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The Color of Money

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The Color of Money
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R,1hr 59min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
January 1, 1986
Director:
Martin Scorsese
Distributor:
Walt Disney Video
Starring:
Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio  ...more
Synopsis: 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. In the intervening years, he has become what the despicable George C. Scott was in the 1961 film: a front man for younger hustlers, claiming the lion's share of the winnings. His latest "client" is arrogant young Tom ... Full Synopsis
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Matthew Doberman, AMG Review
The Color of Money is ostensibly a sequel to 1961's The Hustler, but with Martin Scorsese behind the camera and another young hotshot (Tom Cruise) complementing Paul Newman's aging Fast Eddie Felson, it's a far different film than the original. Cruise is well-cast as the confident, cocky newcomer; Newman would receive his first Academy Award for the haggard, world-weary shadings he added to his character. ... Full Review
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Paul Newman
Eddie Felson
Tom Cruise
Vincent Lauria
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Carmen
Helen Shaver
Janelle
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Paul Newman in "The Color of Money" (1986) (Buena Vista/Courtesy Everett Collection)
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