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Release Date:
25 September 1961 (USA)
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Tagline:
They Called Him "Fast Eddie" more
Plot:
An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match. full summary | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Hustler
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Pool Hustler
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Pool Hall
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Train
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Beautiful Woman
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars.
Another 12 wins
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13 nominations
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(35 articles)
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Great stuff, brilliant acting
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Paul Newman | ... | Eddie Felson | |
| Jackie Gleason | ... | Minnesota Fats | |
| Piper Laurie | ... | Sarah Packard | |
| George C. Scott | ... | Bert Gordon | |
| Myron McCormick | ... | Charlie Burns | |
| Murray Hamilton | ... | Findley | |
| Michael Constantine | ... | Big John | |
| Stefan Gierasch | ... | Preacher | |
| Clifford A. Pellow | ... | Turk (as Cliff Pellow) | |
| Jake LaMotta | ... | Bartender | |
| Gordon B. Clarke | ... | Cashier | |
| Alexander Rose | ... | Score Keeper | |
| Carolyn Coates | ... | Waitress | |
| Carl York | ... | Young Hustler | |
| Vincent Gardenia | ... | Bartender |
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Also Known As:
Robert Rossen's The Hustler (USA) (complete title)
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134 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Australia:PG |
Iceland:L |
Canada:14+ (Ontario) |
South Korea:15 |
USA:Approved (certificate #20068) |
Brazil:12 |
Ireland:12 |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:16 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
West Germany:16 |
UK:X (original rating)
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While at the Kentucky Derby, the race announcer lists some of the horses racing. One of the horses named is "Stroke of Luck". "Stroke of Luck" was one of the titles considered for the film as a result of studio fears that the title "The Hustler" would create negative connotations with prostitution.
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Continuity: When Sarah writes words on the mirror, she writes "TWISTEd" - all capital letters except for the "d". When it is shown later, when Eddie is in the room, it is written in all lower case letters.
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Quotes:
Fast Eddie:
No bar?
Cashier: No bar, no pinball machines, no bowling alleys, just pool... nothing else. This is Ames, mister.
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Cashier: No bar, no pinball machines, no bowling alleys, just pool... nothing else. This is Ames, mister.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Werewolf (#10.4)" (1998)
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Soundtrack:
Louisville
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A Note Regarding SpoilersIs "The Hustler" based on a novel?
Any recommendation for other pool-playing movies like "The Hustler"?
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This must be one of the best movies I have ever seen. Just about everything was perfect about it.
The acting was top-notch, especially George C. Scott as the Hustler hustling the hustler. His performance gave the movie a gritty underworld feel to it. Piper Laury delivers a powerhouse performance as the ill-fated drunk girlfriend of the lead player Paul Newman. He probably delivers one of his best roles to date. Just like Robert De Niro in Raging Bull he plays a character who is incapable of handling the pressures of fame and fortune, who is as George C. Scott's says "A born loser". If you look in Newman's eyes during the picture you can see the troubles he is going through. He loves the girl, but is unable to express this because he is afraid she will know the real him. He has to keep playing this Hustler-character all through his life to keep himself going. He knows nothing other than playing pool and hustling people out of their money.
The cinematography was absolutely brilliant alongside the set-dressing. The dirty, low-life feeling that must have hung around these dives called poolhalls was conveyed perfectly to the screen through brilliant lighting and art direction. The scenes in which Newman plays the different people at the pool table were shot and edited to near perfection (which has been redone again to near perfection in The Color of Money by Martin Scorsese).
The music gave a real emotional feel to this moving picture. Kenyon Hopkins deserves all the credit for this.
Absolutely a must-see for everybody who like to watch movies that are worth watching.
10/10