re: The Player

Other fascinating bits about the film:

It made money even though it was only the 57th highest grossing film of 1992.

According to our prof, all the cast, from Tim Robbins down, worked either for free or no more than scale. Altman was popular with actors and all wanted to help make his comeback a success.

There were appearances by 65 of the top Hollywood actors in the film, many of appearances were little more than serving as extras.