"Fat Eight" ( English Hard Eight ), the original name is "Sydney" ( English Sydney ) - the debut feature film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson , which was released in 1996 . The main role was played by Philip Baker Hall .
| Fatal Eight | |
|---|---|
| Hard eight | |
 | |
| Genre | crime thriller |
| Producer | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Producer | Robert Jones John Lyons |
| Author script | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| In the main cast | Philip Baker Hall John C. Reilly Gwyneth Paltrow |
| Operator | Robert Elswith |
| Composer | John brion Michael Penn |
| Film company | Green Parrot, Rysher Entertainment, Rysher Entertainment, Trinity |
| Duration | 102 min |
| Budget | $ 3 million |
| Fees | 223 thousand $ (in the USA) |
| A country |  USA |
| Tongue | English |
| Year | 1996 |
| IMDb | ID 0119256 |
Content
Story
Sydney ( Philip Baker Hall ), an elderly gamer, meets a loser guy named John ( John S. Riley ) at a gas station. Sydney takes a new acquaintance under the wing and teaches his craft to live off the casino. Several years pass, Sidney and John are inseparable, like father and son. In one of the institutions, they get acquainted with the waitress Clementina ( Gwyneth Paltrow ), who works as a prostitute. Young people sympathize with each other, but changing their lives is not easy.
Cast
- Philip Baker Hall - Sydney
- John C. Reilly - John
- Gwyneth Paltrow - Clementine
- Samuel L. Jackson - Jimmy
- William Parker - Hostage
- Philip Seymour Hoffman - Young Dice Player
- Melora Walters - Jimmy's Girlfriend
Awards and nominations
- 1996 - Nominated for the Grand Special Prize of the Deauville American Film Festival
- 1998 - 5 nominations for the Independent Spirit Award: Best Debut Movie (Paul Thomas Anderson, Robert Jones, John Lyons), Best Debut Screenplay (Paul Thomas Anderson), Best Cinematography (Robert Elsvit), Best Actor (Philip Baker Hall ) Best Supporting Actor (Samuel L. Jackson)
Links
- The Fatal Eight on the Internet Movie Database
- The Fatal Eight (English) on the site allmovie
- The Fatal Eight on Box Office Mojo
- The Fatal Eight on Rotten Tomatoes