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).
3rd August 1993
33 years ago
24 minutes
Finishes at 2:51am
$20,000 ($45,842 today)
Revenue unknown
7/10
66%
69%
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