Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Philip Baker Hall | ... | Sydney | |
John C. Reilly | ... | John | |
Gwyneth Paltrow | ... | Clementine | |
Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Jimmy | |
F. William Parker | ... | Hostage | |
Philip Seymour Hoffman | ... | Young Craps Player (as Phillip Seymour Hoffman) | |
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Nathanael Cooper | ... | Restroom Attendant |
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Wynn White | ... | Waitress |
Robert Ridgely | ... | Keno Bar Manager | |
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Kathleen Campbell | ... | Keno Girl |
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Michael J. Rowe | ... | Pit Boss |
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Peter D'Allesandro | ... | Bartender |
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Steve Blane | ... | Stickman |
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Xaleese | ... | Cocktail Waitress |
Melora Walters | ... | Jimmy's Girl |
John has lost all his money. He sits outside a diner in the desert when Sydney happens along, buys him coffee, then takes him to Reno and shows him how to get a free room without losing much money. Under Sydney's fatherly tutelage, John becomes a successful small-time professional gambler, and all is well, until he falls for Clementine, a cocktail waitress and sometimes hooker. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
Excellent movie. Excellent actors. I like the calm flow of the movie. Dialogs are strong: very realistic, not cultivated in a predictable and
understandable main stream drama form. The hostage scene is brilliant. In many movies the characters
react in a movie-like way, shaped in how the characters would
react if...too cultivated, mostly showcases for actors to show how
emotional and brilliant they can play their roles. In this movie the characters many times don't know what to say or
how to react and that's brilliant in my opinion. In real life you don't have strong and powerful one-liners at hand. But still it is a movie and put into a form, a calm and understated,
but brilliant form.