Hard Eight
Directors
Paul Thomas Anderson
Actors
- Philip Baker Hall
- John C. Reilly
- Gwyneth Paltrow
Credits: 5
Summary
Professional gambler Sydney teaches John the tricks of the trade. John does well until he falls for cocktail waitress Clementine.
More about this movie
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.