Play It as It Lays
6.2
99 minutes
10/19/1972
Overview
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 List
Tuesday Weld
as Maria Wyeth Lang
Anthony Perkins
as B.Z.
Adam Roarke
as Carter Lang
Tammy Grimes
as Helene
Ruth Ford
as Carlotta
Eddie Firestone
as Benny Austin
Diana Ewing
as Susannah
Paul Lambert
as Larry Kulik
Chuck McCann
as Abortionist's Assistant
Severn Darden
as Hypnotist
Tony Young
as Johnny Waters
Richard Anderson
as Les Goodwin
Tyne Daly
as Journalist
Norman Foster
as Abortionist
Elizabeth Claman
as The Chickie
Mitzi Hoag
as Patsy
Roger Ewing
as Nelson
Dick Ryal
as Apartment Manager
John Finnegan
as Frank
Tracy Morgan
as Jeanelle
Darlene Conley
as Kate's Nurse
Allan Warnick
as T.V. Panelist