Player, The (1992) An only slightly annoying movie with minor political value as a satire on Hollywood's ruling elite. The hero is a power-mongering jerk; the film tries to condemn the decadence and grotesque wealth associated with the movie industry. Unfortunately it is co-opted by the industry itself, showing its liberalism and support of free speech by letting a bunch of its stars make cameo appearances and allowing such criticism of itself to be produced and distributed. The best scene is where the producer and his girlfriend lie in a bathtub covered with caked black mud, looking very dead. Not a bad commentary on their meaningless, vapid lives.