Cigarettes & Coffee

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

Written by Paul Thomas Anderson

At a desert diner, the lives of five strangers become linked through a single twenty-dollar bill. Shot for $20,000 and starring Philip Baker Hall, the short premiered at Sundance and later inspired Anderson’s debut feature Hard Eight (1996).

Cast

Kirk Baltz

Douglas Walker

Philip Baker Hall

Sydney

Scott Coffey

Kim Gillingham

Miguel Ferrer

Bill

Michael Harris

Steve

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Jennifer Kaplan

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Bonnie Fidelman