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Oct 17, 1986 · Oscar-nominated in 1961 for his performance as pool hustler Fast Eddie Felson in The Hustler, Paul Newman won that award a quarter century later when he reprised the role in The Color of Money. At the end of The Hustler, Felson was banned for life from playing the game professionally.
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Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. He meets talented but green Vincent Lauria and proposes a partnership. As they tour pool halls, Eddie teaches Vincent the tricks of scamming, but he eventually grows frustrated with Vincent's showboat antics, leading to an argument and a falling-out. Eddie takes up playing again and soon crosses ...
In six tries over the space of 23 years, the Best Actor Oscar consistently evaded Paul Newman's deserving grasp. When he finally obtained the accolade on his seventh try, it seemed fitting that it should come for The Color of Money (1986), his sunset-years reprise of the role that landed him his second nomination twenty-five years earlier, that of pool shark "Fast Eddie" Felson in The Hustler ...
Eddie "Fast Eddy" Felson, a former pool player forced into retirement by gangsters (as seen in "The Hustler",) finds himself, self-respect, and finally, redemption when he enters a relationship with young pool player Tom Cruise very similar to his own early career. As they travel together, Fast Eddy realizes how much he had lost, and can see ...
The Color of Money: Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Helen Shaver. 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.
The Color of Money (1986) Directed by Martin Scorsese Genres - Drama | Sub-Genres - Sports Drama | Release Date - Oct 17, 1986 (USA) | Run Time - 119 min. | Countries - United States | MPAA Rating - R
