Director :
Cast :
Paul NewmanTom CruiseMary Elizabeth MastrantonioJohn TurturroBill CobbsRobert AginsAlvin AnastasiaRandall ArneyElizabeth BraccoVito D'Ambrosio
Genre :
Release :
1986-10-17
IMDb Rating :
6.9
Description :
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.