Hard Eight

Hard Eight

1996

Boogie Nights director Paul Thomas Anderson's first film charts the relationship between world-weary card shark Sydney (Phillip Baker Hall) and reckless youth John (John C. Reilly). After showing him how to exploit casinos' perks, Sydney takes John under his wing. Years later, the surrogate father and son are successful gamblers -- until John falls for a hooker (Gwyneth Paltrow) and gets mixed up with a shady stranger (Samuel L. Jackson).

When good luck is a long shot, you have to hedge your bets.

JBscale

80

Excellent

Film Detail

Genre

Crime - Drama

Length

1 hr. 41 mins.

US Theatrical Release

February 28, 1997

US Box Office

$142,356 (#6765 of 7379)

Global Office

No Data Available

Rating

R

Restricted

Collection Detail

Edition

Digital Only

Resolution | Digital Platform

Fandango at Home

Aspect Ratio

WS 2.35:1

Audio

English: DD+ 5.1

Studio

Columbia Tristar

Released

October 5, 1999

Acquired Date

September 5, 2009

Times Seen

2 Times

Last Watched

September 18, 2009

Actors

Philip Baker Hall

Philip Baker Hall

John C. Reilly

John C. Reilly

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

F. William Parker

F. William Parker

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Nathanael Cooper

Nathanael Cooper

Wynn White

Wynn White

Robert Ridgely

Robert Ridgely

Directors

Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul Thomas Anderson

Producers

Robert Jones

Robert Jones

John S. Lyons

John S. Lyons

Writers

Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul Thomas Anderson

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User Reviews

9.18.2009 by biglummox (9/10)

Ratings

JB Users

90

Superior

RT Fresh

82%

Tomatometer

51 votes

RT Fresh Certified

83%

Popcornmeter

856 votes

METASCORE

78

14 votes

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

56,162 votes

Additional Info