Cigarettes & Coffee

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

Writer

Paul Thomas Anderson

Producer

Wendy Weidman

Producer

Patrick Hoelck

Producer

Kirk Baltz

Director of Photography

Vincent Baldino