| Description |
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital surround; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation. |
| Note |
Based upon the novel by Walter Tevis. |
| Cast |
Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Helen Shaver, John Turturro, Bill Cobbs, Iggy Pop, Forest Whitaker. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Michael Ballhaus; editor, Thelma Schoonmaker; score composed by, Robbie Robertson, orchestrations by Gil Evans ; production designer, Boris Leven ; costume designer, Richard Bruno. |
| Event |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1986. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Summary |
A decades-later sequel to "The Hustler." 25 years on, Fast Eddie is now a nattily dressed, silver-haired liquor salesman working the Midwest in his white Cadillac. His neat mustache and smiling deviltry are also employed in his other profession--stake horse to up and coming pool hustlers. One night he sees a kid playing who is so good that Eddie's laboriously buried memories are stirred. Vincent and his girlfriend Carmen have been working minor-league hustles, but with Eddie's help, all three could jump straight into the world of big-money pool, and an upcoming 9-ball tournament in Atlantic City. First, however, Vincent must learn to put the making of money above every other consideration, lure, and temptation in the pool hall. In the process, Eddie and Vincent's relationship erupts into a battle of passion vs. practicality, game theory vs. psychological warfare, where knowledge of human nature is trumps. |
| Awards |
Winner, 1987 Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role--Paul Newman. |
| Language |
English or dubbed French dialogue with optional English SDH subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Pool (Game) -- Drama.
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Gambling -- Drama.
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Gamblers -- Drama.
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Swindlers and swindling -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama.
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Atlantic City (N.J.) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Sports films.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Scorsese, Martin.
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Price, Richard, 1949-
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Axelrad, Irving.
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De Fina, Barbara.
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Newman, Paul, 1925-2008.
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Cruise, Tom, 1962-
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Mastrantonio, Mary Elizabeth.
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Shaver, Helen (Helen Jane), 1951-
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Turturro, John, 1957-
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Cobbs, Bill.
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Pop, Iggy, 1947-
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Whitaker, Forest.
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Tevis, Walter S.
Hustler.
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Touchstone Pictures.
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Silver Screen Partners II.
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Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0788817833 |
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9780788817830 |
| Standard No. |
717951004277 |
| Music No. |
18148 Touchstone Home Video |
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