Cigarettes & Coffee

1993 0h 24m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 60

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Synopsis

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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).

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kirk Baltz
Douglas Walker
Philip Baker Hall
Sydney
Scott Coffey
Kim Gillingham
Miguel Ferrer
Bill
Michael Harris
Steve
Jennifer Kaplan
Bonnie Fidelman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Writers: Paul Thomas Anderson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 24-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, shot by Vincent Baldino. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Kirk Baltz and Philip Baker Hall and Scott Coffey carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0138363 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 60 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Paul Thomas Anderson directs. Vincent Baldino behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 24-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
333 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, shot by Vincent Baldino. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Kirk Baltz and Philip Baker Hall and Scott Coffey carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0138363 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 60 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.