Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
The story
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.
- sports
- pool billiards
- hustler
- talent
- inspirational
- understated
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- John Turturro — Julian
- Bill Cobbs — Orvis
- Forest Whitaker — Amos
- Keith McCready — Grady Seasons
- Elizabeth Bracco — Diane at Bar
- Vito D'Ambrosio — Lou in Child World
- Ron Dean — Guy in Crowd
- Robert Agins — Earl at Chalkies
- Alvin Anastasia — Kennedy
- Randall Arney — Child World Customer #1
- Lisa Dodson — Child World Customer #2
- Directed
- Martin Scorsese
- Written
- Richard Price
Production
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 · 1,578 ratings
- Studio
- Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners II
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1961The Hustler
Where it starts.
The Color of Money
1986 · You’re here
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
