Play It as It Lays

Name: Play It as It Lays
Released: 1972-10-19
Rating: 6.091

6.1/10 (22)

·1972· 99 min

Director: Frank Perry

"Maria's life was a search for the ultimate answer even after she found there was none."

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.

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

Tony Young

Johnny Waters

Richard Anderson

Les Goodwin

In brief

Play It as It Lays (1972) is a drama film. With an average rating of 6.1/10 from 22 votes, viewer opinions are mixed. The film runs 1h 39min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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Play It as It Lays runs 99 minutes (1h 39min).

What rating does Play It as It Lays have?

Play It as It Lays has an average rating of 6.1/10 based on 22 viewer votes on TMDB.

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Play It as It Lays was released in 1972.