The Player

Tim Robbins stars as a paranoid film studio executive who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. However, he soon has to contend with a disgruntled scriptwriter's revenge plot, a suspicious detectiveand the ambition of a determined rival. The late Robert Altman's acclaimed Hollywood satire is one of his finest efforts, the sharp script taking wickedly accurate pot shots at the ugly reality behind the dream factory. The star-studded cast includes Greta Scacchi, Whoopi Goldberg and Richard E Grant, as well as a host of big stars in cameo roles