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. Paul Thomas Anderson's directorial debut.
Elenco: Philip Baker Hall , Gwyneth Paltrow , John C. Reilly , Samuel L. Jackson , F. William Parker , Philip Seymour Hoffman , Melora Walters , Robert Ridgely , Nathanael Cooper , Wynn White , Kathleen Campbell , Michael J. Rowe , Peter D'Allesandro , Steve Blane , Steve Blane , Jean Langer , Andy Breen , Renee Breen , Jane W. Brimmer , Mark Finizza , Richard Gross , Cliff Keeley , Carrie McVey , Truman Robbins , Ernie Anderson , Wendy Weidman , Jason "Jake" Cross .