Hard eight is the feature length debute of paul w.s Anderson.
Great stuff.
Hard Eight
If you stay in the game long enough, you'll see everything, win everything, and lose everything.
Rating
3.5 (1)
Release Date
5/15/1996Runtime
102 minsOverview
A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$3,000,000Revenue
$222,559Homepage
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How It Feels
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A quiet moral descent set in the neon underbelly of casinos, where small corruptions accumulate and relationships fray under the weight of survival. Watching it feels like being pulled slowly into compromises you didn't see coming.
Mood
MelancholicTenseWistful
Themes
FriendshipRedemptionBetrayalAmbition
Tone
Matter-of-fact
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
NaturalisticDesaturated
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Sexual content
Philip Baker Hall
Sydney
John C. Reilly
John
Gwyneth Paltrow
Clementine
Samuel L. Jackson
Jimmy
F. William Parker
Hostage
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Young Craps Player
Nathanael Cooper
Restroom Attendant
Wynn White
Waitress
Robert Ridgely
Keno Bar Manager
Kathleen Campbell
Keno Girl
Michael J. Rowe
Pit Boss
Peter D'Allesandro
Bartender
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