Cigarettes & Coffee
Directed by Paul Thomas AndersonNot Rated
1993 24m[Drama](/on-demand/category/drama), [Comedy](/on-demand/category/comedy)7.06.7
The basis for the feature film "Hard Eight". The short begins with an older man (Hall) giving a younger man (Baltz) advice over cigarettes and coffee. The younger man tells how he won around $8,000 gambling. At a nearby table, a newlywed couple argues over losing money in Vegas playing craps. The husband lights his last cigarette before rethinking his marriage. Then a hitman (Ferrer) enters to buy cigarettes and coffee before hitting the road.