The Users(1978)
Hollywood is a game and the only thrill is winning.
A beautiful girl from a small town with dreams of making it in Hollywood marries an actor whose career is fading, then schemes to get him back into the big time - and her with him.
Movie: The Users
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Elena Scheider
Randy Brent
Warren Ambrose
Marty Lesky
Grace St. George
Reade Jamieson
Adam Baker
Henry Waller
Nancy Baker
Marina Brent
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