Movie connections for
The Color of Money (1986) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

The Hustler (1961)

References

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)
Slap Shot (1977)
 -  The scene where Paul Newman's character bets Tom Cruise's character that he can get a woman who just walked into the restaurant, and that Newman's character supposedly has never met, to leave with him, is almost the same as a scene from Slap Shot where Newman's character in that film makes the same bet with the team's goaltender.
Star Wars (1977)
TRON (1982)

Referenced in

"Moonlighting: The Color of Maddie (#5.3)" (1988)
 -  title reference
Ha-Kluv (1989)
The Making of '...And God Spoke' (1993)
 -  During faked backstage footage an extra comments that he also worked on "The Color of Money."
Pulp Fiction (1994)
 -  Conversation between the Wolf and Monster Joe's daughter about having character vs. being a character
Trainspotting (1996)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Werewolf (#10.4)" (1998)
 -  During the pool game, Mike comments that Paul is "the color of horny."
Free Enterprise (1998)
 -  Mentioned by Robert while playing pool with William Shatner.
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Expecting Mercy (2000)
 -  character refers to Tom Cruise in that film
"The Directors: The Films of Martin Scorsese (#1.6)" (2000)
Pretty Cool (2001)
 -  Howard's Tom Cruise dream mentions him being "in a poolhall"
Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men (2002) (TV)
Poolhall Junkies (2002)
Shade (2003/I)
 -  Quote "the cards come funny to all of us". The line in the Color of money is the balls roll funny to all of us"
Fronterz (2004)
 -  poster in pool hall
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (VG)
 -  When you play pool, your opponent asks you to "show him the color of your money"
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' (2004) (V)
 -  This title is referenced.
Danger Zone: The Making of 'Top Gun' (2004) (V)
 -  Mentioned once.
2 Strangers and a Foosball (2007) (V)
 -  The main hustle was "2 brothers and a stranger"
"Life on Mars: Coffee, Tea, or Annie (#1.14)" (2009)
 -  While under cover, calling himself Tom Cruise, Sam tells one of the women at the swingers party, "I'm about risky business...with the color of money, and a few good men."

Features

"Commander USA's Groovie Movies" (1985)

Featured in

The 44th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1987) (TV)
 -  clips
The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987) (TV)
Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992) (V)
"The Directors: The Films of Martin Scorsese (#1.6)" (2000)
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV)
"I Love the 80's 3-D" (2005)
 -  Shown in the 1986 episode

Spoofed in

"Saturday Night Live: Charlton Heston/Wynton Marsalis (#12.15)" (1987)
 -  the short "The Hustler of Money" is a spoof
The Hustler of Money (1987) (TV)
 -  This is a fake trailer for "The Color of Money" with Ben Stiller playing Tom Cruise, except that Vince here is a bowler, not a pool player.
"The Ben Stiller Show: With Bobcat Goldthwait (#1.2)" (1992)
 -  Spoofed as part of the comedy routine in "Tom Cruise: Dress Casual"
The Best Movie Ever Made (1994)
Kingpin (1996)

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