An exception was a jump shot over two balls to pot another. The Color of Money is a 1984 novel by American novelist Walter Tevis. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Eddie is now the kid (re)discovering his love of the game. Martin Scorsese, Producer: Regal And his heart, I believe, inclines toward creating new and completely personal stories about characters who have come to life in his imagination - not in finishing someone else's story, begun 25 years ago. Lucie) Robert Palmer (2:30), "The Main Title" (Robbie Robertson) Robbie Robertson (2:46), This page was last edited on 27 March 2023, at 00:56. In all of his best movies, we can see this same ambiguity about the role of women, who are viewed as objects of comfort and fear, creatures that his heroes desire and despise themselves for desiring. Eddie Felson: You gotta have two things to win. Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg, at Touchstone/Disney, saw the film's potential and greenlit the production. At the beginning, Vincent only sees pool as a way to "win". As a way to be "the big man." Eddie Felson: But that's a *gift*. I've screened it dozens of times and it still holds up over the years. Young). It features an original score by Robbie Robertson, and was released on October 17, 1986, after a premiere a week earlier at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City in New York. Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson (Paul Newman) decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. Eddie refines his skills at Orvis's pool hall, gets into shape by swimming laps, and gets a pair of corrective lens sunglasses. Straight pool is pool. The fact that the movie does not provide that payoff scene is a disappointment. The plot is familiar, of course, but is done well, with strong performances all around.The direction by Scorsesse also goes a long way in making the scenes have impact and tension, with his characteristic framing and ingenious eye. Eddie still plays pool, but not for money and not with the high-stakes, dangerous kinds of players who drove him from the game. This means Fast Eddie is out of the spotlight. Local politicians, the ones who most closely control policies like school districting and zoning codes that reproduce the value systems inherited from the redlining maps, have consistently opposed direct federal intervention into decisions about housing policy. Cruise along with Newman spend most of the film either screaming at each other or storming off in a huff! Nine on the break Eddie Felson: Did you ever hear of a hustle called Two Brothers and a Stranger? (Mastrantonio, an Oak Park River Forest High graduate, will be in town this weekend for a reunion.) 18 Apr. This is like hand-ball, or cribbage, or something. But I'll tell you something, kiddo. I found both of them boring. The Color of Money Roger Ebert October 17, 1986 Tweet Paul Newman, Tom Cruise and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. Redlining maps were meant to preserve existing residential patterns of affluence and poverty. Scorsese may have thought of this film as a deliberately mainstream work, a conventional film with big names and a popular subject matter; perhaps he did it for that reason. Newman said, Hey, Killer. Cruise responded by claiming he would have taken the Military Academy over if he had five more minutes. If my memory serves right, Vince wasn't exactly the smartest character in the movie, so the reason I think that he was so pissed was that he probably expected Eddie to be proud of him for finally "getting it" and was expecting a pat on the back for finally doing what Eddie had been trying to teach him to do. But of course these scenes work well, because they are the part of the story that is closest to Scorsese's own sensibility. The Color of Money is a 1986 American sports drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and released by Touchstone Pictures. The goal of /r/Movies is to provide an inclusive place for discussions and news about films with major releases. Conversely, however, every neighborhood in Boston with any measurable Black population was issued a D. The presence of Black residents was sufficient, but not necessary, to consign a neighborhood to the margins of housing markets. Read our extensive list of rules for more information on other types of posts like fan-art and self-promotion, or message the moderators if you have any questions. Eddie Felson: The balls roll funny for everybody, kiddo. A neighborhood on the outskirts of Los Angeles received a D grade for the presence of Japanese gardeners, Mexican farm laborers, and oil wells. Noxious factories and limited access to transportation could also mark a neighborhood as a bad investment. That's why Vince was PO'd. the federal government engineered racial segregation, under the social democratic government in Vienna, 1924 National Association of Real Estate Boards Code of Ethics. Because it doesn't matter. Fast Eddie now runs a pool hall of his own. Hence his question to Eddie, "stings like a *****, doesnt it?". Vincent believed Eddie was his friend and it wasnt about something else. Eddie wants to know if he's still the big man. This kid is not simply good, however. [Opens case; smiles widely] Doom. It begins more than 25 years after the events of the previous film, with Eddie retired from the pool circuit. Choose any luxury real estate broker in any city in the United States and read their neighborhood descriptions for homebuyers. The kid is named Vincent (Tom Cruise), and Eddie approaches him through Vincent's girlfriend, Carmen (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio). The film stars Paul Newman and Tom Cruise, with Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Helen Shaver, and John Turturro in supporting roles. [Slams car door]. . I don't think so. Copyright Fandango. English Lyrics by Mann Curtis and Harry Akst. Eddie's main lesson was to do whatever, as long as you come out financially ahead. Steve Mizerak, a famous pool player as far as back as a 1978 Bud Light ad, portrayed Eddies first opponent in Atlantic City. Serving as Vincent's stakehorse, Eddie attempts to teach him the art of hustling, but Vincent chafes at having to play below his ability. Helpful. The Color of Money is a 1986 American drama film directed by Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Richard Price, based on the 1984 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis. The other theories are interesting but there is no evidence in the film for them to be correct unless I have totally missed them. "Color of Money" is a sequel to "The Hustler". The Color Purple is a 1985 American epic coming-of-age period drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Menno Meyjes, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker.It was Spielberg's eighth film as a director, and marked a turning point in his career, as it was a departure from the summer blockbusters for which he had become known. I think that the two theories that are posted above could very well be right. I don't know what it is about it, I think it's a combination of how technically it was shot, the great chemistry between Newman and Tom Cruise, and how tight the screenplay is/how efficiently it moves. You're not back there playing around with baby dolls. Watch this. Despite that the film stretches for that epic Oscar level but really falls short, visually its great but Cruise lets it down for me as does the basic plot. The setup is Fast Eddie's refusal to take a cut of a "dumped" loss by Vincent in the quarterfinal game the two played in the 9-Ball Tournament the day before. Vincent is taken under Eddie's wing, and taught (kicking and screaming the whole way) the pool hustler playbook. I'll put a few of my own into the mix, and invite others to weigh in. He sizes up Efren and thinks to himself, "This guy ain't that good, I can take him." On a winning streak, he enters the Atlantic City tournament and runs into Vincent and Carmen, overhearing them arrange a bet with another player. Eddie takes up playing again and soon crosses paths with Vincent as an opponent. It was estimated that Price had at least 36 script conferences with Newman. In the City of Boston alone, eight of the twelve redlined neighborhoods had no Black residents at all. Eventually, everything points to the ending of the film, which we know will have to be a showdown between Eddie and Vince, between Newman and Cruise. Because Eddie was a little bored when he took on Vincent, but he also thought (and still thinks) Vincent is hot shit with a stick at a pool table. Drama, Original Language: Web. Based on his experience with Vincent, Eddie decided that he could compete again and then did so. I got natural character. Read more. The Color Of Money 1986 Movie Ending Explained Paul Newman Tom Cruise No views Jun 9, 2022 In this episode of Pick Of The Flicks, Tony discusses the ending of Martin Scorsese's poolroom. [13] Robbie Robertson produced the score for the film. The Color of Money was released by Touchstone Pictures. He wants to know, especially just for himself, that he's better than Vincent at the table. He wants to be Top Dog, just like he did when he was young. If we want the federal government to move beyond redlining, rather than simply acting as a risk-management support for capital, as it has been doing since the days of the HOLC, it should instead take a more active role in directing a housing policy with the goal of geographic equalization. He allows Amos (Forest Whitaker) to hustle him so that his reputation is mud--also knowing Vincent and Carmen will tell everyone they meet about it. Although Tevis did author a screenplay, adapting the storyline from his novel, the filmmakers decided not to use it, instead crafting an entirely different story under Tevis' title. He takes a lot of bets down, then takes the big man down. Doom"inspired the title of the popular 1993 video game, Doom. Fast Eddie Felson teaches a cocky but immensely talented protg the ropes of pool hustling, which in turn inspires him to make an unlikely comeback. Pool hustler Fast Eddie Felson finds the young, promising pool player Vincent in a local bar and he sees in him a younger version of himself. Feed the birds . The film was created from a screenplay by Richard Price, based on the 1984 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis. And he doesn't unless he plays Vincent. What the hell. This article is about the film. They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. Plot [ edit] The novel is set twenty years after The Hustler. Vincent yells, in frustration. I think it's your problem. On the other hand, the player can get the 9 in on the break, if the balls spread right, and win. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Remember, Fast Eddie issues to the challenge to Vincent, via Carmen, on the fly so that Vincent won't have time to work out a hustle. Examining the private availability of mortgage funds, the assessors found that it was impossible to secure a loan in Houghs Neck. After a string of successful games, Vincent plays the famed Grady Seasons, but is directed by Eddie to dump the game, to inflate the odds against Vincent in Atlantic City. He continues: "But you're in Atlantic City now with the big boys. Redlining maps are not proof that the federal government engineered racial inequality, but are rather one piece of evidence showing how government catastrophically failed to un-engineer the deeply unequal patterns of private wealth accumulation in residential property that had been in place long before the HOLC started intervening in housing markets. 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved, it would take Cruise two days to figure out how to do it himself, would not allow Robertson permission to use his own voice at any point on the album, found the perfect title for their first-person shooter classic. [11], Sigel was a technical director, and he and fellow player Ewa Mataya Laurance served as technical consultants and shot performers on the film. Eddie "Fast Eddy" Felson, a former pool player forced into retirement by gangsters (as seen in "The Hustler",) finds himself, self-respect, and finally, redemption when he enters a relationship with young pool player Tom Cruise very similar to his own early career. I thought the alternate was needed to make #1 more plausible. Orvis: You know who you got stakehorsin' here for you? Later on Carmen 'fessed up to make Vinnie jealous and that scene was cut too. Edit. Cruise performed most of his own pool shots. Garrett Dash Nelson July 8, 2021. Why? But when Fast Eddie forfeits and, very publicly, tosses his cut of the payoff back to Vincent, this marks the latter as a hustler and erases his moneymaking potential in the side games. In particular, he states that the extreme close ups of Tom Cruise around the pool table were inspired by those of the nuns in that film. Walter Tevis, Columbia also passed. [3] The film was shot over 49 days, with cinematographer Michael Ballhaus and a budget of $14.5 million. [14], The Color of Money held its world premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City in New York, on October 8, 1986. The goal of /r/Movies is to provide an inclusive place for discussions and news about films with major releases. He's even willing to continue despite the fact that Vincent has beat him at the game that Eddie originally meant to teach the kid. Eddie Felson: This ain't pool. At the beginning, Eddie watches most of his pool on the television, and tends to play the game by himself. Who do you like to think won? Vincent Lauria: Oh yeah? Eddie Felson: Pick myself up and let you kick me again. A similar bump in popularity occurred when The Hustler was first released. Maybe the problems started with the story, when Newman or somebody decided that there had to be a young man in the picture; the introduction of the Cruise character opens the door for all of the preordained teacher-pupil cliches, when perhaps they should have just stayed with Newman and let him be at the center of the story. A strong follow-up. October 17, 1986 10 Songs, 37 minutes This Compilation 1986 Geffen Records. [18], The Color of Money received a positive critical response upon its release, though some critics thought that the film was an inferior followup to The Hustler. Up your ass with the spot. Theres that scene on the hallway steps when Eddie splits and Vincent gets pissed off too. In my fantasy world, Fast Eddie did nail Carmen that time Vince was off shooting against the Black guy with the cowboy hat and the scene was cut. JavaScript is disabled. You study the watch while I study you. Sixty percent of homes here were owner-occupied. He meets Arabella, an English woman, who moves in with him. It doesn't have the electricity, the wound-up tension, of his best work, and as a result I was too aware of the story marching by. This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. [4] Felson is a former pool hustler turned successful liquor salesman in Chicago. What's a Nice Girl like You Doing in a Place like This? As a sequel, however, it is not without merit, with the Eddie Felson character finding himself coming full circle, in a way that feels believable. In many cases, the language might as well be lifted directly from the HOLC. It's a joke, okay? Stay up-to-date on all the latest Rotten Tomatoes news! In a rare moment of downtime, "I read a review of [Nicholas Pileggi's] Wiseguy when I was directing The Color of Money, and it said something about this character Henry Hill having access to many different levels of organized crime because he was somewhat of an outsider," Scorsese told Rolling Stone. the twist at the end makes for a beautiful anti-climax to an otherwise formulaic tournament. The HOLC surveyors noted that, while multifamily units were impossible to finance there in the 1930sa major factor in its D ratingsingle-family homes could still secure mortgages. This is what they talk about in the final scene. Of course, The Color of Money isn't about pool, or even about money. He didn't win, so he doesn't want to be there in the next round of the tournament. How?? But for some players, luck itself is an art. And the greatest energy in the story is generated between Cruise and Mastrantonio - who, with her hard edge and her inbred cynicism, keeps the kid from ever feeling really sure of her. In the Houghs Neck and Germantown neighborhoods of Quincy, Massachusetts, jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean with impressive seaside views, HOLC surveyors found no foreign-born families and no Black residents. Now, we pretty quickly (it's quick for story purposes) go through a montage where Eddie just needs glasses so he can see properly again. First we have the basic story of the old pro and the talented youngster. Is that OK with you? Eddie Felson: It's even, but it ain't settled. You make him feel good, I teach him how to run! "We desperately wanted the character to return,'' Newman told The New York Times, ''but every time we put him in, it seemed like we were trying to glue an arm on a man and make it stick.'' It's not about the money for Eddie anymore. Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". Real estate is expensive because its extremely difficult to make more of it. The Color of Money is a 1986 American sports drama film directed by Martin Scorsese. Press J to jump to the feed. If you look closely at the bottom right side of the ball, you can see that the "reflection" of his shirt exceeds the outside boundary of the ball. Humiliated, Eddie leaves Vincent and Carmen with enough money to make it to Atlantic City, taking the Balabushka. Eddie Felson: Pool excellence is *not* about excellent pool. Eddie Felson: [stares at Vincent for a second, then gets ready to break] Hey - I'm back. Rack 'em. Eddie manipulated Vince and Carmen both in order to get Vince to go on the road. Now, the player can shoot eight trick shots in a row, blow the 9, and lose. [7] It was shot in and around Chicago, with much of the filming taking place in pool and billiard halls, and not in built sets. By the end, he's come to see that "winning" on the table doesn't mean winning financially. Perhaps Scorsese thought the movie was "really" about the personalities of his two heroes, and that it was unnecessary to show who would win in a showdown. Keith McCready portrayed Grady Seasons. Hmmm. ''The Color of Money'' is one half of a classic film noir, burbling with forbidden sensations and set in an imaginary American sleazescape composed of low-ceilinged bars, greasy windows,. At a pool hall run by his old acquaintance Orvis, Eddie becomes fed up with Vincent's arrogance and leaves him. Jimmy Mataya, better known as Pretty Boy Floyd, played Julians friend in the Green Room. As the historian Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor has written, after the finance and real estate industries stopped excluding them outright, Black communities eventually faced another sinister form of exploitationwhat she calls predatory inclusion. Black borrowers were steered into high-interest loans in neighborhoods already isolated by segregation, thereby simultaneously enriching lenders while erecting a new barrier to integrating the suburbs. It was this cartographic color palette that gave rise to the term redlining. In recent years, these maps and the broader phenomenon of redlining have become some of the most widely used and shocking demonstrations of institutional racism in American life. He quietly works his way to the quarterfinals of the tournament knowing that he will face his protege. To try and make it as in the old days, Eddie offers to teach Vincent how to be a hustler. Then when Vincent states you used us! and Fast Eddie responds yes I did, the exchange is all about the love of the game versus the love of the hustle. So I got the book, started reading it and was fascinated by the narrative ability of it.". So why was vince so pissed at the end. Redlining maps document the deep history of institutional racism in the United States. The finale is set at Lake Tahoe, where Eddie manages to best a number of younger players. In a D neighborhood of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the HOLC surveyors found a large fraction of Russian immigrants who worked for a lumber company that had recently shuttered. The film stars Paul Newman and Tom Cruise, with Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Helen Shaver, and John Turturro in supporting roles. The Guys Never Leave The Street. Eddie meets Vincent, sees incredible raw talent, and (a) the ability to make some real money with the kid and (b) a way to get back into pool vicariously through Vincent He let his defenses drop. This thread makes me want to go pull the DVDs out and watch them both again. they really need to make a new one. Maybe Eddie thought back to when Fats cleaned his clock years ago. He lied to Vince about Vince's relationship security with Carmen and he used Carmen's hustler instincts to get her to control Vince. Off with their heads. Its quite simple. Burt was way more ruthless though. Perhaps, but then why plot the whole story with genre formulas, and only bail out at the end? Its funny how almost every film Cruise has done he's some kind of 'top gun' in whatever the film is about. Who the hell are you? Touchstone Pictures, Sound Mix: For more information, please see our The only ball that means anything, that wins it, is the 9. Straight pool, you gotta be a real surgeon to get 'em, you know? "The Color of Money" is not a sequel, exactly, but it didn't start with someone's fresh inspiration. 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