Hard Eight
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Paul Thomas Anderson
Philip B. Hall
John C. Reilly
Gwyneth Paltrow
Samuel L. Jackson
Mark Finizza
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A regular guy loses all his money gambling. However, soon after he meets a man who shows him the ropes of gambling and its lifestyle, turning the once down on his luck man into a small time gambler.
Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast
Philip B. Hall
John C. Reilly
Gwyneth Paltrow
Samuel L. Jackson
Mark Finizza
Robert Ridgely
Kathleen Campbell
Jake Cross
Ernie Anderson
Wynn White
Wendy Weidman
Andy Breen
Cliff Keeley
Melora Walters
Anthony Bashford
Peter D'allessandro
Pastor Truman Robbins
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Richard Gross
Renee Breen
Michael J Rowe
Carrie Mcvey
Jane W Brimmer
F William Parker
Steve Blane
Jean Langer
Nathanael Cooper
Crew
Paul Thomas Anderson
Nan Baker
Todd Beckett
Adam Block
Al Boone
Mike Booth
Steven Brennan
Yvette Brestyanszky
Mark Bridges
Jon Brion
Hans Brockmann
Lloyd Brown
Bobby Burns
Lou Carlucci
T C Chappelow
Michael Clark
Kelly Clear
Mark Cocucci
Tony Cocucci
Tim Cohn
Lin Coleman
Dan Collins
Valeria Migliassi Collins
Jake Cross
Bob Cryderman
Cliff Cudney
Ryan Dabney
Susan Demskey-horiuchi
Mark Deren
Nancy Deren
Tyrone D Dixon
Francois Duplat
Diana Eljabri
Robert Elswit
Jim Eustace
Alyson Murphy Farley
Martha Fay
Wayne Gee
Mark C Harrington
Geno Hart
Dylan J Hay-chapman
Justin Hay-chapman
Kris Hemenway
Eric Hoeschen
Lenge Hong
Kathleen Huggans
Emily Hull
James B Irons
Bob Ivanjack
Robert Jones
Daniel Kahn
Richard King
Glenn Knowlton
David Koneff
Michael Krantz
Kevin Kubota
Rob Lorentzen
Elizabeth Ludwick
Daniel Lupi
Suzanne Lutz
John S. Lyons
Craig Markey
Sean M Mcallen
Linda Mccarthy
Sue Mcgibben
Glen Mcraven
Scott Medcalf
Michael Melvin
Steven Mesner
Lydia Milars
Cailey Miliot
Martin Milligan
Sean Moe
Mark Moelter
Helene Mulholland
Rip Murray
Tim O'connell
Jeffrey R Paine
Jake Paltrow
Al Parr
Michael Penn
Michael Pierce
Stephen G Pizzo
Ron Pope
Doug Reed
Lisa Reed
Michael Riba
Stephen M Rickert
Keith Samples
Scott James Sasz
Alexandra Schultze
Mark Seagraves
Christine Sheaks
George Sheanshang Esq.
Michael J Shultz
Andy Shuttleworth
Min D Siegel
John Sievert
David Slodki
Jerry Snajczuk
Tim Soronen
Stella Starlight
Dennis Stay
Michael Scott Stencil
Virginia Storey
Rick Stribling
Nathan Sweet
Dylan Tichenor
Mark Tillie
Barbara Tulliver
Christopher Waldock
Arthur Whitehead
Toni Whiteman
Paula Williams
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 1997 award for Best New Filmmaker for both "Hard Eight," and his other directorial effort "Boogie Nights" (USA/1997) from the Boston Society of Film Critics.
Expanded Release in United States March 7, 1997
Limited Release in United States February 28, 1997
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States January 1996
Released in United States May 1996
Released in United States on Video August 26, 1997
Released in United States Winter February 28, 1997
Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 29 - March 8, 1996.
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard) May 9-20, 1996.
Adaptation of Paul Thomas Anderson's short film "Cigarettes and Coffee" (1992).
Feature directorial debut for Paul Thomas Anderson.
Began shooting February 20, 1995.
Completed shooting March 28, 1995.
Cinema Scope
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 29 - March 8, 1996.)
Released in United States January 1996 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (American Spectrum) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 1996.)
Limited Release in United States February 28, 1997
Released in United States Winter February 28, 1997
Expanded Release in United States March 7, 1997
Released in United States May 1996 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard) May 9-20, 1996.)
Released in United States on Video August 26, 1997
