Hard Eight

    Genre
    Crime, Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    102 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    1996
  • |
    • Countries
    USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Paul Thomas Anderson
WRITTEN BY:
Paul Thomas Anderson
CAST INCLUDES:
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Gwyneth Paltrow, John C. Reilly, Philip Baker Hall, Samuel L. Jackson

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

Visionary director Paul Thomas Anderson (THERE WILL BE BLOOD, INHERENT VICE) proves himself to be one to watch with this debut feature. A stranger (Philip Baker Hall, BOOGIE NIGHTS, MAGNOLIA) mentors a young Reno gambler (Oscar nominee John C. Reilly, THE SISTERS BROTHERS, CHICAGO) who weds a prostitute (Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE) and befriends a vulgar casino regular. "It's done with such intelligence and feeling, and such a brilliant cast, that it grips our attention from first shuffle to last bet" (Chicago Tribune).

SYNOPSIS

Professional gambler Sydney teaches John the tricks of the trade. John does well until he falls for cocktail waitress Clementine.

Hard Eight

    Genre
    Crime, Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    102 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    1996
  • |
    • Countries
    USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Paul Thomas Anderson
WRITTEN BY
Paul Thomas Anderson
CAST INCLUDES
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Gwyneth Paltrow, John C. Reilly, Philip Baker Hall, Samuel L. Jackson
Visionary director Paul Thomas Anderson (THERE WILL BE BLOOD, INHERENT VICE) proves himself to be one to watch with this debut feature. A stranger (Philip Baker Hall, BOOGIE NIGHTS, MAGNOLIA) mentors a young Reno gambler (Oscar nominee John C. Reilly, THE SISTERS BROTHERS, CHICAGO) who weds a prostitute (Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE) and befriends a vulgar casino regular. "It's done with such intelligence and feeling, and such a brilliant cast, that it grips our attention from first shuffle to last bet" (Chicago Tribune).

Professional gambler Sydney teaches John the tricks of the trade. John does well until he falls for cocktail waitress Clementine.

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