Cult 101: Hard Eight (1996) on 35mm
- Fri, Mar 14
Fri, Mar 14 @ 7:00 pm: 35mm Presentation
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Run Time: 102 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1996
Starring: F. William Parker, Gwyneth Paltrow, John C. Reilly, Philip Baker Hall, Samuel L. Jackson
Country: United States
Language: English
About the film:
Sydney (Philip Baker Hall), a gambler in his 60s, finds a young man, John (John C. Reilly), sitting forlornly outside a diner and offers to give him a cigarette and buy him a cup of coffee. Two years later, John, having gotten the money for the funeral, has stayed in Reno and become Sydney’s protégé. John has a new friend named Jimmy (Samuel L. Jackson) who does security work, and is attracted to Clementine (Gwyneth Paltrow), a cocktail waitress dating John. John and Clementine get married, but later Sydney gets a frantic late-night phone call. He arrives at a motel to find the newlyweds holding hostage a customer refusing to pay Clementine, who moonlights as a prostitute.
About the filmmaker:
Paul Thomas Anderson, also known by his initials PTA, is an American filmmaker. His accolades include a BAFTA Award, and nominations for 11 Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.
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