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{{Short description|1986 drama film by Martin Scorsese}}
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{{For|the novel by Walter Tevis|The Color of Money (novel)}}
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| producer = {{ubl|Irving Axelrad|[[Barbara De Fina]]}}
| producer = {{ubl|Irving Axelrad|[[Barbara De Fina]]}}
| screenplay = [[Richard Price (writer)|Richard Price]]
| screenplay = [[Richard Price (writer)|Richard Price]]
| based_on = {{basedon|''[[The Color of Money (novel)|The Color of Money]]''| [[Walter Tevis]]}}
| based_on = {{basedon|''[[The Color of Money (novel)|The Color of Money]]''|[[Walter Tevis]]}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Paul Newman]]
* [[Paul Newman]]
* [[Tom Cruise]]
* [[Tom Cruise]]
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| cinematography = [[Michael Ballhaus]]
| cinematography = [[Michael Ballhaus]]
| editing = [[Thelma Schoonmaker]]
| editing = [[Thelma Schoonmaker]]
| studio = {{ubl|[[Touchstone Pictures]] |[[Silver Screen Partners|Silver Screen Partners II]]}}
| studio = {{ubl|[[Touchstone Pictures]]|[[Silver Screen Partners|Silver Screen Partners II]]}}
| distributor = [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista Distribution]]
| distributor = [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista Distribution]]
| released = {{Film date|1986|10|8|New York City|1986|10|17|United States}}
| released = {{Film date|1986|10|17|United States}}
| runtime = 120 minutes<ref name="rott_TheC" />
| runtime = 120 minutes<ref name="rott_TheC" />
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = {{ubl|English|Spanish}}
| budget = $14.5 million<ref name=GAN/>
| budget = $14.5 million<ref name=GAN/>
| gross = $52.3 million
| gross = $52.3 million
}}
}}
'''''The Color of Money''''' is a 1986 American [[Sports film|sports]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Martin Scorsese]] and released by [[Touchstone Pictures]]. The film was created from a screenplay by [[Richard Price (writer)|Richard Price]], based on the [[The Color of Money (novel)|1984 novel of the same name]] by [[Walter Tevis]]. The film stars [[Paul Newman]] and [[Tom Cruise]], with [[Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio]], [[Helen Shaver]], and [[John Turturro]] in supporting roles. It features an original score by [[Robbie Robertson]], and was released on October 17, 1986, after a premier a week earlier at the [[Ziegfeld Theater]] in New York City in New York. The film grossed $52.3 million at the box office.


'''''The Color of Money''''' is a 1986 American [[Sports film|sports]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Martin Scorsese]]. It is the sequel to the 1961 film ''[[The Hustler]]''. Like the previous film, ''The Color of Money'' is based on the [[The Color of Money (novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[Walter Tevis]].
The film continues the story of [[Pool (cue sports)|pool]] [[Hustling|hustler]] and {{Cuegloss|stakehorse}} Edward "Fast Eddie" Felson from Tevis's first novel, ''[[The Hustler (novel)|The Hustler]]'' (1959), with Newman reprising his role from the [[The Hustler (film)|1961 film adaptation]]. It begins more than 25 years after the events of the previous film, with Eddie retired from the [[pool (cue sport)|pool]] circuit. Newman won the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] for his performance, his first Oscar win after seven nominations. The film centered around the game of [[nine-ball]], a pool variant played for high stakes. A challenge nine-ball match was named after it in 1997 at which [[Efren Reyes]] defeated [[Earl Strickland]] to win the largest single match purse in pool history of $100,000.

The film stars [[Paul Newman]] reprising his role as "Fast Eddie" Felson, for which he won the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]]. The film also stars [[Tom Cruise]] playing a pool hustler, and features [[Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio]] as the girlfriend of Cruise's character.

The plot follows the trio as they hustle pool halls and make their way to a nine-ball tournament in Atlantic City.

The film received a generally positive critical response on its release, although some critics thought that the film was an inferior followup to ''The Hustler''.


==Plot==
==Plot==
The film continues the story of pool hustler and stakehorse Edward "Fast Eddie" Felson from the novel ''The Hustler''.<ref name="roge_TheC" /> Felson is a former [[pool (cue sports)|pool]] [[hustling|hustler]] turned successful liquor salesman in [[Chicago]]. He still stakes bets for players, including fellow hustler Julian, who is outmatched at [[nine-ball]] by the young and charismatic Vincent Lauria. Recognizing Vincent's skill, and his girlfriend Carmen's inexperience at luring players to lose money, Eddie tells the couple of their excellent potential for hustling.
"Fast Eddie" has given up playing pool, and is now a successful liquor salesman in [[Chicago]]. However, he partners with pool players, including a hustler named Julian, who is outmatched at [[nine-ball]] by the young and charismatic Vincent. Recognizing Vincent's skill, and his girlfriend Carmen's inexperience at luring players to lose money, Eddie tells the couple of their excellent potential for hustling.


Carmen visits Eddie alone to inquire about his interest in Vincent. Finding him working at [[Child World]], Eddie invites Vincent to leave the next day for six weeks of hustling on the road, culminating in a nine-ball tournament in [[Atlantic City]]. Manipulating Vincent's insecurities about Carmen and giving him a valuable [[George Balabushka|Balabushka]] cue stick, Eddie persuades him to accept his offer. Eddie's abrupt departure upsets Julian, as well as Eddie's girlfriend Janelle.
Carmen visits Eddie alone to inquire about his interest in Vincent. Finding him working at Child World, Eddie invites Vincent to leave the next day for six weeks of hustling on the road, culminating in a nine-ball tournament in [[Atlantic City]]. Manipulating Vincent's insecurities about Carmen and giving him a valuable [[George Balabushka|Balabushka]] [[cue stick]], Eddie persuades him to accept his offer. Eddie's abrupt departure upsets Julian, as well as Eddie's girlfriend, Janelle.


Vincent and Carmen hit the road with Eddie in his [[Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham|Cadillac]], visiting a series of [[billiard hall|pool halls]]. Serving as Vincent's {{Cuegloss|stake|stakehorse}}, Eddie attempts to teach him the art of hustling, but Vincent chafes at having to play below his ability. At a pool hall run by his old acquaintance Orvis, Eddie becomes fed up with Vincent's arrogance and leaves him. In Vince's absence, Eddie reminds Carmen they are partners with a mutual business interest in Vincent. Eddie returns to find Vincent grandstanding to “[[Werewolves of London]]”, beating the pool hall's best player but scaring off a wealthier {{Cuegloss|mark}}. Eddie and Vincent talk frankly, agreeing Vincent must curb his ego if they are to succeed.
Vincent and Carmen hit the road with Eddie in his [[Cadillac]], visiting a series of [[billiard hall|pool halls]], with Eddie taking most of any winnings and absorbing losses. Eddie attempts to teach him the art of hustling, but Vincent balks at having to play below his ability. At a pool hall run by his old acquaintance, Orvis, Eddie becomes fed up with Vincent's arrogance, and leaves him. In Vincent's absence, Eddie reminds Carmen that they are partners with a mutual business interest in Vincent. Eddie returns to find Vincent grandstanding, beating the pool hall's best player but scaring off a wealthier {{Cuegloss|mark}}. Eddie and Vincent talk frankly, agreeing that Vincent must curb his ego if they are to succeed.


Eddie and Carmen struggle to rein in Vincent's showboating, and his jealousy when they pose as lovers during a scam. After a string of successful games, Vincent plays the famed Grady Seasons, but is directed by Eddie to {{Cuegloss|dump}} the game, to inflate the odds against Vincent in Atlantic City. Goaded by Grady, Vincent almost fails to throw the game, and Eddie is inspired to play again. After some success, Eddie is taken by a {{Cuegloss|Shark|pool shark}} named Amos. Humiliated, Eddie leaves Vincent and Carmen with enough money to make it to Atlantic City, taking the Balabushka.
Eddie and Carmen struggle to rein in Vincent's showboating. After a string of successful games, Vincent plays the famed Grady Seasons, but is directed by Eddie to {{Cuegloss|dump}} the game to inflate the odds against Vincent in Atlantic City. Goaded by Grady, Vincent nearly fails to throw the game, and Eddie is inspired to play again. After some success, Eddie is beaten by Amos, a hustler. Humiliated, Eddie leaves Vincent and Carmen with enough money to make it to Atlantic City.


Eddie refines his skills at Orvis's pool hall, gets into shape by swimming laps, and gets a pair of [[corrective lens]] sunglasses. 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, winning against Julian; and Vincent, beating Grady, are set to face each other. Janelle arrives to support Eddie, who triumphs against Vincent. As Eddie and Janelle celebrate, Vincent and Carmen surprise Eddie with $8,000 – his “cut” of Vincent's winnings from intentionally losing their match.
Eddie enters the Atlantic City tournament, in which he triumphs against Vincent. Vincent and Carmen surprise Eddie with $8,000; his "cut" of Vincent's winnings. Vincent says that he intentionally lost their match.


In his semifinal match, Eddie sees his reflection in the two-ball; disgruntled, he forfeits the game and returns Vincent's money. With plans to live with Janelle, and determined to win legitimately, Eddie faces Vincent in a private match, declaring "I'm back!"
In his semifinal match, Eddie forfeits the game and returns Vincent's money. Determined to win legitimately, Eddie faces Vincent in a private match, declaring, "I'm back!"


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Paul Newman]] as Eddie 'Fast Eddie' Felson
* [[Paul Newman]] as Eddie "Fast Eddie" Felson
* [[Tom Cruise]] as Vincent Lauria
* [[Tom Cruise]] as Vincent Lauria
* [[Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio]] as Carmen
* [[Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio]] as Carmen
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* [[Bill Cobbs]] as Orvis
* [[Bill Cobbs]] as Orvis
* [[Forest Whitaker]] as Amos
* [[Forest Whitaker]] as Amos
* [[Keith McCready]] as Grady Seasons
* [[Keith McCready]] as Grady


==Production==
==Production==
[[File:Tom Cruise by Gage Skidmore.jpg|upright|thumb|To perform his own pool shots, Tom Cruise practiced for hours on end.]]
[[File:Tom Cruise by Gage Skidmore.jpg|upright|thumb|To perform his own pool shots, Tom Cruise practiced for hours on end.]]


''The Color of Money'' was released by [[Touchstone Pictures]], after both [[20th Century Fox]] and [[Columbia Pictures]] declined.<ref name=GAN/> The film was shot over 49 days, with cinematographer [[Michael Ballhaus]] and a budget of $14.5 million.<ref name=GAN/> It is an adaptation of the [[The Color of Money (novel)|1984 novel of the same name]] by [[Walter Tevis]] and was written by [[Richard Price (writer)|Richard Price]]. While featuring some characters from the novel, it was not written to be a sequel.<ref name=GAN>{{Cite web |title=Play for Play: How The Color of Money's 'One For Them' Assignment Reignited Martin Scorsese's Hunger for the Work |first=Tim |last=Pelan |work=Cinephilia & Beyond |date= October 16, 2020|access-date=9 September 2021 |url= https://cinephiliabeyond.org/the-color-of-money/ |quote=}}</ref> A screenplay written by Tevis was written but the filmmakers decided not to use it.<ref name="Z00ij" /><ref name="Forsberg" /> [[Jean-Pierre Léaud]] was briefly considered for the role of Vincent.<ref>https://purple.fr/magazine/fw-2014-issue-22/jean-pierre-leaud/</ref> It was shot in and around Chicago, with much of the filming taking place in pool and billiard halls, and not in built sets.<ref name="2Tt74" /><ref name="CpaQy" /> The film was edited by [[Thelma Schoonmaker]], who used close-up shots of pool balls being played, as well as wider visuals of the players to get across the visual of a pool hall.<ref name=GAN/>
''The Color of Money'' was released by [[Touchstone Pictures]], after both [[20th Century Fox]] and [[Columbia Pictures]] declined.<ref name=GAN/> The film was shot in 49 days with [[cinematographer]] [[Michael Ballhaus]] and a budget of $14.5 million.<ref name=GAN/> It is an adaptation of the [[The Color of Money (novel)|1984 novel of the same name]] by [[Walter Tevis]], and was written by [[Richard Price (writer)|Richard Price]]. Although it features some characters from the novel, it was not written to be a sequel.<ref name=GAN>{{Cite web |title=Play for Play: How The Color of Money's 'One For Them' Assignment Reignited Martin Scorsese's Hunger for the Work |first=Tim |last=Pelan |work=Cinephilia & Beyond |date= October 16, 2020|access-date=9 September 2021 |url= https://cinephiliabeyond.org/the-color-of-money/ |quote=}}</ref> A screenplay was written by Tevis, but the filmmakers decided not to use it.<ref name="Z00ij" /><ref name="Forsberg" /> [[Jean-Pierre Léaud]] was briefly considered for the role of Vincent.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://purple.fr/magazine/fw-2014-issue-22/jean-pierre-leaud/|title=Jean-Pierre Léaud |magazine=[[Purple (magazine)|Purple]]}}</ref> It was shot in and around Chicago, with much of the filming taking place in pool and billiard halls, rather than in built sets.<ref name="2Tt74" /><ref name="CpaQy" /> The film was edited by [[Thelma Schoonmaker]], who used closeup shots of pool balls being played, as well as wider visuals of the players, to get across the visual of a pool hall.<ref name=GAN/>


Scorsese has cited the influence of techniques and lighting in the 1947 Powell-Pressburger ''[[Black Narcissus]]'' in making the film. 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.<ref name="DVD" /> Lead star [[Paul Newman]] said that the best advice he was given by Scorsese was to "try not to be funny." Cruise performed most of his own pool shots. An exception was a {{Cuegloss|Jump shot|jump shot}} over two balls to {{cuegloss|pot}} another. Scorsese believed Cruise could learn the shot, but that it would take too long, so the shot was performed for him by professional player [[Mike Sigel]]. Cruise mentioned that to prepare for the role, he bought a [[billiard table|pool table]] for his apartment and practiced for hours on end. Standing in for the extremely valuable "Balabushka" {{cuegloss|cue}} in the movie was actually a Joss J-18 (which later became the Joss 10-N7), made to resemble a classic Balabushka.<ref name="JossCue" />
Director [[Martin Scorsese]] cited the influence of techniques and lighting in the 1947 [[Powell and Pressburger|Powell-Pressburger]] film, ''[[Black Narcissus]]'', when making ''The Color of Money''. In particular, he stated that the extreme closeups of Tom Cruise around the pool table were inspired by those of the nuns in that film.<ref name="DVD" /> Paul Newman said that the best advice he was given by Scorsese was to "try not to be funny". Cruise performed most of his own pool shots. An exception was a {{Cuegloss|Jump shot|jump shot}} over two balls to {{cuegloss|pot}} another. Scorsese believed that Cruise could learn the shot, but that it would take too long, so the shot was performed for him by professional player, [[Mike Sigel]]. Cruise mentioned that, to prepare for the role, he bought a [[Billiard table|pool table]] for his apartment and practiced for hours on end. Standing in for the valuable Balabushka cue in the movie is a Joss J-18 (which became the Joss 10-N7), made to resemble a classic Balabushka.<ref name="JossCue" />


Sigel was a technical director, and he and fellow player [[Ewa Mataya Laurance]] served as technical consultants and shot performers on the film. Absent from the film is the character [[Minnesota Fats]], played by [[Jackie Gleason]] in ''The Hustler''.<ref name=GAN/> Newman later said that he had wanted the character to appear, but that none of the attempts to include him fit well into the story that was being written. According to Scorsese, Gleason apparently agreed with Newman's opinion that Minnesota Fats was not essential to the film's story. Scorsese said that Gleason was presented a draft of the script that had Fats worked into the narrative, but that upon reading it, Gleason declined to reprise the role because he felt that the character seemed to have been added as "an afterthought."<ref name="Forsberg" /><ref name="AJVqX" />
Sigel was a [[technical director]], and he and fellow player, [[Ewa Mataya Laurance]], served as technical consultants and shot performers in the film. Absent from the film is the character, [[Minnesota Fats]], played by [[Jackie Gleason]] in ''[[The Hustler]]''.<ref name=GAN/> Newman said that he had wanted the character to appear, but that none of the attempts to include him fit well into the story that was being written. According to Scorsese, Gleason apparently agreed with Newman's opinion that Minnesota Fats was not essential to the film's story. Scorsese said that Gleason was presented with a draft of the script that had Fats worked into the narrative, but after reading it, Gleason declined to reprise the role because he felt that the character seemed to have been added as "an afterthought".<ref name="Forsberg" /><ref name="AJVqX" />

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===Soundtrack===
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The soundtrack to the motion picture was released by [[MCA Records]] in 1986.<ref name="XDjF5" /> [[Robbie Robertson]] produced the score for the film.<ref name="8jzSv" />

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Track listing:
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# "Who Owns This Place?" ([[Don Henley]]/[[Danny Kortchmar]]/[[J.D. Souther]]) – [[Don Henley]] (4:55)
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# "[[It's in the Way That You Use It]]" ([[Eric Clapton]]/[[Robbie Robertson]]) – Eric Clapton (4:00)
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# "Let Yourself In For It" ([[Robert Palmer (singer)|Palmer]]) – Robert Palmer (5:20)
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# "Don't Tell Me Nothin'" ([[Willie Dixon]]) – Willie Dixon (4:42)
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# "Two Brothers And A Stranger" ([[Mark Knopfler]]) – Mark Knopfler (2:42)
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# "Standing On The Edge Of Love" ([[Jerry Lynn Williams]]) – [[B.B. King]] (3:59)
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# "Modern Blues" (Robbie Robertson) – Robbie Robertson (2:57)
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# "[[Werewolves of London]]" (L. Marinell/[[Waddy Wachtel]]/[[Warren Zevon]]) – Warren Zevon (3:24)
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# "My Baby's In Love With Another Guy" (H. Brightman/L. Lucie) – Robert Palmer (2:30)
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# "The Main Title" (Robbie Robertson) – Robbie Robertson (2:46)
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==Release==
==Release==
''The Color of Money'' held its world premiere at the [[Ziegfeld Theater]] in New York City in New York, on October 8, 1986. The film was commercially released in the United States on October 17, 1986.<ref name="q0CpL" /> The American release was limited to only select theatres throughout the country, with the film opening in more theatres during the next four weeks of its initial release. After its run, the film grossed $52,293,982 domestically.<ref name="BOM" /> The film was released on DVD on January 3, 2000,<ref name="meta_TheC" /> and on Blu-ray on June 5, 2012.<ref name="High-Def Digest" />
''The Color of Money'' had its world premiere at the [[Ziegfeld Theater]] in New York City October 8, 1986. The film went into [[wide release]] in the United States October 17, 1986.<ref name="q0CpL" /> The American release was limited to select theaters throughout the country, with the film opening in more theaters during the next four weeks of its initial release. After its run, the film grossed $52,293,982 domestically.<ref name="BOM" /> The film was released on [[DVD]] January 3, 2000,<ref name="meta_TheC" /> and on [[Blu-ray]] June 5, 2012.<ref name="High-Def Digest" />


==Reception==
==Reception==


===Critical response===
===Critical response===
[[File:Paul Newman - 1958.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Paul Newman received praise for his performance and earned his first [[Academy Award for Best Actor]].]]
[[File:Paul Newman - 1958.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Paul Newman's performance received positive reviews, earning him the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]].]]


''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 (film)|The Hustler]]''. Based on 47 reviews collected by [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film received an 89% approval rating from critics, with an [[weighted mean|average]] score of 7.17/10. It comments that "it's inferior to the original goes without saying, but Paul Newman and Tom Cruise are a joy to watch, and Martin Scorsese's direction is typically superb."<ref name="Pxv0F" /> Media review aggregator website [[Metacritic]] reported an weighted average score of 77/100 based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."<ref name="dunOE" /> Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B–" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.cinemascore.com/ |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=[[CinemaScore]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
''The Color of Money'' received a generally positive critical response on its release, although some critics thought that the film was an inferior followup to ''The Hustler''. Based on 48 reviews collected by [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film received an 88% approval rating from critics, with an [[weighted mean|average]] score of 7.10/10. The site's consensus reads: "That it's inferior to the original goes without saying, but Paul Newman and Tom Cruise are a joy to watch, and Martin Scorsese's direction is typically superb."<ref name="Pxv0F" /> Review aggregator website [[Metacritic]] reported a weighted average score of 77 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="dunOE" /> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B−" on a scale of A+ to F.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.cinemascore.com/ |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=[[CinemaScore]] |language=en-US}}</ref>


The film was praised for the major cast. Vincent Canby writing for ''[[The New York Times]]'' commented on the "three fully realized" main characters, and the journey throughout the film with them is "most satisfying."<ref name="nytimes" /> Canby, however, also commented that it "lacks in narrative shapeliness", before giving the film 9/10.<ref name="nytimes" /> Sheila Benson for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' called these characters an "electrifying unholy trio", and praising the metaphors between hustling and pool.<ref name="sg3zK" /> ''[[Miami Herald]]'' writer Bill Cosford, however, commented that "whatever Scorsese and Price have to say about these marvelous characters, it is not anything interesting."<ref name="JOglX" /> Tom Hutchingson of ''[[Radio Times]]'' said that Newman "deserved" to win an Oscar for his performance.<ref name="LjeYl" />
The film was praised for the major cast. [[Vincent Canby]], writing for ''[[The New York Times]]'', commented on the "three fully realized" main characters, and that the journey with them throughout the film is "most satisfying".<ref name="nytimes" /> Canby, however, also commented that it "lacks in narrative shapeliness", before giving the film 9 out of 10.<ref name="nytimes" />


[[Sheila Benson]] of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' called these characters an "electrifying unholy trio", and praised the metaphors between hustling and pool.<ref name="sg3zK" />
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Reviewers compared ''The Color of Money'' with other Scorsese films. Jason Bailey, writing for [[Flavorwire]], described that the film was only "mid-level" for the director, but that it was so "overpowering... jazzy and boisterous" that he couldn't help but enjoy.<ref name="hEUjZ" /> The ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''{{'s}} Gene Siskel commented that the "grit is gone", as Scorsese wasn't backed up by a veteran contributor as in his other works.<ref name="Nza1s" /> ''[[People Magazine]]'' commented that the film benefited from the cast of characters, and Scorsese's choice of actors.<ref name="hN6nu" />

''[[Miami Herald]]'' writer Bill Cosford, however, commented that "whatever Scorsese and Price have to say about these marvelous characters, it is not anything interesting".<ref name="JOglX" />

Tom Hutchingson of ''[[Radio Times]]'' said that Newman "deserved" to win an Oscar for his performance.<ref name="LjeYl" />

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Reviewers compared ''The Color of Money'' with other Scorsese films. Jason Bailey, writing for ''[[Flavorwire]]'', described the film as only "mid-level" for the director, but that it was so "overpowering&nbsp;... jazzy and boisterous" that he could not help but enjoy.<ref name="hEUjZ" />

The ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''{{'s}} [[Gene Siskel]] commented that the "grit is gone", for Scorsese was not backed up by a veteran contributor, as in his other works.<ref name="Nza1s" />

''[[People Magazine|People]]'' commented that the film benefited from the cast of characters, and Scorsese's choice of actors.<ref name="hN6nu" />


===Accolades===
===Accolades===
For ''The Color of Money'' Newman received the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]], his first Academy Award and his seventh nomination.<ref name=GAN/>
For ''The Color of Money'', Newman received the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]], his first Academy Award and his seventh nomination.<ref name=GAN/>


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| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
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| rowspan="2"| [[1986 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|New York Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| rowspan="2"| [[1986 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|New York Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
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The [[soundtrack album]] of the motion picture was released by [[MCA Records]] in 1986.<ref name="XDjF5" /> [[Robbie Robertson]] produced the score for the film.<ref name="8jzSv" />

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# "Who Owns This Place?" ([[Don Henley]]/[[Danny Kortchmar]]/[[J.D. Souther]]) – [[Don Henley]] (4:55)
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# "[[It's in the Way That You Use It]]" ([[Eric Clapton]]/[[Robbie Robertson]]) – Eric Clapton (4:00)
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# "Let Yourself in for It" ([[Robert Palmer]]) – Robert Palmer (5:20)
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# "Don't Tell Me Nothin'" ([[Willie Dixon]]) – Willie Dixon (4:42)
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# "Two Brothers and a Stranger" ([[Mark Knopfler]]) – Mark Knopfler (2:42)
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# "Standing on the Edge of Love" ([[Jerry Lynn Williams]]) – [[B.B. King]] (3:59)
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# "Modern Blues" (Robbie Robertson) – Robbie Robertson (2:57)
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# "[[Werewolves of London]]" (L. Marinell/[[Waddy Wachtel]]/[[Warren Zevon]]) – Warren Zevon (3:24)
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# "My Baby's in Love with Another Guy" (H. Brightman/L. Lucie) – Robert Palmer (2:30)
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# "The Main Title" (Robbie Robertson) – Robbie Robertson (2:46)
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==Legacy==
==Legacy==
A line in the film spoken by Tom Cruise's character—"In here? Doom"—inspired the title of the popular 1993 video game, [[Doom (1993 video game)|''Doom'']].<ref name="F2Wiw" /> The 1996 nine-ball challenge match between [[Efren Reyes]] and [[Earl Strickland]] was named "The Color of Money" in honor of the film. This is equally true for the second challenge, which took place in 2001 and was titled "The Color of Money II."<ref name="8sGKh" /><ref name="thep_TheG" />
A line in the film spoken by Tom Cruise — "In here? Doom" — inspired the title of the popular 1993 [[video game]], [[Doom (1993 video game)|''Doom'']].<ref name="F2Wiw" />
The 1996 nine-ball challenge match between [[Efren Reyes]] and [[Earl Strickland]] was named "The Color of Money" in honor of the film. The second challenge, which took place in 2001, was titled "The Color of Money II".<ref name="8sGKh" /><ref name="thep_TheG" />


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<ref name="Forsberg">{{cite web |author=Forsberg, Myra |date=October 19, 1986 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/98/06/07/specials/price-color.html |title='The Color of Money': Three Men and a Sequel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830002252/http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/06/07/specials/price-color.html |archive-date=August 30, 2017 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
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For the novel by Walter Tevis, see The Color of Money (novel).

The Color of Money
Theatrical release poster by Robert Tanenbaum[1]
Directed byMartin Scorsese
Screenplay byRichard Price
Based onThe Color of Money
by Walter Tevis
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMichael Ballhaus
Edited byThelma Schoonmaker
Music byRobbie Robertson
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Distribution
Release date
  • October 17, 1986 (1986-10-17) (United States)
Running time
120 minutes[2]
LandVereinigte Staaten
Languages
  • Englisch
  • Spanish
Budget$14.5 million[3]
Box office$52.3 million

The Color of Money is a 1986 American sports drama film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is the sequel to the 1961 film The Hustler. Like the previous film, The Color of Money is based on the novel of the same name by Walter Tevis.

The film stars Paul Newman reprising his role as "Fast Eddie" Felson, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. The film also stars Tom Cruise playing a pool hustler, and features Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as the girlfriend of Cruise's character.

The plot follows the trio as they hustle pool halls and make their way to a nine-ball tournament in Atlantic City.

The film received a generally positive critical response on its release, although some critics thought that the film was an inferior followup to The Hustler.

Plot

"Fast Eddie" has given up playing pool, and is now a successful liquor salesman in Chicago. However, he partners with pool players, including a hustler named Julian, who is outmatched at nine-ball by the young and charismatic Vincent. Recognizing Vincent's skill, and his girlfriend Carmen's inexperience at luring players to lose money, Eddie tells the couple of their excellent potential for hustling.

Carmen visits Eddie alone to inquire about his interest in Vincent. Finding him working at Child World, Eddie invites Vincent to leave the next day for six weeks of hustling on the road, culminating in a nine-ball tournament in Atlantic City. Manipulating Vincent's insecurities about Carmen and giving him a valuable Balabushka cue stick, Eddie persuades him to accept his offer. Eddie's abrupt departure upsets Julian, as well as Eddie's girlfriend, Janelle.

Vincent and Carmen hit the road with Eddie in his Cadillac, visiting a series of pool halls, with Eddie taking most of any winnings and absorbing losses. Eddie attempts to teach him the art of hustling, but Vincent balks at having to play below his ability. At a pool hall run by his old acquaintance, Orvis, Eddie becomes fed up with Vincent's arrogance, and leaves him. In Vincent's absence, Eddie reminds Carmen that they are partners with a mutual business interest in Vincent. Eddie returns to find Vincent grandstanding, beating the pool hall's best player but scaring off a wealthier mark. Eddie and Vincent talk frankly, agreeing that Vincent must curb his ego if they are to succeed.

Eddie and Carmen struggle to rein in Vincent's showboating. 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. Goaded by Grady, Vincent nearly fails to throw the game, and Eddie is inspired to play again. After some success, Eddie is beaten by Amos, a hustler. Humiliated, Eddie leaves Vincent and Carmen with enough money to make it to Atlantic City.

Eddie enters the Atlantic City tournament, in which he triumphs against Vincent. Vincent and Carmen surprise Eddie with $8,000; his "cut" of Vincent's winnings. Vincent says that he intentionally lost their match.

In his semifinal match, Eddie forfeits the game and returns Vincent's money. Determined to win legitimately, Eddie faces Vincent in a private match, declaring, "I'm back!"

Cast

Production

To perform his own pool shots, Tom Cruise practiced for hours on end.

The Color of Money was released by Touchstone Pictures, after both 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures declined.[3] The film was shot in 49 days with cinematographer Michael Ballhaus and a budget of $14.5 million.[3] It is an adaptation of the 1984 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis, and was written by Richard Price. Although it features some characters from the novel, it was not written to be a sequel.[3] A screenplay was written by Tevis, but the filmmakers decided not to use it.[4][5] Jean-Pierre Léaud was briefly considered for the role of Vincent.[6] It was shot in and around Chicago, with much of the filming taking place in pool and billiard halls, rather than in built sets.[7][8] The film was edited by Thelma Schoonmaker, who used closeup shots of pool balls being played, as well as wider visuals of the players, to get across the visual of a pool hall.[3]

Director Martin Scorsese cited the influence of techniques and lighting in the 1947 Powell-Pressburger film, Black Narcissus, when making The Color of Money. In particular, he stated that the extreme closeups of Tom Cruise around the pool table were inspired by those of the nuns in that film.[9] Paul Newman said that the best advice he was given by Scorsese was to "try not to be funny". Cruise performed most of his own pool shots. An exception was a jump shot over two balls to pot another. Scorsese believed that Cruise could learn the shot, but that it would take too long, so the shot was performed for him by professional player, Mike Sigel. Cruise mentioned that, to prepare for the role, he bought a pool table for his apartment and practiced for hours on end. Standing in for the valuable Balabushka cue in the movie is a Joss J-18 (which became the Joss 10-N7), made to resemble a classic Balabushka.[10]

Sigel was a technical director, and he and fellow player, Ewa Mataya Laurance, served as technical consultants and shot performers in the film. Absent from the film is the character, Minnesota Fats, played by Jackie Gleason in The Hustler.[3] Newman said that he had wanted the character to appear, but that none of the attempts to include him fit well into the story that was being written. According to Scorsese, Gleason apparently agreed with Newman's opinion that Minnesota Fats was not essential to the film's story. Scorsese said that Gleason was presented with a draft of the script that had Fats worked into the narrative, but after reading it, Gleason declined to reprise the role because he felt that the character seemed to have been added as "an afterthought".[5][11]

Release

The Color of Money had its world premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City October 8, 1986. The film went into wide release in the United States October 17, 1986.[12] The American release was limited to select theaters throughout the country, with the film opening in more theaters during the next four weeks of its initial release. After its run, the film grossed $52,293,982 domestically.[13] The film was released on DVD January 3, 2000,[14] and on Blu-ray June 5, 2012.[15]

Reception

Critical response

Paul Newman's performance received positive reviews, earning him the Academy Award for Best Actor.

The Color of Money received a generally positive critical response on its release, although some critics thought that the film was an inferior followup to The Hustler. Based on 48 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, the film received an 88% approval rating from critics, with an average score of 7.10/10. The site's consensus reads: "That it's inferior to the original goes without saying, but Paul Newman and Tom Cruise are a joy to watch, and Martin Scorsese's direction is typically superb."[16] Review aggregator website Metacritic reported a weighted average score of 77 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[17] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B−" on a scale of A+ to F.[18]

The film was praised for the major cast. Vincent Canby, writing for The New York Times, commented on the "three fully realized" main characters, and that the journey with them throughout the film is "most satisfying".[19] Canby, however, also commented that it "lacks in narrative shapeliness", before giving the film 9 out of 10.[19]

Sheila Benson of the Los Angeles Times called these characters an "electrifying unholy trio", and praised the metaphors between hustling and pool.[20]

Miami Herald writer Bill Cosford, however, commented that "whatever Scorsese and Price have to say about these marvelous characters, it is not anything interesting".[21]

Tom Hutchingson of Radio Times said that Newman "deserved" to win an Oscar for his performance.[22]

Reviewers compared The Color of Money with other Scorsese films. Jason Bailey, writing for Flavorwire, described the film as only "mid-level" for the director, but that it was so "overpowering ... jazzy and boisterous" that he could not help but enjoy.[23]

The Chicago Tribune's Gene Siskel commented that the "grit is gone", for Scorsese was not backed up by a veteran contributor, as in his other works.[24]

People commented that the film benefited from the cast of characters, and Scorsese's choice of actors.[25]

Accolades

For The Color of Money, Newman received the Academy Award for Best Actor, his first Academy Award and his seventh nomination.[3]

Award Kategorie Nominee(s) Result Ref.
Academy Awards Best Actor Paul Newman Won [26]
Best Supporting Actress Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Nominated
Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium Richard Price Nominated
Best Art Direction Boris Leven and Karen O'Hara Nominated
Cahiers du cinéma Best Film Martin Scorsese Nominated [27]
Golden Globe Awards Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Paul Newman Nominated [28]
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards Best Video from a Film Eric Clapton – "It's in the Way That You Use It" Nominated [29]
National Board of Review Awards Top Ten Films 6th Place [30]
Best Actor Paul Newman Won
National Society of Film Critics Awards Best Actor 3rd Place [31]
New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Actor 2nd Place [32]
Best Supporting Actress Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio 3rd Place

Soundtrack

The soundtrack album of the motion picture was released by MCA Records in 1986.[33] Robbie Robertson produced the score for the film.[34]

Track listing:

  1. "Who Owns This Place?" (Don Henley/Danny Kortchmar/J.D. Souther) – Don Henley (4:55)
  2. "It's in the Way That You Use It" (Eric Clapton/Robbie Robertson) – Eric Clapton (4:00)
  3. "Let Yourself in for It" (Robert Palmer) – Robert Palmer (5:20)
  4. "Don't Tell Me Nothin'" (Willie Dixon) – Willie Dixon (4:42)
  5. "Two Brothers and a Stranger" (Mark Knopfler) – Mark Knopfler (2:42)
  6. "Standing on the Edge of Love" (Jerry Lynn Williams) – B.B. King (3:59)
  7. "Modern Blues" (Robbie Robertson) – Robbie Robertson (2:57)
  8. "Werewolves of London" (L. Marinell/Waddy Wachtel/Warren Zevon) – Warren Zevon (3:24)
  9. "My Baby's in Love with Another Guy" (H. Brightman/L. Lucie) – Robert Palmer (2:30)
  10. "The Main Title" (Robbie Robertson) – Robbie Robertson (2:46)

Legacy

A line in the film spoken by Tom Cruise — "In here? Doom" — inspired the title of the popular 1993 video game, Doom.[35]

The 1996 nine-ball challenge match between Efren Reyes and Earl Strickland was named "The Color of Money" in honor of the film. The second challenge, which took place in 2001, was titled "The Color of Money II".[36][37]

See also

References

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