Sound editor of course added the sound of the ball jamming into the side pocket, so most people “saw” it happen
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This scene in the car is amazing.
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I think Ebert is right when he says on one hand, the ending is powerful in letting us imagine the matchup between them that the movie has foreshadowed since their first scene together. On the other hand, for them to NOT include that scene is a gut punch of disappointment.
“Money won is twice as sweet as money earned.”
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He’s so full of shit hahahahahahaha
who?
The car talk. Vinnie is faking humility, but any dummy can see he’s just saying what he thinks Eddie wants to hear.
I love that pause, turn, eyebrow raise from Newman when the bartender offers to bet $1k
Keith McCready (born April 9, 1957) is an American professional pool player, nicknamed Earthquake .[1][2][3][4]
At one time considered among the top players in America,[5] McCready has been a traveling tournament competitor and notorious hustler since the 1970s. From 2003 to 2006, McCready was a contributing writer to InsidePOOL Magazine [6] and remains a pro competition contender,[7] known for comedically interacting with the audience. He also had a supporting role as the boorish hustler Grady Seasons in the 1986 film The Color of Money .
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Did not know. Sweet.
Love how they set these shots up so they look good but aren’t particularly tough. Making pockets huge w other balls.
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That had to be a fun job. Like imagine, there had to be a pool choreographer who is like a fight choreographer. You have to get to know the actor and what they can do, then choreograph from there to make them look like an expert.
Great cameo by Forest Whittaker.
I always forget about him!!! What a talent he turned out to be.
That’s a nice 7-8-9 they had Newman shoot. All on camera.
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The book ends with a pool tournament in a casino near Lake Taho. It becomes its own world for a while.
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Steve MIzerack cameo coming up.
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Stephen Mizerak Jr. [1] (October 12, 1944 – May 29, 2006), better known as Steve Mizerak , was an American pool player dominant during the 1970s and early 1980s, especially in the game of 14.1 continuous (straight pool) and nine-ball. Nicknamed " the Miz ", he also had a brief turn as professional snooker player. He was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
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I don’t care how many takes it took, if I filmed these shots today, I’d keep the camera on Cruise until he made it.