The movie that made Pool
boom again in the 80`s
Gamble: 1 a : to play a game for money or property
2 : to stake something on a contingency : take a chance
Hit the Button to Stop the Music
| Pool hustler Fast
Eddie Felson (Paul Newman) finds the young, promising pool player Vincent (Tom Cruise) in a local bar and he sees in him a younger version of himself. After hearing Vincent break open those 9 ball racks like thunder Fast Eddie was hooked again. |
| To try and make it as in the old days, Eddie offers to teach Vincent how to be a hustler. After some hesitations Vincent accepts and Eddie takes him and Vincent's girlfriend, Carmen on a tour through the country to work the pool halls. However, Vincent's tendency to show off his talent and by doing so warning off the players and losing money, soon leads to a confrontation with Eddie. Soon they find each other playing in the same tournament together that Fast Eddie had trained and groomed Vincent for those long months on the road. |
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Some things heard in the movie "The Color Of Money" |
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| Carmen :Come on, On the snap Vincent ! | ||
| Eddie: You couldn`t find big time if you had a road map | ||
| Eddie: I never kid about money ! | ||
| Eddie: It's a Balabuska! You want it ? | ||
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Eddie: "This ain't pool, this is for bangers. Straight pool is pool, this is like hand ball or cribbage or something...Now everything is 9 Ball 'cause it's fast. Good for TV...good for a lot of break shots...oh well, what the hell, checkers sells more than chess." |
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| Steve Mizerak: I didn`t deserve that ! Yes you did ! | ||
| Eddie Felson: I'm not your daddy, I'm not your boyfriend, so don't be playing games with me. I'm your partner. | ||
| Eddie Felson: Vincent, get in the car, this is embarrassing. You're acting like some girl who got felt up at the drive-in. | ||
| Carmen: If you win one more game, Vincent, you'll be humping your fist for a long time | ||
| Eddie Felson: You walk into a shoe store with a hundred and fifty, you walk out with one shoe! We were working on five thousand! | ||
| Eddie Felson: You're also a natural character | ||
| Vincent Lauria: Hey Grady. Up your ass with the spot. Is that OK with you? | ||
| Eddie Felson: I can always go back to whiskey, it's been very good to me. | ||
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Eddie Felson: Do you smell that? Vincent Lauria: What, smoke? Carmen: No, he's talking about money |
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| Eddie Felson: You gotta have two things to win. You gotta have brains and you gotta have balls. And you got too much of one and not enough of the other | ||
| Vincent Lauria: I think maybe the money's what's throwing you off here today. | ||
| Eddie Felson: Money won is twice as sweet as money earned | ||
| Eddie: " I`M BACK " | ||
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Powerhouse acting and distinctive
character development propel this keen followup to the 1961 atmospheric
melodrama, "The Hustler." Paul Newman now is a slicker, wiser Fast Eddie Felson who becomes mentor to a young, flamboyant, but
inexperienced, pool player (Tom
Cruise). They take to the road together in quest of glory and money. The script, unfortunately,
sags in places. But the colorfully-drawn world of pool competition is right on cue. You must rent this movie to see the end of this flick, that was left open for another movie when the pool boom dies. AND IT WILL ? |
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Players With a Cameo Role in C.O.M
| Nick Jarvis | Mike Sigel |
| Grady Matthews | Piggy Banks |
| Steve Mizerak | Louie Roberts |
| Howard Vickory | Jimmy Mataya |
| Larry Schwartz | Don Feeney |
| Keith McCready | Any More ? |
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And let`s not forget about Walter Tevis |
