Movie Details
- Status: Released
- Movie Tagline: When good luck is a long shot, you have to hedge your bets.
- Genres: Drama, Crime
- Release Date: 1997-02-28
- Runtime: 102.0 min
- Budget: $3.0 million
- Revenue: $0.2 million
- Production Companies: Samuel Goldwyn Company, Green Parrot, Trinity Filmed Entertainment, Rysher Entertainment
Cast & Crew
Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson, F. William Parker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Nathanael Cooper, Wynn White, Robert Ridgely, Kathleen Campbell, Michael J. Rowe, Peter D’Allesandro, Steve Blane, Xaleese, Melora Walters, Jean Langer, Andy Breen, Renee Breen, Jane W. Brimmer, Mark Finizza, Richard Gross, Cliff Keeley, Carrie McVey, Truman Robbins, Ernie Anderson, Wendy Weidman, Jason “Jake” Cross
Synopsis – What to Expect from “Hard Eight”
Hard Eight is a crime drama film released in 1997. It stars Philip Baker Hall as Sydney, John C. Reilly as John, Gwyneth Paltrow as Clementine, and Samuel L. Jackson as Jimmy.
The film opens with Sydney, a veteran Las Vegas gambler, in a casino. He notices John, a young man who is down on his luck. Sydney takes pity on John and offers to help him out. He gives John some advice and a few hundred dollars.
John is grateful and follows Sydney’s advice. He wins a few hands and is able to get a room at a hotel. Later that night, John meets Clementine, a cocktail waitress who is working her way through college. The two become fast friends and John starts to fall for her.
Meanwhile, Sydney has been watching John’s progress. He introduces John to Jimmy, a professional gambler who is willing to teach John the ropes. With Jimmy’s help, John’s gambling skills improve and he starts to make some serious money.
Unfortunately, John’s luck runs out when he gets involved in a high-stakes poker game. He loses all of his winnings and ends up owing a large sum of money to the casino. Desperate, John turns to Sydney and Jimmy for help.
The three of them come up with a plan to win back the money. They enlist Clementine’s help and devise a scheme to beat the casino at its own game
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