Currently, those issues are being comedically explored inSeth RogenandEvan Goldbergs new Apple TV+ seriesThe Studio.
In ‘92, however, filmmaking legendRobert Altmantackled them in one of his greatest films,The Player.
Much likeThe Studio,The Playertakes aimat the flaws of the Hollywood studio system.
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By their own admission, Altman’s film served as an influential template for Rogen and Goldberg.
His words harken back to how Altman describedThe Playerupon its release.
We admire, and we teach our children to admire, people who make money."
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?
Griffin’s job primarily consists of listening and responding topitches from screenwriters.
One day, he has an altercation with a disgruntled writer named David Kahane.
Griffin believes David to be the man who has been sending him death threats.
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?
The altercation eventually escalates to murder, with Griffin drowning David in a puddle of water.
Wait till they start making movies about movies that are about making movies.
Griffin is much more jaded.
He has little patience for the creatives he interacts with.
But, notably,this contempt is seemingly born out of jealousy.
The love he once had for film has been wiped away through his involvement in the industry.
He is a cold-hearted killer of the arts, figuratively and literally.
The show’s creators and cast have been upfront aboutThe Playerserving as a point of inspiration.
Anybody enjoyingThe Studiowho hasn’t seenThe Playershould absolutely watch itas soon as possible.
