The Color of Money
1986 · 119 min
Directed by Martin Scorsese. Written by Richard Price. Photographed by Michael Ballhaus. Starring Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Helen Shaver.
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 paths with Vincent as an opponent.
Critics 86% · audiences 74% · 4 Oscar nominations, 1 won