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The hustler isn't what he used to be, but he has the next best thing; a kid who is.
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Film facts for the 1986 Drama movie starring Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Helen Shaver
John Turturro, Bill Cobbs, Robert Agins, Alvin Anastasia, Randall Arney, Elizabeth Bracco, Vito D'Ambrosio, Ron Dean, Lisa Dodson, Donald A. Feeney, Paul Geier, Carey Goldenberg, Joe Guastaferro, Paul Herman, Mark Jarvis, Lawrence Linn, Keith McCready, Jimmy Mataya, Grady Mathews, Carol Messing Update Cast
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The Color of money is the Sequel to a film called "The Hustler" (1961) which was nominated for 8 academy awards and starred a young Paul Newman as Fast Eddie Felson and the late, great Jackie Gleason as the legendary pool shark Minnesota Fats. Other notable names in the film are Piper Laurie and George C. Scott. In "The Color of Money", Eddie makes reference to the The Hustler by saying that "someone retired him a long time ago from pool".Thanks to Linkster
Rock legend Iggy Pop makes a cameo appearance in one of the dingy pool halls, first winning, but then, in classic hustler fashion, being taken to the cleaners and having to hand all the money back.Rewind Archive
Believe it or not, but "The Color Of Money" was Paul Newman's first Oscar win as Best Actor.Rewind Archive
At one point in the film, Eddie comments that it has been "25 years" since he last played. In real life, it had been 25 years (1961 - 1986) since "The Hustler" (1961), where Newman had first played Fast Eddie.Thanks to LoverswithCassie
That is scriptwriter Richard Price doing a cameo as the man who calls Dud.Thanks to Mara
In a turning-point scene, look for another accomplished hustler, Amos, played by another accomplished actor who won an Oscar later, Forrest Whittaker, to take Fast Eddie/Paul Newman for all he's worth.I'm a fan of both, so it kind of hurt to watch. :-)
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Directors Cameo (Martin Scorsese): In the Atlantic City casino, the man walking a dog on a leash. The dog is Scorsese's dog Zoe. Zoe is credited in the closing credits as "Dog Walkby."Thanks to John Edward Kilduff
"The Color Of Money" was produced by Touchstone Pictures, a division of The Walt Disney Company. Even in a gritty movie like this, Disney synergy is still at work in one scene. In the beginning of the movie, look in the background. You'll see an arcade game tied into the movie "TRON", released by Walt Disney Pictures in 1982.Rewind Archive
Tom Cruise is clocking an arcade stock car racing game in the movie: Cruise is also a race enthusiast in real life.Thanks to Matthijs De Bruin
John Carmack of id Software admits that the world-famous game DOOM (1993) got its name from Tom Cruise's answer on what he carries in his cue-case: "Doom."Bogus Trivia
There's often fake stuff floating round, y'know? -Like the 'ghost boy' that can allegedly be seen in "Three Men And A Baby".
The following trivia for "The Color Of Money" is apparently bogus. If you disagree or have additional info, please update us.The owner of Chalkies pool hall in "The Color of Money" is the same character who, in "The Hustler", cleans up the tables after Minnesota Fats and Eddie play. The character is also played by the same actor.
-BIll Cobbs was not in the film the Hustler. His first movie appearance was "the Taking of Pelham"
-BIll Cobbs was not in the film the Hustler. His first movie appearance was "the Taking of Pelham"
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