Hard Eight

– 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
Hard Eight (1996)

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

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.

Director:

Paul Thomas Anderson

Writer:

Paul Thomas Anderson

Main Actors:

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

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:

MGM

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
Metacritic:
78%