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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Paul Thomas Anderson (written by)
Release Date:
28 February 1997 (USA)
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Tagline:
When good luck is a long shot, you have to hedge your bets. more
Plot:
John has lost all his money. He sits outside a diner in the desert when Sydney happens along, buys him coffee...
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Plot Keywords:
Casino
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Poker Game
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Marriage
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Remake
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Directorial Debut
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Awards:
1 win
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6 nominations
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(21 articles)
Blu-Ray Review: Two Amazing P.T. Anderson Films in ‘Boogie Nights,’ ‘Magnolia’
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The Notable Films of 2010: Some Additionals
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(From HollywoodChicago.com. 25 January 2010, 4:00 AM, PST)
The Notable Films of 2010: Some Additionals
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understated, calm and brilliant
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 (as Phillip Seymour Hoffman) | |
| 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 | |
| Steve Blane | ... | Stickman | |
| Xaleese | ... | Cocktail Waitress | |
| Melora Walters | ... | Jimmy's Girl |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Hard Eight (USA) (new title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong language, some violence and sexuality.
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Runtime:
102 min | USA:101 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:12 |
South Korea:18 |
Canada:13+ (Québec) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:R (Manitoba) |
UK:15 (re-rating) (2008) |
UK:15 (re-rating) |
New Zealand:R16 |
Finland:K-16 (video premiere) |
Germany:16 (video rating) |
Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
Australia:MA
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When funds ran out, Paul Thomas Anderson used money New Line had advanced him for Boogie Nights (1997) and donations from his cast to raise the necessary $250,000 to finish the film. The film company Rysher signed off on Anderson's director cut on the proviso that he change the title to "Hard Eight". Although Anderson agreed to this change, it didn't stop Rysher from barely releasing the film.
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Continuity: In the very first scene when Sydney walks up to John at the Coffee Shop, above John is three lights. The light on the right has a design in the upper half. In the final scene, when Sydney walks in the same diner, the design is on the lower half. While its plausible that in the 2+ years that passed since they first met, the light has changed, it is likely an unintentional error.
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References Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
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Soundtrack:
Love Is Free
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Excellent movie. Excellent actors. I like the calm flow of the movie. Dialogs are strong: very realistic, not cultivated in a predictable and
understandable main stream drama form. The hostage scene is brilliant. In many movies the characters
react in a movie-like way, shaped in how the characters would
react if...too cultivated, mostly showcases for actors to show how
emotional and brilliant they can play their roles. In this movie the characters many times don't know what to say or
how to react and that's brilliant in my opinion. In real life you don't have strong and powerful one-liners at hand. But still it is a movie and put into a form, a calm and understated,
but brilliant form.