Professional gambler Sydney teaches John the tricks of the trade. John does well until he falls for cocktail waitress Clementine.
Feel free to roll the dice with this one.
FUN FACT: When Jimmy (Samuel L. Jackson) and Sydney (Philip Baker Hall) have their confrontation, Jimmy mentions that he knows Sydney's friends Floyd Gondolli and Jimmy Gator. In Paul Thomas Anderson's next movie, Boogie Nights (1997), Philip Baker Hall plays Floyd Gondolli. In Anderson's followup to Boogie Nights, Magnolia (1999), Philip Baker Hall plays Jimmy Gator.
Hard Eight
Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Film Rating
R
Cast
Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Year
1996
Run Time
1h 41min