The Color of Money
The Hustler isn't what he used to be. But he has the next best thing. A kid who is.
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.
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Worldwide
- $52M
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Cast
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What It's About
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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 opponent.
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Box Office & Release
The Color of Money returned 3.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $14M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $52M
- Release date
- Oct 17, 1986
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United States of America
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