Hard Eight Script taken from a transcript of the screenplay and/or the Paul Thomas Anderson movie. INHERENT VICE screenplay by Paul Thomas Anderson based on the novel by Thomas Pynchon This script is the confidential and proprietary property of Warner Bros.

PRODUCTION NOTES Hard Eight marks the feature film debut of newcomer Paul Thomas Anderson. Scissor Sisters Ta-dah 320 Torrent Welcome To Dongmakgol Ost Zip on this page. more. Written and directed in a taut film-noir style by Anderson, Hard Eight is a tale of love, revenge and redemption. Set against the seedy casinos of Reno, Nevada, it is the story of a seasoned gambler whose friendship with a young man is threatened by a dark secret from his pasts. The ensemble cast features Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow and Samuel L.

Anderson has always been fascinated with the underbelly of Nevada's glittery gambling casinos. Also an admirer of film noir, two of his favorite were shot in Reno: 'Born to Kill' and '5 Against the House.' Therefore it comes as no surprise that his first feature film, Hard Eight, and a previous short entitled Cigarettes and Coffee, were set in that world and embody the elements of classic film noir with some modern twists.

Anderson's passion for filmmaking began at an early age and as soon as he was old enough, he began working as a production assistant on music videos, small independent films and television movies. He was working on a PBS special when he met veteran character actor Philip Baker Hall and passed him the script for Cigarettes and Coffee, his first short film. After reading it, Hall immediately decided to get involved.

Cigarettes and Coffee, a 24-minute film about five characters in a coffee shop outside of Las Vegas who play out their destiny, was premiered at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival Shorts Program and garnered the young Anderson a great deal of attention. Some of it was from the Sundance Institute, which after discovering he had written a feature film, invited him to return and participate in the June Directors Lab later that year, an invitation he readily accepted. That script became Hard Eight. The leading role of Sydney had been written specifically for Philip Baker Hall, who agreed to attend the month-long lab with Anderson. Each participating director attends with two actors, so Anderson met with John Lyons, casting director for the lab.

They met to discuss who would play the role of John, the young drifter who is mentored by Sydney. Ironically, Lyons had a very short list with John C. Reilly's name at the top, someone Anderson had separately been considering.

'John is incredibly funny, but he is also very honest and real,' says Anderson. 'He's also one of those rare actors who can actually project several different layers of his character at the same time.' Reilly read the script and agreed to attend. The Directors Lab gave all the principals a tremendous opportunity to develop the material. For Anderson, the lab really helped him to 'concrete' the story-telling elements. 'They take on a lot of small and weird projects and then work closely with the filmmakers to make sure they understand the basics and the devices of good story telling.' He was fortunate to have the input of some really talented professionals on Hard Eight, including Michael Caton Jones and Frank Oz in the directors section and Richard LaGravenese in the writers section.