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Play It as It Lays(1972)
Status: Released
Date: 1972-10-19
62%
20 Votes
Time: 1h 39m
Maria's life was a search for the ultimate answer even after she found there was none.
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $1,000,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
F.P. Productions
Movie: Play It as It Lays
Top 10 Billed 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
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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.
Release Date
1972-10-19
Average
6.2
Rating:
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Maria's life was a search for the ultimate answer even after she found there was none.
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