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.

Released

1972-10-19

Genres

Drama

Runtime

99 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Frank Perry, Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne

TMDB rating

6.1/10 from 22 votes