Before the Hustler

middleofnowhere said:
I'm not talking about a sequel, I'm talking about a prequel on Minnesota fats. It would have nothing to do with the actual movie The Hustler, it's a standalone story.

Prequels are very popular hence all the interest in the one right now surrounding The Sopranos and the popularity of Better Call Saul. The audience after they see a story want to know more about these people before the story, how did they come to be.
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Still would not trust the current crop of actors/directors to take it on. Asking for a major let-down imo. Also very few people, except OLD die-hard pool nuts, would have any idea what its about. You're talking about a prequel to a 60yr old movie. Don't see it working. A new pool-themed movie? Possibly but i'm not holding my breath for anything remotely worth watching. Remember 'Poolhall Junkies'? Pretty bad.
 
lfigueroa said:
I have an idea for a pool movie that’s been in the back of my brain for quite a while — I think made right it’d be pretty good film, completely different than The Hustler.

There’s a guy at the pool room I play at that used to be a successful TV writer out in LA. If I get something registered with the WGA I may ping him and see what he thinks.

Lou Figueroa
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It's not at all out of the realm of possibility that with Netflix and all these other streaming services doing original content a good screenplay could very possible get sold and done.

The movie COM was actually not really very good, it was just a vehicle for Newman and Cruise and Cruise to do another one of his mentor student movies.
 
middleofnowhere said:
It's not at all out of the realm of possibility that with Netflix and all these other streaming services doing original content a good screenplay could very possible get sold and done.

The movie COM was actually not really very good, it was just a vehicle for Newman and Cruise and Cruise to do another one of his mentor student movies.
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I completely agree.

Providers are hungry for quality content and their pocket books are wide open for the right property.

Lou Figueroa
 
garczar said:
Still would not trust the current crop of actors/directors to take it on. Asking for a major let-down imo. Also very few people, except OLD die-hard pool nuts, would have any idea what its about. You're talking about a prequel to a 60yr old movie. Don't see it working. A new pool-themed movie? Possibly but i'm not holding my breath for anything remotely worth watching. Remember 'Poolhall Junkies'? Pretty bad.
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Pool hall Junkies was just a bad movie on any level about any subject. Even the choice of a title.
 
garczar said:
Still would not trust the current crop of actors/directors to take it on. Asking for a major let-down imo. Also very few people, except OLD die-hard pool nuts, would have any idea what its about. You're talking about a prequel to a 60yr old movie. Don't see it working. A new pool-themed movie? Possibly but i'm not holding my breath for anything remotely worth watching. Remember 'Poolhall Junkies'? Pretty bad.
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They just remade the academy award-winning "A Star is Born" for about the fourth time. A good story is a good story and a story of Minnesota fats a name that there's not one person you can find who doesn't know who he was would get their interest.

I could actually see a promo for it, a 15-second promo with the words Minnesota fats across the screen and the crack of pool balls in the background nothing else.
 
COM was decent AND 35yrs ago. Don't see Hollywood doing anything as good much less better anytime soon. I've got a friend that has a movie pr firm in LA and i ask him every now-n-then if he's heard any rumors of pool-related stuff. Answer is always 'no'. Not saying never but might as well be.
 
middleofnowhere said:
I'm not talking about a sequel, I'm talking about a prequel on Minnesota fats. It would have nothing to do with the actual movie The Hustler, it's a standalone story.

Prequels are very popular hence all the interest in the one right now surrounding The Sopranos and the popularity of Better Call Saul. The audience after they see a story want to know more about these people before the story, how did they come to be.
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The book The Color Of Money, is actually a sequel to the Hustler.
Minnesota Fats is a prominent character in the book as is Eddie.
There is no Vincent in the book.
A lot of people do not know that the author of The Hustler and The Color of Money, Walter Tevis,
also wrote the Queen's Gambit and The Man Who Fell To Earth.

 
philly said:
The book The Color Of Money, is actually a sequel to the Hustler.
Minnesota Fats is a prominent character in the book as is Eddie.
There is no Vincent in the book.
A lot of people do not know that the author of The Hustler and The Color of Money, Walter Tevis,
also wrote the Queen's Gambit and The Man Who Fell To Earth.

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Yea, I read it when it came out. It's not that bad, far more interesting then the movie.
People should go back and read the original books the Hustler as well as the COM.
 
IMO - one of the best movie scores ever recorded- Kenyon Hopkins was responsible for creating and orchestrating all of the background jazz scores for this film - He was not even nominated for an Oscar- hard to believe!
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Jazz fans will love this CD, no matter what era of jazz they first got hooked on the jazz scene- this is one for the ages!
 
jimmyco said:
As were Tony Curtis and Bobby Darin, if you believe everything you read on the Internet to be true.
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Well to keep my life simple I choose to believe everything I read. I’m living a illusion, fat, dumb and happy……🙄

Sadly that’s not true. What is true is I believe people I know to be credible. Some here for example are rock solid and I’ve known them for years. Our opinions may differ but they are credible.

Have a great week,

best
Fatboy 😀
 
From a few years back:

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I was killing a little time last night channel surfing and came in at the start of an intro to "The Hustler" on "Fox Legacy with Tom Rothman." If you get the chance you should try and watch it the next time it comes around on your local TV listings.

Rothman, Chairman of Fox Films, gives a great synopsis of why the movie is important and interesting background on the director, Robert Rossen, the cast and plot. One tidbit: Bobby Darren was Rossen's original pick for Fast Eddie. But then a project Newman was signed up for with Elizabeth Taylor fell thorough. Newman got through reading half the script and called Rossen to say, "I'm in." One other observation made: Jackie Gleason, as Minnesota Fats, has very few lines in the movie. But based purely on his few lines and mostly his expressive reaction shots, he got an Oscar nomination.

Anywhos, it's like a 20 minute intro and well worth viewing. Of course then you get sucked into watching the movie for the umpteenth time too. Fortunately, it's in letterbox.
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Lou Figueroa
 
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