Cigarettes & Coffee (1993)
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).
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
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Kirk Baltz as Douglas Walker |
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Philip Baker Hall as Sydney |
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Scott Coffey as |
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Kim Gillingham as |
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Miguel Ferrer as Bill |
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Michael Harris as Steve |
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Jennifer Kaplan as |
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Bonnie Fidelman as |
| Writing | Paul Thomas Anderson | Writer |
| Directing | Paul Thomas Anderson | Director |
| Production | Wendy Weidman | Producer |
| Production | Patrick Hoelck | Producer |
| Production | Kirk Baltz | Producer |
| Camera | David Phillips | Additional Camera |
| Sound | Jim Pettyjohn | Sound |
| Camera | Frank Godwin | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Vincent Baldino | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Alan B. Samuels | Sound |