Hard Eight
DirectorPaul Thomas Anderson
“If you stay in the game long enough, you'll see everything, win everything, and lose everything.”
A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.
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Cast
Philip Baker Hall
Sydney
John C. Reilly
John
Gwyneth Paltrow
Clementine
Samuel L. Jackson
Jimmy
F. William Parker
Hostage
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Young Craps Player
Nathanael Cooper
Restroom Attendant
Wynn White
Waitress
Robert Ridgely
Keno Bar Manager
Kathleen Campbell
Keno Girl
Michael J. Rowe
Pit Boss
Peter D'Allesandro
Bartender
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