The Color of Money
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… From TMDB
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60 of 164 · most liked firstI think not only is 'The Color of Money' Martin Scorsese's best film by far, but if you want to understand men and how men think and what motivates them, it's a great place to start.
unlabelledView post →Just sitting here thinking that I really wish Tom Cruise would make a legacy sequel to THE COLOR OF MONEY where he is now the aged hustler who mentors a young prodigy... I'd see that movie twice
unlabelledView post →No one told me The Color of Money is a Chicago movie
unlabelledView post →#WeekFforFilms #AlphabetChallenge The Color of Money 1986 American sports drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, and the sequel to the 1961 film The Hustler. Like the previous film its based on a novel by Walter Tevis And a way better #RandomShit find than yesterday! 😄 #Photography #Manchester
unlabelledView post →Japanese print advert which totally doesn't feature Paul Newman from the previous year's The Color of Money movie. Nor did they steal the game name from 1961 Paul Newman movie The Hustler🤔
unlabelledView post →Best movie of 1986? That's a tough one. Obviously there's Blue Velvet, The Fly, Something Wild, Hannah and Her Sisters, The Color of Money. Can't forget Ninja Terminator. Or Kamikaze Hearts. Richard Kern's Fingered. Jean-Luc Godard's Meetin' WA. George Kuchar's Weather Diary 1...
unlabelledView post →In the UK, the 1986 movie "The Color of Money" is called "Green" to ease audience confusion.
unlabelledView post →Went to the Academy Museum today to see The Color of Money & we all got Newman’s Own swag bags after. As I was leaving, a couple from Colorado (who’d flown in the see the movie on the big screen) gave me their salad dressing because of the TSA. The bottles are good til November! Let’s have a salad!
unlabelledView post →40 years ago, Martin Scorsese brought Paul Newman and Tom Cruise together for The Color of Money—a film about hustlers, ambition, obsession, and the art of the game. 🎱 Dive into the making of a 1986 classic. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ cinephiliabeyond.org/the-color-of... #Filmsky 📽️
unlabelledView post →Obscure YT of the day: Ben Stiller made a short film at 20, THE HUSTLER OF MONEY, a bowling parody of THE COLOR OF MONEY w John Mahoney (SAY ANYTHING) in the Newman role. It later aired on SNL in 1987. youtu.be/aVk5Se6gVTE?...
unlabelledView post →The Color of Money really hits different if you’ve watched the Hustler before hand and you realise that Paul Newman is still the degenerate gambler and addict he was in the first movie he’s just 25 years older now
unlabelledView post →Today, Movie Slate worries about the state of remakes, and spin offs of old movies - askmovieslate.tumblr.com/post/7836117... All them legacy sequels, man. Did you know "The Color of Money" is a legacy sequel? #Movies #Pony #AskBlog #WebComic #MLPOC #Unicorn
unlabelledView post →For our Gambling Movie Month on Big Screen Sports, me, @cwdarney.bsky.social & @celebrityhottub.bsky.social spent nearly two hours talking about Paul Newman. (and the rest of “The Color of Money”) 👉 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
unlabelledView post →The Color of Money (1986) Director: Martin Scorsese Cast: Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Helen Shaver, Iggy Pop Watch Review wp / ltrbox
unlabelledView post →I realized today that The Color of Money turns 40 in a few weeks; Newman was 61 when that film came out. When Tom Cruise was 61 (in 2023), he was promoting the Mission: Impossible film where he sailed off a cliff on a motorcycle.
unlabelledView post →(Steve surprises them with a double feature because of course he got tickets for the Color of Money as well. As if he's missing Cruise and Newman in a movie about pool hustling. It's been in the theater awhile but he hasn't had the chance to go yet)
unlabelledView post →Who knew that Tom Cruise saying the word "Doom" in the 1986 movie 'The Color of Money', would lead idgames to name their 1993 hit game 'Doom'? Fast Forward 25 years and Bethesda is fighting Mick Gordon #ButterflyEffect Daily Doom Meme No. 23 #DoomMeme #Doom #Doom2 #DailyDoomMeme #BoomerShooter
unlabelledView post →My #LastFourWatched for #LetterboxdFriday: Halloween The Hustler The Color of Money Psycho
unlabelledView post →#SoundtrackChallenge 🎶🎞️🎻🎸 🌞😎 #MusicChallenge 🎶 Day 2️⃣2️⃣- Song from a movie with your 80s/90s crush 🎞️The Color of Money (1986) 🎨Robert Palmer 🔊Let Yourself In For It ✨Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
unlabelledView post →A couple minutes late to this, but it was a great week of movie watching and I need to celebrate #LetterboxdFriday and my #LastFourWatched. Not pictured but exciting first time watches this week, THE COLOR OF MONEY (1986, dir. Martin Scorsese) and BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (2005, dir. Ang Lee).
unlabelledView post →Share a film that has significance to you, for whatever reason. The Color Of Money (1986) One of my top-5 all-time favorite films.
unlabelledView post →Forest Whitaker is so good hustling Paul Newman in THE COLOR OF MONEY, I kept imagining a better movie where this character was doing the Tom Cruise part in the film. Which, in many ways, would’ve made it a more fitting sequel to THE HUSTLER.
unlabelledView post →Ruined the incredible Ted Lasso darts hustling scene because I remembered he said Scorsese's best movie is The Color of Money just a few episodes prior
unlabelledView post →My favorite film performances from the 1980s. Paul Newman, Eddie Felson, "The Color of Money" (directed by Martin Scorsese). #movies #films #favoriteperformances #paulnewman #thecolorofmoney #martinscorsese
unlabelledView post →Okay, I’ll play. #FilmSky #Movies 🎬🎥 Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order No explanations, no reviews, just gifs Day 1: The Color Of Money
unlabelledView post →Tonight I watched the 1986 film THE COLOR OF MONEY, but the standard audio track was defective, so I watched the whole thing in French with English subtitles and pretended it was a classy foreign film starring Paul Newman and Tom Cruise. Anyway, have a solemn Yom Kippur.
unlabelledView post →#NowWatching THE COLOR OF MONEY (1986). Director: Martin Scorsese. Paul Newman, Tom Cruise. Newman is my movie God! Rewatched HUSTLER yesterday. For his birthday today, continuing with Fast Eddie in Scorcese follow-up. Love him: HUSTLER, HUD, COOL HAND LUKE...my Holy Trinity. #filmsky 📽🎥🎬🎞
unlabelledView post →The Color of Money is a movie about how Paul Newman is symbolically castrated, but concludes with him announcing he is fully erect. "I'm back, baby".
unlabelledView post →This afternoon I watched “The Color of Money” as a part of @trylon.org's “Taking the Scenic Route” series. I was lucky enough to get the first ticket off of a fresh roll. I also bought the poster for the series.
unlabelledView post →It's not a franchise! There was one movie, and then a sequel some 30 years later! It's like talking about "The Hustler Franchise" because of the Color of Money!
unlabelledView post →The Color Of Money. 1986 German release, one of my own old records that I bought back in the days. Man, I love that movie, Paul Newman and this soundtrack! ❤️ #nowspinning #vinylrecords
unlabelledView post →Sunday time to catch up on your favorite podcast Writers on Film with @iannathan.bsky.social joining me to talk about Martin Scorsese and Kundun, After Hours, The Color of Money and The Irishman open.spotify.com/episode/3Lax...
unlabelledView post →Top Gun, Days of Thunder, and The Color of Money were all the same film, just using different settings. A hot shot fighter pilot, a hot shot race car driver, and a hot shot pool shooter, all played by Tom Cruise, lose their confidence and then make an amazing comeback.
unlabelledView post →The Hustler The Color Of Money Weekend film festival: Seven Samurai Magnificent Seven Battle Beyond The Stars A Bug’s Life Magnificent Seven
unlabelledView post →The Color of Money. A film about why we play, balls, and the power of a good pair of glasses. "The balls roll funny for everybody."
unlabelledView post →Jeff Goldblum shouldve won an oscar for this. I'd pick him over Paul Newman in The Color of Money any day. This movie is absolutely amazing. (also feel like im watching more horror movies this year than i've ever watched before and im having a great time with them.) #NowWatching #Movies #FilmSky
unlabelledView post →Finally saw some dang movies this week. Working on watching the horror classics I've never seen and going to try to watch all the le Carre adaptations. Not pictured, my favorite movie this week: The Color of Money.
unlabelledView post →Well he did do a movie with Paul Newman, The Color of Money, but even still it was neck to neck
unlabelledView post →The Sting (1973). A movie I can endlessly rewatch, despite knowing all the beats—which is one of the signs of a great con movie. I think this, along with The Color of Money, at an early age cemented Paul Newman as one of my favorite actors.
unlabelledView post →THE COLOR OF MONEY is very unlike the movie, and has one of the most devastating plot twists I've ever read. It's an excellent book. But THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT may be his best.
unlabelledView post →THE KING OF COMEDY, AFTER HOURS, and THE COLOR OF MONEY is the best three movie run of Scorsese’s career. #filmsky #letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched
unlabelledView post →So many great performances by Forest Whittaker. I first saw him in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, but i first really took notice of him in his one scene in The Color of Money. It's a terrific movie with an endless string of great performances. I might even pick it as Tom Cruise's best performance.
unlabelledView post →The Color Of Money, OST. 1986 German release in NM, my own old copy and bought back then. I love that movie but for Paul Newman! Also first time with the new cartridge, this will be fantastic! #nowspinning
unlabelledView post →Probably cheating to pick just a cameo, but he runs away with the movie in his few minutes in The Color of Money.
unlabelledView post →Scorsese’s entire 80s output was basically perfect. If The Color of Money is your weakest film, then you’re doing something right.
unlabelledView post →Tonight on MYDF: Thomas and Frank review the sports drama that won Paul Newman an Oscar and the comedy that John Cleese wishes he'd never made First, Frank reviews "Fierce Creatures" (1997). Then, Thomas reviews "The Color of Money" (1986) Listen now on all platforms! #moviesequels #moviepodcast
unlabelledView post →Make a movie into a porn title The Color Of Money Shot
unlabelledView post →The Color of Money (86): Ballhaus shoots the fuck out of it, but in sequelizing Fast Eddie, Scorsese’s film is drenched in nostalgia without ever feeling musty. Well-performed across the board, but Newman is sly and wily even in emotional moments. Mary Elizabeth, owns it. Savvy production design. B+
unlabelledView post →Gimme pretty much any movie Tom Cruise has ever made, but Star Wars. Top Gun, but Star Wars. Cocktail, but Star Wars. The Color of Money, but Star Wars. Mission Impossible, but Star Wars. Days of Thunder, but Star Wars to put some respect on podracing.
unlabelledView post →Hmm...The Big Shave (short film), Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The King of Comedy, The Color of Money, The Last Temptation of Christ, Goodfellas, Cape Fear, The Age of Innocence, Bringing Out the Dead, Gangs of New York, The Aviator, The Departed, Shutter Island
unlabelledView post →💵NEW EPISODE💵 This week we're talking about Scorsese's #TheColorOfMoney, starring the legendary Paul Newman and a young Tom Cruise. We talk about what why this is a great legacy sequel and how the direction/editing make pool more exciting. Links to listen: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
unlabelledView post →Some good stuff here on a terrific, underrated Scorsese film, so another excuse for me to wonder aloud - WHEN WILL WE GET A DECENT PHYSICAL MEDIA RELEASE OF THE COLOR OF MONEY?????
unlabelledView post →Now rewatching THE COLOR OF MONEY. I had forgotten that the Farrellys’ KINGPIN lifts a few bits directly from this movie.
unlabelledView post →Richard Price and Martin Scorsese discussing The Color of Money in American Film, 1986, accidentally summarizing the way I interpret films: RP: This is more urban stuff than ethnic stuff. But I feel like everybody’s a Jew in the world. MS: I feel everybody’s Italian. RP: But all Italians are Jews.
unlabelledView post →I’m a graphic designer who watches a LOT of movies and thinks about them even more. So I’m starting DOUBLE FEATURE — a publication on Medium where I not only write about important films, but design new posters for them as well. Movie #1 is “The Color of Money”. medium.com/double-featu...
unlabelledView post →Scorsese's tenth movie was THE COLOR OF MONEY. Spielberg's tenth movie was LAST CRUSADE. So. You know. LOT of movies left on the table if they'd set a cap at ten and out.
unlabelledView post →I'm watching The Color Of Money, the current frontrunner for Martin Scorsese movie with the most Care Bears
unlabelledView post →I’m working on an article about Robbie Robertson’s film scores (and I loved King of Comedy), but The Color of Money plays like a feature-length version of the Night Belongs to Michelob ad campaign.
unlabelledView post →The Color of Money is a terrific film. Scorsese gets a great performance from Cruise, that cocky youthfulness cranked up.
unlabelledView post →For unrelated reasons, I just watched Paul Newman's Oscar win for The Color of Money. His Oscar clip was literally THE LAST TWENTY SECONDS OF THE MOVIE?! What the--? www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k_V...
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