主演:柯克·鲍兹 斯科特·科菲 米盖尔·弗尔 菲利普·贝克·霍尔 Michael Harris
导演:保罗·托马斯·安德森
简介:Amajorportionof"CigarettesandCoffee"waslateradapted,expandedandbasicallyre-madeintop.t.Anderson'sfirstfeaturefilm,"HardEight".Themostinterestingpartof"Cigarettes"waslaterusedasthefirstscenefor"HardEight"--inbothPhillipBakerHall'scharacterinterrogatesayoungdrifterinaroadsidedinerandexplainsafewthingsaboutlifeandtheartofconversationtohim.In"HardEight"thetwothengoontohaveafather-sontyperelationshipinafairlystraightforwardnarrative(themoststraightforwardofanyofp.t.'slaterfilms).Hereintheseminal"CigarettesandCoffee",however,BakerHall'sconversationwiththeyoungmanisonlyoneofthreehappeningsimultaneouslyinthediner.P.T.cutsbetweenthethree,andwesoonlearnthatthelivesofthethreeseemingly-unrelatedsetsofcharactersdoactuallyintersectinunexpectdways.Inthisway,theshortfilmismuchmorelikethedirector'srecentAltman-inspired"Magnolia"thanititeither"HardEight"or"BoogieNights.""CigarettesandCoffee"hasplayedonTheSundanceChannel(orwasitTheIndependentFilmChannel?)quitefrequentlyddd