Cigarettes & Coffee (1993)

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).

Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson

Top Billed Cast: Bonnie Fidelman, Miguel Ferrer, Scott Coffey

Runtime: 24 minutes