Hard Eight

Hard Eight (1997)

Timing: 1:42 (102 min)

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Release date

1997-02-28

Country

United States

Production

Rysher Entertainment, Samuel Goldwyn Company, Trinity Filmed Entertainment, Green Parrot

Genre

Drama, Crime

Budget

$3 000 000

Revenue

$222 806

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Director

Paul Thomas Anderson

Actors

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
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Scenario

Producer

John S. Lyons, Robert Jones, François Duplat, Hans Brockmann, Keith Samples

Operator

Robert Elswit

Composer

Jon Brion

Artist

Audition

Christine Sheaks

Editing

Barbara Tulliver
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• In Russia, the film is also known under the titles "Sidney" and "Cool Eight."
• Initially, director Paul Thomas Anderson wanted to title the film “Sidney.” This was his directorial debut, and his opinions on anything weren’t particularly sought after (this even applied to the final edit – unlike all of Anderson’s later films), so Rysher Entertainment independently re-edited the film and gave it the title “Boogie Nights.” This infuriated Anderson, and through various maneuvers and persuasions, he managed to convince the studio to allow him to release his own version (albeit under the same title, “Boogie Nights”).
• According to Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014) improvised in practically all scenes.
• Camera assistant Michael J. Riva turned down an offer to work with Kevin Reynolds for two weeks on the science fiction action film “Waterworld” (1995) in order to work on this film. Since then, he has consistently worked as a camera assistant on all of Paul Thomas Anderson’s films.
• In Russia, the film is also known under the titles 'Sydney' and 'Cool Eight'.