Hard Eight

Name: Hard Eight
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1997-02-28
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 7.20
Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson, John C. Reilly, Philip Baker Hall

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

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.20 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 42 Minutes

Release Year:

1996

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

Styles:

Enigmatic, Tense, Gloomy, Talky, Clever, Sentimental, Rough, Suspenseful, Realistic, Serious

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

Atlantic City New Jersey, Nevada, Las Vegas, California, USA

Genre:

Crime, Drama

Hard Eight (1996) - Trailer

Release Date:

28 Feb 1997

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Hard Eight

Directed by:

Paul Thomas Anderson

Story Written By:

Paul Thomas Anderson

Main Actors:

Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson, John C. Reilly, Philip Baker Hall

Plot:

John has lost all his money. He sits outside a diner in the desert when Sydney happens along, buys him coffee, then takes him to Reno and shows him how to get a free room without losing much money. Under Sydney's fatherly tutelage, John becomes a successful small-time professional gambler, and all is well, until he falls for Clementine, a cocktail waitress and sometimes hooker.

Awards:

2 wins & 8 nominations.

Production Company:

MGM

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.2/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

83%

Metacritic:

78%

#Low Lives