A major porti on of & amp;quot; Cigarettes and Coffee& ;quot; was later a dapted, expande d and basic ally re -made i nto p.t . Anders on's first featu re film, "Har d Eight&a mp;quot;. The most i nteresti ng part of &am p;quot;Ciga rettes&quo t; was la ter used as the first scene for &q uot;Hard Ei ght&qu ot;--in bo th Philli p Baker Hall &#39 ;s charac ter inter rogates a youn g drifter in a roadside diner and e xplains a few things about life and the a rt of conv ersation to him . In &am p;quot;Ha rd Eight&a mp;quot ; the two the n go on to hav e a father-son type r elationship in a fairly straightf orward narrati ve (the mos t straightforwa rd of any of p.t. 's late r films). Here in the seminal &am p;quot;C igarettes and Coffee&q uot;, ho wever, Baker H all's c onversa tion with th e young man is only one of thr ee happening simultan eously in the diner. P.T. cuts be tween the thr ee, and w e soon lear n that the lives of the thre e seemingly-u nrelated sets of c haracters d o actually inte rsect in unexpectd ways. In th is way, the short fil m is muc h more li ke the dire ctor' s recen t Altman-inspi red "M agnolia&qu ot; than it it e ither &q uot;Hard Eight& quot; or & ;quot;B oogie Nights. " & ;quot;C igarette s and Coffe e&qu ot; has played on Th e Sundance C hannel (or was it The Independent Fi lm Chann el?) quite frequently.A major portion of "Cigarettes and Coffee" was later adapted, expanded and basically re-made into p.t. Anderson's first feature film, "Hard Eight". The most interesting part of "Cigarettes" was later used as the first scene for "Hard Eight"--in both Phillip Baker Hall's character interrogates a young drifter in a roadside diner and explains a few things about life and the art of conversation to him. In "Hard Eight" the two then go on to have a father-son type relationship in a fairly straightforward narrative (the most straightforward of any of p.t.'s later films). Here in the seminal "Cigarettes and Coffee", however, Baker Hall's conversation with the young man is only one of three happening simultaneously in the diner. P.T. cuts between the three, and we soon learn that the lives of the three seemingly-unrelated sets of characters do actually intersect in unexpectd ways. In this way, the short film is much more like the director's recent Altman-inspired "Magnolia" than it it either "Hard Eight" or "Boogie Nights." "Cigarettes and Coffee" has played on The Sundance Channel (or was it The Independent Film Channel?) quite frequently.详情