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Play It as It Lays is a 1972 American drama film directed by Frank Perry from a screenplay by Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne, based on the 1970 novel of the same name by Didion. The film stars Tuesday Weld and Anthony Perkins, who previously starred together in the 1968 film Pretty Poison.
Jun 7, 1973 · A Hollywood actress played by Tuesday Weld suffers a mental breakdown and remembers her troubled life in this adaptation of Joan Didion's novel. The film features Anthony Perkins, Tammy Grimes, and a bleak portrayal of Los Angeles in the 1970s.
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- Drama
- Frank Perry
- 1973-06-07
Play It as It Lays is a 1970 novel by American writer Joan Didion. Time magazine included the novel in its list of the "100 Best English-Language Novels from 1923 to 2005". The novel has been credited for helping define modern American Fiction and has been described as an "instant classic".
- Joan Didion
- 1970
Play It as It Lays. Burned-out B-movie actress Maria (Tuesday Weld), depressed and frustrated with her loveless marriage to an ambitious film director, Carter Lang, who would rather work on his...
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- Frank Perry
- R
- Tuesday Weld, Anthony Perkins, Tammy Grimes
A drama film based on Joan Didion's novel about a Hollywood actress's decline. Directed by Frank Perry, starring Tuesday Weld, Anthony Perkins, Tammy Grimes and others.
- Frank Perry, Walter Dominguez, Edward Teets
- Tuesday Weld
Maria Wyeth, an ex-model and B-movie actress, strolls on the grounds of a mental hospital, recalling the traumatic events which led to her breakdown. She is married to an unfaithful, self-engrossed director, Carter Lane.
A film adaptation of Joan Didion's novel about a Hollywood actress's mental breakdown. Read the critics' reviews, the awards nominations, and the cast and crew information on MUBI.
