Movie Details
Theatrical Release:October 17th, 1986
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On DVD & Blu-ray:March 14th, 2000
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Movie Budget:$13,800,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$52,293,982 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners II
The Color of Money on the Web:WikiData
The Color of Money Quotes
Confidence and Competition in Pool Games
Vincent Lauria: [about to play pool]
Hey Eddie, what are you going to do when I kick your ass?
Eddie Felson:
Pick myself up and let you kick me again.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Evaluating Vincent's Pool Playing Potential
Carmen:
You really think Vincent's that good?
Eddie Felson:
Well, he's got the eye, he's got the stroke, he's got the flake... he's got the flake down cold. But can he flake on and flake off? I don't know. That's not clear.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Hustler Movies
The Hustler is a 1961 movie directed by Robert Rossen. It tells the story of a young pool hustler, Edward "Fast Eddie" Felson, who challenges the legendary Minnesota Fats. The film was a critical and commercial success and was nominated for multiple Academy Awards. The Color of Money is a 1986 film directed by Martin Scorsese. It continues the story of "Fast Eddie" from the first film, with Newman reprising his role as Fast Eddie. The film begins more than 25 years after the events of the previous film, with Eddie retired from the pool circuit.
