Play It as It Lays

Name: Play It as It Lays
Genre: Drama
Released: 19 Oct 1972
Rating: 6.20
Cast: Tuesday Weld, Anthony Perkins, Adam Roarke, Tammy Grimes, Ruth Ford

Maria's life was a search for the ultimate answer even after she found there was none. 1972-10-19 United States of America 99 minutes.

6.20 20 votes

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Overview

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.

Year 1972

Studio Universal Pictures, F.P. Productions

Director Frank Perry

Crew Joan Didion (Screenplay), John Gregory Dunne (Screenplay), Frank Perry (Director), Dominick Dunne (Producer), Joan Didion (Novel), Frank Perry (Producer)

Popularity 2

Language English