
Feature film — 1972
Play It as It Lays (1972)
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.
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A high-signal pick with 22 votes.
Universal Pictures / F.P. Productions
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Director: Frank Perry
On screen
Cast & crew

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
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Tony Young
Johnny Waters

Richard Anderson
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