DESCRIPTION: These casino-quality chips were made to promote this acclaimed (for the most part) film-noir movie about gambling and hustling in Reno and Las Vegas. The movie is basically character studies of people who live around the gambling scene. "Hard 8," the name of the movie, is, of course, a particular bet at the craps table. Each of the chips show the name of the movie, two 4-spot dice (the “hard 8”), the tag line "Life's Hard, Play Hard;" and "Asbury Park, NJ" (the production office of the movie company). These chips were used as promotional giveaways for the crew, screening parties, etc..Originally released as "Sydney" (the main character in the film), it was later renamed and re-released to cash in on the success of "Magnolia" and "Boogie Nights," movies made by the same writer-director (Paul Thomas Anderson) and cast members (Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly and Philip Seymour Hoffman). "Hard 8" also stars Gwyneth Paltrow and Samuel L. Jackson. Click here to see a data base for the movie -- reviews, credits, etc.:
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0119256/
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