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Paul Thomas Anderson (born January 1 1970 in Studio City, California, USA) is an American filmmaker.He is best known for making works with ensemble casts and complex storylines. He is part of the first generation of " VCR filmmakers" - directors who, through seeing thousands of films on video, have an encyclopedic knowledge of technique and cultural references. He is also the son of voice actor Ernie Anderson.
Philip Seymour Hoffman has appeared in all four of Anderson's features. Other actors with multiple appearances in Anderson films include Philip Baker Hall , John C. Reilly, Luis Guzmán, Ricky Jay, Julianne Moore, William H. Macy, Melora Walters and the late Robert Ridgely . His three big-budget films (after Hard Eight) were headlined by Burt Reynolds, Tom Cruise and Adam SandlerAdam Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, producer, musician and composer who was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire. In the late 1980s, Sandler portrayed "Smitty" on The Cosby Show ( 1985- 1989, respectively.
Filmography (as writer and director)
- Hard EightHard Eight is a 1996 film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, starring Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow and Samuel L. Robert Ridgely, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Melora Walters also appear. The film was Anderson's first feature: (aka Sydney) (1996)
- Boogie Nights (1997)
- MagnoliaMagnolia is a 1999 independent motion picture, written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson that tells the story of a peculiar interaction among several individuals during one apparently normal day in the San Fernando Valley, California, interweaving nine (1999)
- Punch-Drunk LovePunch-Drunk Love is a 2002 film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Adam Sandler and Emily Watson star. Anderson regulars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Luis Guzman also appear. Barry Egan (Sandler) is a sales executive for a company which markets n (2002)
Anderson, Paul Thomas
Anderson, Paul Thomas