Drama ·Crime · United States of America · 1997 · 1h 42m

Hard Eight

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Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast
Philip Baker Hall as Sydney John C. Reilly as John Gwyneth Paltrow as Clementine Samuel L. Jackson as Jimmy F. William Parker as Hostage Philip Seymour Hoffman as Young Craps Player
Crew
Robert Elswit — Director of Photography Barbara Tulliver — Editor Michael Penn — Original Music Composer Jon Brion — Original Music Composer Paul Thomas Anderson — Writer Robert Jones — Producer
Tagline

If you stay in the game long enough, you'll see everything, win everything, and lose everything.

Synopsis

A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.

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Mood & Themes
prostitutecasinocheatinggamblinggambling debtblackmailmale friendshiphostage-takinglas vegas
Key Collaborators
Paul Thomas Anderson Director Robert Elswit Director of Photography Barbara Tulliver Editor Michael Penn Original Music Composer Jon Brion Original Music Composer Paul Thomas Anderson Writer Robert Jones Producer John S. Lyons Producer Nancy Deren Production Design Mark Bridges Costume Design
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