Past Run
Hard Eight
Sydney (Hall) is a poker-faced professional gambler with a soft heart for a hard luck story. He plays guardian angel to unlucky John (Reilly) and a hooker, Clementine (Paltrow), whom he grows to love like family. When John's and Clementine's honeymoon night leads to a disastrous hostage situation, Sydney takes care of it, as usual. But when slick casino pro Jimmy (Jackson) threatens to reveal a secret from Sydney's past that could destroy his relationship with the newlyweds, Sydney decides to hedge his bets and not leave anything to chance.
Format: DVD (the only format made available to us)

“As impressive a directing debut as has been seen in some time...a perfectly modulated mystery that doesn't even feel like one.”
— John Anderson, Los Angeles Times
FROM THE VAULT
Where it played at Laemmle — 1 engagement
AWARDS

- Nominee, Golden Camera — Cannes Film Festival
- Nominee, Best First Feature — Spirit Awards
- Nominee, Best Male Lead — Spirit Awards
