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Release Date:
17 October 1986 (USA)
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Tagline:
The hustler isn't what he used to be, but he has the next best thing: a kid who is
Plot:
Fast Eddie Felson teaches a cocky but immensely talented protégé the ropes of pool hustling, which in turn inspires him to make an unlikely comeback. full summary | full synopsis
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Pool
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Bar
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Pool Hustler
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Money
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Girlfriend
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Won Oscar.
Another 1 win
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5 nominations
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(14 articles)
Opinion In A Haystack: Eric Lichtenfeld Part 2
(From . 18 November 2009, 1:59 AM, PST)
Birthday Suits: Giant Sized Edition
(From FilmExperience. 17 November 2009, 11:05 AM, PST)
(From . 18 November 2009, 1:59 AM, PST)
Birthday Suits: Giant Sized Edition
(From FilmExperience. 17 November 2009, 11:05 AM, PST)
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Eddie Felson's back
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Paul Newman | ... | Fast Eddie Felson | |
| Tom Cruise | ... | Vincent Lauria | |
| Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio | ... | Carmen | |
| Helen Shaver | ... | Janelle | |
| John Turturro | ... | Julian | |
| Bill Cobbs | ... | Orvis | |
| Robert Agins | ... | Earl at Chalkie's | |
| Alvin Anastasia | ... | Kennedy | |
| Randall Arney | ... | Child World Customer #1 | |
| Elizabeth Bracco | ... | Diane at Bar | |
| Vito D'Ambrosio | ... | Lou at Child World | |
| Ron Dean | ... | Guy in Crowd | |
| Lisa Dodson | ... | Child World Customer #2 | |
| Donald A. Feeney | ... | Referee #1 | |
| Paul Geier | ... | Two Brothers / Stranger Player |
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119 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby SR (35 mm prints)
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Iceland:L |
Brazil:12 |
South Korea:18 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Chile:14 |
Finland:S |
Netherlands:12 |
Spain:T |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
West Germany:12 |
Singapore:PG
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Director Cameo: [Martin Scorsese]Breaks the rack at 1:30:20.
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Crew or equipment visible: As the camera circles around Eddie and his girlfriend dancing, a camera is momentarily visible in the mirror on a pillar in the room.
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Quotes:
Eddie Felson:
Money won is twice as sweet as money earned.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Moonlighting: The Color of Maddie (#5.3)" (1988)
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Soundtrack:
She's Fine - She's Mine
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"Twenty five years ago, my career ended before it had even really started," Eddie Felson tells Vince, a young pool shark. No longer the cocky man he was in "The Hustler," Eddie (Paul Newman) in 1986 is retired from pool and a successful investor. When he spots hot-shot Vince (Tom Cruise), he decides to invest in him and take him on the road, with the goal of Vince winning a big pool tournament in Atlantic City. Along the way, Eddie confronts what he was and is no more and looks at the dreams he let die. When Vince is too foolish and strong-willed to take his advice, Eddie makes an important decision.
Though not as strong a film as "The Hustler," "The Color of Money" is still an excellent film with a great cast led by Newman, at the peak of his "older man" good looks and the brilliant acting he's always had. And, as usual, he tells you everything you need to know about a character. It's clear that he was content with his life and his attractive girlfriend (Helen Shaver) until he saw Vince. Then the old restlessness and competitiveness came creeping back into his blood.
Seeing Tom Cruise in 1986 is startling since today, the lower half of his face has changed drastically due to plastic surgery. Here he conveys the raw, youthful energy that helped make him a star. Like many successful movie actors, he has a wonderful physical agility. His pompadoured Vince is a short-tempered, jealous, talented ingrate who can't help showing off. Cruise is very effective, as is Mary Elizabeth Mastroantonio as his sultry, beautiful girlfriend in another role she made memorable in the '80s.
Beautifully directed by Scorcese, "The Color of Money" shows that it's never too late to follow your dreams and, with the right actors and the right script, you can do a good sequel even 25 years after the original.