(1996) dir Paul Thomas Anderson w/Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson [101 min] In Anderson’s debut feature, the great Philip Baker Hall plays Sydney, an aging professional gambler who takes a forlorn man named John (Reilley) under his wing. Two years pass and John has become Sydney’s protégé, started a relationship with Clementine (Paltrow), and developed a friendship with Jimmy (Jackson) – who knows a dangerous secret about Sydney’s past.
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(1996) dir Paul Thomas Anderson w/Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson [101 min]
In Anderson’s debut feature, the great Philip Baker Hall plays Sydney, an aging professional gambler who takes a forlorn man named John (Reilley) under his wing. Two years pass and John has become Sydney’s protégé, started a relationship with Clementine (Paltrow), and developed a friendship with Jimmy (Jackson) – who knows a dangerous secret about Sydney’s past.