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Play It as It Lays

Play It as It Lays

# Maria's life was a search for the ultimate answer even after she found there was none.
Drama
📜 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.
đŸ’ĩ Budget: USD 1,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1972-10-19
⌚ Running Time: 99 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.2

Beloved Cast

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

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