After world-weary card shark Sydney (Philip Baker Hall) meets John (John C. Reilly), a reckless, down-and-out gambler, he takes the downtrodden young man under his wing and shows him how to exploit the casino perk system. Years later, the surrogate father and son enjoy being successful gamblers, until John falls for a troubled cocktail waitress (Gwyneth Paltrow) and gets mixed up with an untrustworthy stranger (Samuel L. Jackson). Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. With Philip Seymour Hoffman. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1996.
Philip Baker Hall and John C. Reilly in Hard Eight
John C. Reilly and Samuel L. Jackson in Hard Eight
Gwyneth Paltrow in Hard Eight
Samuel L. Jackson in Hard Eight
Philip Seymour Hoffman in Hard Eight
Philip Baker Hall in Hard Eight
John C. Reilly in Hard Eight
Philip Baker Hall also appeared in The Insider, Eye for an Eye, Magnolia, Boogie Nights, You Kill Me, Rules of Engagement, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Bruce Almighty, Fired Up, and The Sum of All Fears.
John C. Reilly also appeared in The Aviator, Dark Water, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Gangs of New York, Magnolia, Days of Thunder, The Thin Red Line, Boogie Nights, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Year of the Dog, The Promotion, Step Brothers, The Hours, The Good Girl, Chicago, Never Been Kissed, Anger Management, 9, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, State of Grace, and Cirque du Freak: The Vampire'Assistant.
Gwyneth Paltrow also appeared in Shakespeare in Love, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Se7en, The Royal Tenenbaums, Running with Scissors, Iron Man, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Shallow Hal, A Perfect Murder, Great Expectations, Two Lovers, and Searching for Debra Winger.
Samuel L. Jackson also appeared in The Incredibles, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Coach Carter, Jackie Brown, Pulp Fiction, A Time to Kill, Unbreakable, Die Hard: With a Vengeance, Jurassic Park, Snakes on a Plane, Menace II Society, Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, True Romance, Twisted, Iron Man, Black Snake Moan, Jumper, Rules of Engagement, Home of the Brave, Resurrecting the Champ, 1408, S.W.A.T., The Spirit, xXx, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Lakeview Terrace, Soul Men, and Cleaner.
Philip Seymour Hoffman also appeared in The Big Lebowski, Twister, Scent of a Woman, Capote, Magnolia, Along Came Polly, Love Liza, Punch-Drunk Love, Happiness, Mission: Impossible III, Boogie Nights, Charlie Wilson's War, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain, Synecdoche, New York, Doubt, The Boat That Rocked, Almost Famous, and Mary and Max.
Paul Thomas Anderson also appeared in Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love, Boogie Nights, and There Will Be Blood.