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Cigarettes & Coffee

Cigarettes & Coffee

19936.70h 24m

Overview

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).

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Written by Paul Thomas Anderson
Produced by Patrick Hoelck, Wendy Weidman, Kirk Baltz
Box OfficeBudget: $20K0

Top Cast

Kirk Baltz

Kirk Baltz

Douglas Walker

Philip Baker Hall

Philip Baker Hall

Sydney

Scott Coffey

Scott Coffey

Kim Gillingham

Kim Gillingham

Miguel Ferrer

Miguel Ferrer

Bill

Michael Harris

Michael Harris

Steve

J

Jennifer Kaplan

B

Bonnie Fidelman

About Cigarettes & Coffee

Cigarettes & Coffee is a drama, crime film released in 1993. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, it stars Kirk Baltz, Philip Baker Hall, Scott Coffey. 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).

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