Release Date: February 8th, 2002
DVD Release Date: March 14th, 2000
R|1 hr 59 min
Plot Summary
Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson (Paul Newman) decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. He meets talented but green Vincent Lauria (Tom Cruise) 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.
Cast: Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Helen Shaver, John Turturro, Bill Cobbs, Robert Agins, Forest Whitaker
Director: Martin Scorsese
Genres: Drama
Production Co: Touchstone Pictures
Keywords: Transformation, Rivalry, Cool, 1980s, Gripping, Fascinating, Girlfriend
