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Hard Eight: Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. With Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson. Professional gambler Sydney teaches John the tricks of the trade. John does well until he falls for cocktail waitress Clementine.
John (John C. Reilly) is a down-and-out gambler who lost all his money gambling at Las Vegas. The first time he appears, he's sitting outside a diner and Sydney (Philip Baker Hall) sees him. Sydney offers to help John learn how to navigate the Las Vegas world.
Hard Eight (1996) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
'Hard Eight' may not be one of Paul Thomas Anderson's best, his later films being more complex and more refined, but even when Anderson was not at his best he was much better than most directors in that position. For a feature film debut, 'Hard Eight' is still very promising.
Paul Thomas Anderson 's original title for this film was "Sydney". Since it was his first film, and he had basically no control over it (much less final cut, like he's had on his other features since), Rysher Entertainment re-cut the film and retitled it "Hard Eight".
The Hateful Eight: Directed by Quentin Tarantino. With Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins. In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.
Hard Eight: Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. With Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson. Professional gambler Sydney teaches John the tricks of the trade. John does well until he falls for cocktail waitress Clementine.
Samuel L. Jackson, Gwyneth Paltrow, John C. Reilly, and Philip Baker Hall in Hard Eight (1996)
Hard Eight. Christmastime. Music by Jon Brion and Michael Penn. Performed by Aimee Mann and Michael Penn. Country's Cool. Written by Jim Jacobsen (uncredited) Courtesy OGM/Old Georg Music, Hollywood, California. Christmas Medley.
The Master: Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. With Joaquin Phoenix, Price Carson, Mike Howard, Sarah Shoshana David. A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by a cult and its charismatic leader.
