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Play It As It Lays

  • 19721972
  • RR
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
714
YOUR RATING
Tuesday Weld in Play It As It Lays (1972)
Drama
A Hollywood actress undergoes a psychic breakdown and recalls the traumatic events which led to her stay at a sanitarium.A Hollywood actress undergoes a psychic breakdown and recalls the traumatic events which led to her stay at a sanitarium.A Hollywood actress undergoes a psychic breakdown and recalls the traumatic events which led to her stay at a sanitarium.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
714
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Frank Perry
  • Writers
    • Joan Didion(novel "Play It As It Lays")
    • John Gregory Dunne(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tuesday Weld
    • Anthony Perkins
    • Tammy Grimes
  • Director
    • Frank Perry
  • Writers
    • Joan Didion(novel "Play It As It Lays")
    • John Gregory Dunne(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tuesday Weld
    • Anthony Perkins
    • Tammy Grimes
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 28User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Tuesday Weld in Play It As It Lays (1972)
    Tuesday Weld in Play It As It Lays (1972)
    Tuesday Weld in Play It As It Lays (1972)
    Anthony Perkins and Tuesday Weld in Play It As It Lays (1972)
    Tuesday Weld in Play It As It Lays (1972)
    Tuesday Weld in Play It As It Lays (1972)
    Tuesday Weld and Frank Perry in Play It As It Lays (1972)
    Frank Perry in Play It As It Lays (1972)
    Anthony Perkins and Tuesday Weld in Play It As It Lays (1972)
    Tuesday Weld in Play It As It Lays (1972)
    Anthony Perkins in Play It As It Lays (1972)
    Tuesday Weld and Adam Roarke in Play It As It Lays (1972)

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    Tuesday Weld
    Tuesday Weld
    • Maria Wyeth Lang
    Anthony Perkins
    Anthony Perkins
    • B.Z.
    Tammy Grimes
    Tammy Grimes
    • Helene
    Adam Roarke
    Adam Roarke
    • Carter Lang
    Ruth Ford
    Ruth Ford
    • Carlotta
    Eddie Firestone
    Eddie Firestone
    • Benny Austin
    Diana Ewing
    Diana Ewing
    • Susannah
    Paul Lambert
    Paul Lambert
    • Larry Kulik
    Norman Foster
    Norman Foster
    • Abortionist
    Chuck McCann
    Chuck McCann
    • Abortionist's Assistant
    Severn Darden
    Severn Darden
    • Hypnotist
    Tony Young
    Tony Young
    • Johnny Waters
    Richard Anderson
    Richard Anderson
    • Les Goodwin
    Elizabeth Claman
    • The Chickie
    Mitzi Hoag
    Mitzi Hoag
    • Patsy
    Tyne Daly
    Tyne Daly
    • Journalist
    Roger Ewing
    Roger Ewing
    • Nelson
    Dick Ryal
    • Apartment Manager
    • Director
      • Frank Perry
    • Writers
      • Joan Didion(novel "Play It As It Lays") (screenplay)
      • John Gregory Dunne(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Joan Didion wanted Sam Peckinpah to direct but he was never quite sure why she would select him, given his success as a director of Western-themed films, and declined.
    • Goofs
      Full-screen version shows boom mic in the outdoor sequence where Maria is shooting an actual gun on the movie set; boom mic also visible when B.Z. talks with Maria in the motel room while she is looking at crime scene photographs with a magnifying glass.
    • Quotes

      Maria Wyeth Lang: ...existentially, I'm getting a hamburger.

    • Connections
      Featured in Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Heart Is Like a Wheel
      Written by Anna McGarrigle

      Performed by McKendree Spring

    User reviews28

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    8/10
    Aching for a decent copy
    I watched this movie a lot during the first decade+ after it was released. It would show up occasionally at rep houses in NYC or SF, and I always tried to see it. The last few viewings were at the Roxie in SF, and the boom was always visible in that print; I hated that, b/c people laughed at the movie. i'm a huge didion fan (love the book), an equally huge tuesday fan. this movie captures a moment in my life, a naive moment when I tho't these chars. represented glamour and sophistication; now, having lived, I see how depressed they were. Still, it's full of great lines & has an odd nostalgic pull for me. TV versions were always tragically aborted (so to speak), and it's never been avail. to possess in any format. i shudder to think that there's no extant print, what w/studio not having one & perry gone. i've hoped to own it for so long. i was sick to hear it's on Sundance this wkend (which I don't get). why are so few people interested in seeing this movie become available? it's one of the few left on my wish-list never to be released. should any reader ever hear news of its release, please please let me know! thanks.
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    • ohmemercylard
    • Jan 21, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 7, 1973 (Argentina)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Играй как по писаному
    • Filming locations
      • Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
    • Production companies
      • F.P. Productions
      • Universal Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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