Play It as It Lays
movie
Maria's life was a search for the ultimate answer even after she found there was none.
Released October 19, 1972
Genres:
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.
Cast
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
Crew
Frank Perry
as
Director
Joan Didion
as
Screenplay
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John Gregory Dunne
as
Screenplay
Frank Perry
as
Producer
Dominick Dunne
as
Producer
Joan Didion
as
Novel
Jordan Cronenweth
as
Director of Photography
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Pato Guzman
as
Production Designer
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Roger M. Rothstein
as
Production Manager
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Edward Teets
as
First Assistant Director
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Joe Scully
as
Casting
Sidney Katz
as
Editor