesday Weld
Maria Wyeth Lang

Anthony Perkins
B.Z.

Adam Roarke
Carter Lang

Tammy Grimes
Helene

Ruth Ford
Carlotta

Eddie Firestone
Benny Austin

Diana Ewing
Susannah

Paul Lambert
Larry Kulik

Chuck McCann
Abortionist's Assistant

Severn Darden
Hypnotist

Tony Young
Johnny Waters

Richard Anderson
Les Goodwin

Tyne Daly
Journalist

Norman Foster
Abortionist

Mitzi Hoag
Patsy

Roger Ewing
Nelson

John Finnegan
Frank

Darlene Conley
Kate's Nurse

Allan Warnick
T.V. Panelist
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