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Play It As It Lays
- Director: Frank Perry
- Writer: Joan Didion
- Producer: Dominick Dunne; Frank Perry
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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. Neglected by her husband, Maria is engaged in a series of one-night stands and becomes pregnant. Her husband divorces her, and she has an illegal abortion. Maria's only friend is B.Z., a homosexual movie producer. World weary, he tells Maria that he has discovered the meaning of life is nothing. He invites her to commit suicide with him.
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Cast & Characters
Tuesday Weld as Maria Wyeth Lang;
Anthony Perkins as B.Z.;
Tammy Grimes as Helene;
Adam Roarke as Carter Lang;
Ruth Ford as Carlotta;
Eddie Firestone as Benny Austin;
Diana Ewing as Susannah;
Paul Lambert as Larry Kulik;
Norman Foster as Abortionist;
Chuck McCann as Abortionist's Assistant;
Severn Darden as Hypnotist;
Tony Young as Johnny Waters;
Richard Anderson as Les Goodwin;
Elizabeth Claman as The Chickie;
Mitzi Hoag as Patsy