MOVIE · 1997
Hard Eight
CrimeDrama102 min
Veteran Reno gambler Sydney takes a hard-luck drifter under his wing, teaching him the small rules that keep a person fed, housed, and afloat around the casino floor. Philip Baker Hall's Sydney moves through diners and casinos with quiet authority, while John C. Reilly's John is eager, awkward, and quickly in over his head. After John impulsively marries Clementine (Gwyneth Paltrow), a cocktail waitress and prostitute, their fragile little circle draws attention from Jimmy, a slick casino regular played by Samuel L. Jackson. What begins as mentorship narrows into a web of debts, secrets, and favors.
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