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If you stay in the game long enough, you'll see everything, win everything, and lose everything. - Hard Eight
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Title: Hard Eight

Release Date: 15 May 1996

Runtime: 1h 42m

Genre: Drama, Crime

Director: Trinity Filmed Entertainment, Rysher Entertainment, Green Parrot, The Samuel Goldwyn Company

Production Companies: Trinity Filmed Entertainment, Rysher Entertainment, Green Parrot, The Samuel Goldwyn Company

Overview: A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.9 (852 votes)

Cast

  • Sydney: Philip Baker Hall
  • John: John C. Reilly
  • Clementine: Gwyneth Paltrow
  • Jimmy: Samuel L. Jackson
  • Hostage: F. William Parker
  • Young Craps Player: Philip Seymour Hoffman
  • Restroom Attendant: Nathanael Cooper
  • Waitress: Wynn White
  • Keno Bar Manager: Robert Ridgely
  • Keno Girl: Kathleen Campbell
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