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- Release date: February 28, 1997 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119256/
- Director: Paul Thomas Anderson http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119256/
- Writer: Paul Thomas Anderson http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119256/
- Editor: Barbara Tulliver http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119256/
- Production company: Green Parrot, Rysher Entertainment http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119256/
- Studio: MGM, Columbia Pictures http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119256/
- Running time: 102 minutes http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119256/
- MPAA rating: R
- Genre: Crime, Casino, Drama
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Released in Europe as Sydney, Hard Eight is a movie set in Reno about gambling, hookers and gangsters. While it includes all those elements, its not a crime drama movie, but a movie about redemption.
This movie features four main characters: Sydney (Philip Baker Hall), John (John C. Reilly), Clementine (Gwyneth Paltrow) and Jimmy (Samuel L Jackson). Hard Eight was director Paul Thomas Anderson's first feature film. He went on to direct Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Punch Drunk Love and There will be Blood.
Plot Synopsis
Sydney befriends a young down and out gambler, John. John is looking for money to pay for his mother's funeral and Sydney offers to take take him under his wing and take him to Reno where he can learn to gamble.Two years, later John has become attracted to a cocktail waitress and part-time hooker Clementine. Soon thereafter, Clementine is involved with an altercation with a client and Sydney cleans it up. Syndey suggests the two take a honeymoon to Niagara Falls. Soon after they leave Jimmy confronts and tries to blackmail Sydney about a dark secret from Sydney's past.
Cast
- Philip Baker Hall as Sydney
- John C. Reilly as John
- Gwyneth Paltrow as Clementine
- Samuel L Jackson as Jimmy
Reviews
"It's far too early to be talking about the year's best this and the year's best that, but if Hard Eight is forgotten when the awards start flying around at the end of '97, it'll be a shame. As well as a mystery."—John Anderson, Los Angeles Times http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-movie970228-3,2,919691.story-
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Sydney (1996)
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Amazon.com: Hard Eight (Stephanie Plum, No. 8): Janet Evanovich: Books
Amazon.com: Hard Eight (Stephanie Plum, No. 8): Janet Evanovich: Booksamazon.com
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Hard Eight News
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Hard Eight: Temple Rolls Over Akron for Eighth Consecutive Win
With a resounding 56-17 victory over Akron, the pride of Philly, aka the Temple Owls, recorded their eighth win of the season and their eighth straight win ... (November 15, 2009)Bleacher Report -
Master reunites PT Anderson and Philip Seymour Hoffman
Photographs: Stephane Cardinale/Corbis and Soeren Stache/EPA Hoffman acted in Anderson's debut feature Hard Eight back in 1996 and took supporting roles in ... (December 04, 2009)guardian.co.uk -
Inside the Black Friday Marketing Machine
... media professionals have long called the eight weeks starting the week before Thanksgiving and ending the week of Christmas the "hard eight" because of ... (November 20, 2009)ABC News -
Movies/TV's 3R's 12.08.09: PT Anderson, Toxic Avenger 5, Max Steel, Sons of ...
I do not believe he has made a bad movie, from the small Hard Eight to his breakout Boogie Nights to his quirky Adam Sandler flick Punch-Drunk Love and ... (December 07, 2009)411mania.com
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Hard Eight Blogs
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An Artistic Recycling of Used Hard Drives into Gorgeous Sculptures ...
Rivera's first creation was a car sculpted out of a set of 33 standard 3.5-inch hard drives- each wheel taking up eight of them and the remaining forming the body. His second creation was a mini-car comprising 29 drives. ... (December 11, 2009)trendsupdates.com -
Day One Hundred Eighty-Eight: Crazy Prepared on Flickr - Photo ...
Day One Hundred Eighty-Eight: Crazy Prepared by DJOtaku. My hard drive order just came in from Newegg. Three 1 Terabyte hard drives. (Installed size 931 GB) My current photo hard drives are about to be filled - o... (December 10, 2009)flickr.com -
New Orleans Saints First-and-10: Credit hard work, Coach Johnson ...
His eight touchdowns are tied with Marques Colston for the team high. Most important, he hasn't dropped a pass in 39 attempts thrown his way. Henderson, meanwhile, is third on the team with 40 receptions. His 17.5 yards-per-catch ... (December 11, 2009)nola.com -
His only annie loss came on May 8 to Dave @ MASA Soccer
How hard is that ” Oklahoma scored the first eight points and led by as many as 13 before Lamar pulled within 20- 14 on a banked 3- pointer by Demela Lowe that capped a 7- 0 run. On Saturday, the Cougars vindicated themselves ... (December 11, 2009)masasoccer.org
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Hard Eight Products and Merchandise
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Toshiba 40 GB Hard Drive - $34.00
Comparison shop for Toshiba 40 GB Hard Drive at BizRate. Compare stores & find low prices on Computers & Software. Read product reviews before buying a Toshiba 40 GB Hard Drive.Shopzilla
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Hard Eight (Stephanie Plum, No. 8) - $7.99
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Pure Digital Flip UltraHD U2120B High Definition Digital Camcorder - Black - $178.99
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Mahalo Answers for Hard Eight
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Is Jon Gosslin going to get fired from Jon and Kate Plus Eight? 5 AnswersI bet that TLC wouldn't dare fire him. They have gotten so much publicity recently that their ratings have gone through the roof. The only way I think they woul... read more -
Can i download songs to an XBox 360 hard drive? How ? 2 AnswersThe only way to do it is to put in an audio cd, click "play audio cd" and then "rip cd." That copies the song's to your hard drive. Alternately, you can p... read more
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I wish I had my cd wallet with me. Eight years of hard work and sweat was taken in a second :(
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That calculus 3 final.... OMG.... Sooo hard!!! NOOOOO!! =( Going to the Fitch until 6.... or eight... I forgot.
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Jack McCraken rules the playground with an iron fist. These eight wusses get beat down hard and regular. : http://bit.ly/81l5RF
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Library search for: "Sydney aka Hard Eight 1996" (1845 matches) http://bit.ly/6wurVu
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Eight Ways to Kill an Idea by Scott Campbell : http://digg.com/d31CUsB?t Good ideas have a hard time in this world. Fight for yours.
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