https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rsO8zykxvA
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Writer(s): Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring: 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: John has lost all his money. He sits outside a diner in the desert when Sydney happens along, buys him coffee, then takes him to Reno and shows him how to get a free room without losing much money. Under Sydney’s fatherly tutelage, John becomes a successful small-time professional gambler, and all is well, until he falls for Clementine, a cocktail waitress and sometimes hooker.
Release Date: January 20, 1996 (USA) | Length: 101 min | Genre: Crime, Drama | MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong language, some violence and sexuality.
Note: Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 1996. Original title “Sydney”.