The Color of Money starring Paul Newman
Director: Martin Scorsese

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Martin Scorcese handles directing duties in this 1986 sequel to the classic 1961 film The Hustler, which marks the return of Paul Newman to the role of pool shark Fast Eddie Felson. Anxious to break into the big time again, Eddie finds a talented protégé (Tom Cruise) to groom; but with the addition of the latter's manipulative girlfriend (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) and the wild streak in Cruise's character, the trio make for a fascinating portrait in group psychology. The cast is brilliant, the script by Richard Price (Clockers) is a paragon of tightly controlled character study and drama (at least in the film's first half), and Scorcese and cinematographer Michael Ballhaus make an ornate show of the collision and flight of pool balls through space--something of a metaphor for the dynamics among the three principals. The film is generally regarded as weaker in its second half, and rightly so, as everything that was interesting in the first place disappears. Still, Newman won a deserved Oscar for his performance.
Synopsis
Martin Scorsese's "Color of Money" picks up where Robert Rossen's 1961 film "The Hustler" left off. Fast Eddie Felson, now middle-aged, finds the image of his youthful self in a pool hustler named Vincent Lauria. Trying to relive his past days of glory through the cocky but inexperienced youth, Fast Eddie takes on the role of Vincent's manager and mentor. But Fast Eddie didn't count on having to contend with Vincent's smart, sexy and extremely ambitious girlfriend. The three characters become engaged in an emotionally complicated power struggle as they make their way to Atlantic City, where Vincent plans to compete in his first pool tournament.

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Newman recreates his role of Fast Eddie Felson, the pool hustler who believes the game "ain't about pool... It's about money!" He forms a partnership with a young hot shot and through tutoring, Eddie re-discovers his own passion for the game. Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best (Adapted) Screenplay. Academy Awards: Best Actor--Paul Newman.

 

 

 

 

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