One of the most haunting and realistic movies I've ever seen. Awesome, awesome cast with unbelievable moods, acting. It makes so much sense when you look at these characters in their reality. Jackie Gleason, Paul Newman and George C. Scott should have walked away with awards. And Piper Laurie. The only survivor of that cast was at her very best here. Thanks.
Fats really wasn't that great a stick-he was more of a pitchman.He had the W.C. Fields thing down pat-but he DID popularise the game for a new generation.Mosconi was the man back in the day.
When I first started playing pool with friends back in the late 70's, it wasn't until i saw The Hustler that I really took to liking the game and it seemed everyone in ANY pool room wanted to be either Fats or Fast Eddie! We all talked about how Willie Mosconi was the one who did all the trick-shots(look at how much older the hand is and the ring on it for proof). Well, Color of Money(1986) was decent but Tom Cruise was no Fast Eddie!. The jazz music score was also fantastic!
No one really talks about how great a performance Piper Laurie gave. In my opinion, she stole the movie with her amazing performance of a woman suffering from polio but who also is a sever alcoholic. She was convincing and even when she didn't speak, her actions spoke volumes! You could feel her pain, her loneliness and her aching heart. I have seen the movie several times but it wasn't until this time, that I really appreciated her performance. I believed she was the character she played.
love old trailers - they're longer than modern day ones and get manage to divulge about a hundredth of the mini-movies they call "trailers" these days
One of my newfound fav films of all time. Just bought the blu ray for this and I loved it!
Its a very depressing and joyful movie. Newman's acting was topnotch in this movie. Because I HATED him throughout the movie till the last, n I realized his character is supposed to be hated on, and just as he manages to do that - making people detest him, he proves he's one hell of an actor!
He was so cool, calm & handsome. I always loved his acting. He had such skill & was damn good at his craft! He was great with his timing. Like a comedic actor. The Paul Newman I know is from the late 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's etc. He was a very good actor. I respect him & my favorite role would be Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid. Years later he made a camp called "The Whole In The Wall Gang" for Children who are suffering from cancer. I'm happy he received his Oscar for The Color of Money!
the hustler is his best film sure ( the hustler and cat on a hot tin roof of course) and the color of money was an amazing movie and was great that Paul Newman won his first oscar!
this is a really good movie, but i hated paul newman in "the color of money", he acts like a little baby, when vince (tom cruise) is playing him, and beating him, he storms on out like a little bitch. I still don't like tom cruise in any movie though... still the color of money is a good movie.
AND (unlike today, much of the time) I bet that it's also an accurate indicator or what audiances would get if they went to see this movie. (I dunno, though, as I've not yet seen the movie, but I will, and probably moreso now that I've seen the trailer.)
That looks like that's gonna be a good movie! hehehe
This is and always will remain an absolute classic. Excellent cinematography, acting with a deep involving and trajic story that depicts how human emmotion can be overshadowed and ignored by a lust for money and glory. Paul Newman does a superb job of not only playing the part of a renowned pool legend "fast Eddie Felson", but instead, he becomes the man himself and depicts with flawless accuracy, the very mindset of a passionate pool player who is aware of the rare talent that he possesses.
This is in my top 5 movies of all time. It is and always will be an absolute classic. On a sidenote, I would have given Fast Eddie Felson a run for his money.
One of the most haunting and realistic movies I've ever seen. Awesome, awesome cast with unbelievable moods, acting. It makes so much sense when you look at these characters in their reality. Jackie Gleason, Paul Newman and George C. Scott should have walked away with awards. And Piper Laurie. The only survivor of that cast was at her very best here. Thanks.
boomerang905 1 month ago
Fats really wasn't that great a stick-he was more of a pitchman.He had the W.C. Fields thing down pat-but he DID popularise the game for a new generation.Mosconi was the man back in the day.
a1orski 2 months ago
When I first started playing pool with friends back in the late 70's, it wasn't until i saw The Hustler that I really took to liking the game and it seemed everyone in ANY pool room wanted to be either Fats or Fast Eddie! We all talked about how Willie Mosconi was the one who did all the trick-shots(look at how much older the hand is and the ring on it for proof). Well, Color of Money(1986) was decent but Tom Cruise was no Fast Eddie!. The jazz music score was also fantastic!
bluekarma 3 months ago
No one really talks about how great a performance Piper Laurie gave. In my opinion, she stole the movie with her amazing performance of a woman suffering from polio but who also is a sever alcoholic. She was convincing and even when she didn't speak, her actions spoke volumes! You could feel her pain, her loneliness and her aching heart. I have seen the movie several times but it wasn't until this time, that I really appreciated her performance. I believed she was the character she played.
bluekarma 3 months ago
love old trailers - they're longer than modern day ones and get manage to divulge about a hundredth of the mini-movies they call "trailers" these days
contradictionss 7 months ago
One of the best movies ever made. Paul Newman is a legend, Love ya, boy
1questionable 7 months ago
Now that I hit the free Pool playing nights downtown, I had to see The Hustler again. My parents took me to some awesome movies when I was a kid!
DianaMB10 8 months ago
One of my newfound fav films of all time. Just bought the blu ray for this and I loved it!
Its a very depressing and joyful movie. Newman's acting was topnotch in this movie. Because I HATED him throughout the movie till the last, n I realized his character is supposed to be hated on, and just as he manages to do that - making people detest him, he proves he's one hell of an actor!
destroyxeverything 9 months ago
Earl Strickland is somewhere in this movie cussin.
uberathlete 9 months ago
He was so cool, calm & handsome. I always loved his acting. He had such skill & was damn good at his craft! He was great with his timing. Like a comedic actor. The Paul Newman I know is from the late 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's etc. He was a very good actor. I respect him & my favorite role would be Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid. Years later he made a camp called "The Whole In The Wall Gang" for Children who are suffering from cancer. I'm happy he received his Oscar for The Color of Money!
nemeckathleen1 10 months ago
i hated the characters so i did not like it that much- i guess that makes is good because the characters can do that
packdude182 10 months ago
the hustler is his best film sure ( the hustler and cat on a hot tin roof of course) and the color of money was an amazing movie and was great that Paul Newman won his first oscar!
miriam18able 11 months ago
this is a really good movie, but i hated paul newman in "the color of money", he acts like a little baby, when vince (tom cruise) is playing him, and beating him, he storms on out like a little bitch. I still don't like tom cruise in any movie though... still the color of money is a good movie.
silverrobe6 1 year ago
"The Hustler" is a must see for film junkies and one of the best acted, American movies of the 1960's.
jckfmsincty 1 year ago
Woah! That trailer just exudes Cool!
AND (unlike today, much of the time) I bet that it's also an accurate indicator or what audiances would get if they went to see this movie. (I dunno, though, as I've not yet seen the movie, but I will, and probably moreso now that I've seen the trailer.)
That looks like that's gonna be a good movie! hehehe
WinstonSmith6079 1 year ago
Some trailers end up becoming works of art in themselves. This is one of the better examples.
Setebos 1 year ago
This is and always will remain an absolute classic. Excellent cinematography, acting with a deep involving and trajic story that depicts how human emmotion can be overshadowed and ignored by a lust for money and glory. Paul Newman does a superb job of not only playing the part of a renowned pool legend "fast Eddie Felson", but instead, he becomes the man himself and depicts with flawless accuracy, the very mindset of a passionate pool player who is aware of the rare talent that he possesses.
Irishlad147 1 year ago 6
This is in my top 5 movies of all time. It is and always will be an absolute classic. On a sidenote, I would have given Fast Eddie Felson a run for his money.
Irishlad147 1 year ago
best paul newman film ever
thoms2010 1 year ago 10
@thoms2010 I think "HUD" is newman's best
TheClam88 1 year ago
@thoms2010 Did you ever see "Cool Hand Luke"? Probably Newmans best work. 4 stars.
GeraldRisch 6 months ago