Sydney (1996)

Regisseur:

Paul Thomas Anderson

Drehbuchautor:

Paul Thomas Anderson (written by)

Premierendatum:

28. Februar 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Krimi | Drama | Thriller

Werbezeile:

When good luck is a long shot, you have to hedge your bets.

Plot:

John has lost all his money. He sits outside a diner in the desert when Sydney happens along, buys him coffee...

Plot Keywords:

Motel | Directorial Debut | Cinema Verite | Casino | Father Figure

Filmpreise:

1 win & 6 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Beautiful!

Besetzung

Philip Baker Hall	...	Sydney
John C. Reilly	...	John
Gwyneth Paltrow	...	Clementine
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Jimmy
F. William Parker	...	Hostage
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Young Craps Player (as Phillip Seymour Hoffman)
Nathanael Cooper	...	Restroom Attendant
Wynn White	...	Waitress
Robert Ridgely	...	Keno Bar Manager
Kathleen Campbell	...	Keno Girl
Michael J. Rowe	...	Pit Boss
Peter D'Allesandro	...	Bartender
Steve Blane	...	Stickman
Xaleese	...	Cocktail Waitress
Melora Walters	...	Jimmy's Girl

Alternativ:

Hard Eight (USA) (new title)
Last Exit Reno (Deutschland) (video title) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language, some violence and sexuality.

Länge:

102 Min | USA:101 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby

Altersfreigabe:

UK:15 (re-rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | UK:15 (re-rating) (2008) | South Korea:18 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R | Australia:MA

Drehorte:

Reno, Nevada, USA

Firma:

Green Parrot

Dies und das:

Paul Thomas Anderson, on the DVD commentary, admitted to successfully pulling off several times the casino rate card trick shown in the film.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: In the scene where Sydney goes to Jimmy's apartment to kill him, we can see that before Jimmy arrives it is day time in one shot (although it was night outside from the shot before) and then it is night time again.

Dialogzitate:

Sydney: [to Jimmy] I have the money to give you right now, in this moment. I will give you all that I have. Maybe before you were gonna kill me. Maybe. I don't know. I know John, and I love him like he was my own child. But I can tell you this: I don't want to die. I killed his father...

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Jackie Brown (1997)

Soundtrack:

Christmas Medley

Beautiful!

Philip Baker Hall's Sidney kept me riveted from the first scene to the last. He play the mesmerizing, enigmatic title character with rare mastery and grace. The supporting characters are no slouches either. John C. Reilly is marvelous as Sidney's sweet, if somewhat slow witted protege. Samuel Jackson could have easily coasted on this one, simply repeating a performance from any of a number of previous tough guy types. Instead he creates an entirely new character, one with a reptilian quality not seen in his usual thugs. Even Gwenyth Paltrow is unusually strong as Clem, the waitress who wants it understood that, even if she sometimes sleeps with men for money, she is definitely NOT a prostitute.

I've been a fan of PT Anderson for a while now, and this film gave me new insight into why it is I like him so much. Anderson is that great rarity in modern filmmaking, an actor's director. He gathers terrific actors and inspires them to career-topping performances. There's no fiendishly complex plot here, no nailbiting suspense, no big payoff at the end. Just marvelous actors making the most of an excellent script.