color of money's BIGGEST impact on pool...
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I do that alot, mainly when its late at night and the pool hall is kinda empty.
I think i have done it with all the cue's i have owned, Schon, meucci original, predator, Espiritu. And no i havent dropped any of them or banged them on anything.
I would say, the biggest impact, was people trying to do the sledgehammer break like Tom Cruise does in the movie.
seriously i see more newbie's expecially the ones who start up shooting pool after they have watched , Pool hall junkies or Color of money, and try to do the sledgehammer break and bend thier cue, just to try to look cool.
dave
I think i have done it with all the cue's i have owned, Schon, meucci original, predator, Espiritu. And no i havent dropped any of them or banged them on anything.
I would say, the biggest impact, was people trying to do the sledgehammer break like Tom Cruise does in the movie.
seriously i see more newbie's expecially the ones who start up shooting pool after they have watched , Pool hall junkies or Color of money, and try to do the sledgehammer break and bend thier cue, just to try to look cool.
dave
hope yas not tryin to refer to the pic i posted earlier 
1pRoscoe said:
That is bad isn't it! It is even worse when you realize that since they could set them up anyway they wanted to, they could have easily set those shots up as a cosmo of automatic straight in shots. And I think they did. But Tommy couldn't quite make it work so as you indicated, they had to cheat a little. LOL
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I'd have to say that you learn how little a store such as Toys R Us pays and that you'll have some bonehead always bitching at you for taking a break and not helping whining, crying kids and their parents. You're much better off gambling at something rather than putting up with that crap, even if it's dice in an alley.
It probably also helped all aspiring pool players to be cool like Grady Seasons and learn how to talk shit at the table and lay down a bet. (seriously...that was one cool sumbitch...who was that guy?)
Money won is sweeter that money earned is also so very true. Although a boatload of money any way you can get it is sweet.
It probably also helped all aspiring pool players to be cool like Grady Seasons and learn how to talk shit at the table and lay down a bet. (seriously...that was one cool sumbitch...who was that guy?)
Money won is sweeter that money earned is also so very true. Although a boatload of money any way you can get it is sweet.
Oh, the pressure of running out the Tom Cruise rack or you get ribbed at the pool hall.
The Paul Newman rack requires a little speed. Side pocket to the end rail and back for the next shot at the opposite side.
Did anyone notice in the movie, Tom Cruise says, "You are right Eddie. This game is for ball bangers", then pockets the no-look 9 and then on the next shot he was shooting the 8-ball? Fast Eddie didn't call a foul on Vinny. lol
The Paul Newman rack requires a little speed. Side pocket to the end rail and back for the next shot at the opposite side.
Did anyone notice in the movie, Tom Cruise says, "You are right Eddie. This game is for ball bangers", then pockets the no-look 9 and then on the next shot he was shooting the 8-ball? Fast Eddie didn't call a foul on Vinny. lol
If you really want to hear "The Color of Money" dogged, watch "The Hustler" dvd with commentary turned on - Dede Allen (film editor) apparently wasn't impressed. Her comments on "Color of Money" aren't until very near the end.JoeyInCali said:
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Honestly, I think that the biggest impact that the movie had on pool was that people got wise to the "hustles" that go on. After the movie, you could not pull a "two brothers and a stranger" hustle to save your life. People got scared....bruin70 said:
It's funny that this is on here, my favorite (and i watched it happen last night for about half an hour) is the famous CB frozen to the 8 and the rail and you shoot the CB into the rail. This guy was trying to do with all his buddy's watching (which i don't think he actually ever made the shot). I wanted to play WEREWOLF IN LONDON to see if the guy would start dancing around and run his fingers through his hair!!!
Just like any movie or book, I think what one takes away from TCOM is kind of an individual thing.
I remember when it first came out in 1986, about 10 of us from my local pool room all met up at the Avalon Theater, an old-timey movie house, for opening night. We all sat in the back and thoroughly enjoyed it on the big screen, giggling at some of the one-liners.
Though I did not know any top players at that time, I was aware that they used real pool shooters in the film. Now every time I watch TCOM, I'm always looking for the familiar faces: Mike Sigel and his then-wife, Waterdog, Louie Roberts, Jimmy Mataya, Grady Mathews, Howard Vickery, and Keith McCready. There's a few others whose names escape me at the time of this writing, but for the pool public, those who are familiar with its culture, it somehow made this movie hit home. I've gotta say that there isn't a tournament that we go to where the word "nightmare" is not fondly mentioned.
TCOM was Paul Newman's first Academy Award win, and having him and Tom Cruise star in this movie attracted mainstream America. The movie happened be about pool and brought attention to the game/sport and all of its niceties and not so niceties, depending on how you look at it.
Though not as realistic as "The Hustler," the movie in which I think the younger Paul Newman was excellent as Eddie, the plot of TCOM was actually reflective of pool in the '80s, a combination of high-profile tournaments such as the one at the Resorts in Atlantic City and action rooms sprinkled across the land and frequented by a variety of player types.
The movie was well done, had an excellent director in Martin Scorsese. I think it was meant to be a spinoff of "The Hustler." It will go down in history as a classic and continue to be one of pool's best-remembered flicks.
On the TCOM poster, the descriptive one-liner reads:
The Hustler isn't what he used to be.
But he has the next best thing.
[blank line]
A kid who is.
JAM
I remember when it first came out in 1986, about 10 of us from my local pool room all met up at the Avalon Theater, an old-timey movie house, for opening night. We all sat in the back and thoroughly enjoyed it on the big screen, giggling at some of the one-liners.
Though I did not know any top players at that time, I was aware that they used real pool shooters in the film. Now every time I watch TCOM, I'm always looking for the familiar faces: Mike Sigel and his then-wife, Waterdog, Louie Roberts, Jimmy Mataya, Grady Mathews, Howard Vickery, and Keith McCready. There's a few others whose names escape me at the time of this writing, but for the pool public, those who are familiar with its culture, it somehow made this movie hit home. I've gotta say that there isn't a tournament that we go to where the word "nightmare" is not fondly mentioned.
TCOM was Paul Newman's first Academy Award win, and having him and Tom Cruise star in this movie attracted mainstream America. The movie happened be about pool and brought attention to the game/sport and all of its niceties and not so niceties, depending on how you look at it.
Though not as realistic as "The Hustler," the movie in which I think the younger Paul Newman was excellent as Eddie, the plot of TCOM was actually reflective of pool in the '80s, a combination of high-profile tournaments such as the one at the Resorts in Atlantic City and action rooms sprinkled across the land and frequented by a variety of player types.
The movie was well done, had an excellent director in Martin Scorsese. I think it was meant to be a spinoff of "The Hustler." It will go down in history as a classic and continue to be one of pool's best-remembered flicks.
On the TCOM poster, the descriptive one-liner reads:
The Hustler isn't what he used to be.
But he has the next best thing.
[blank line]
A kid who is.
JAM
OldHasBeen
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We Have A Young Man Who Does This All The Time.
At The Break - There is a nice young man who comes in quite a lot and plays terrible. He is constantly twirling his cue around. I swear, I think that is the main reason he plays pool.
One night he comes in and declares that he just won $25 in a bar down the street. I'm sitting at the bar and he starts telling me all about it. I tried to listen but I was really interested in the ball game on the big screen. He gets a little annoyed because I'm not paying any attention to his story.
Now this kid has seen me a couple of times a week for over a year. There are articles about me all over the walls of this poolroom. But apparently he hasn’t paid any attention to them or knew it was me because the photos are 28 years old.
In a pretty loud voice he says - "You think you could beat me? Wanna play some for $25"?
All the people at the bar hear this challenge and can't believe it. They wait to hear my response.
Even I - wouldn't burst this kids bubble and I don't believe in playing regular customers for money.
I said - "Listen, we have never played but I have seen the way you handle that cue of yours. I think you would be a little too good for me".
He got a set of balls and walked back to play pool.
I SWEAR, BY THE TIME HE GOT TO THE TABLE - HE WAS AT LEAST A FOOT TALLER.
TY & GL
bruin70 said:
At The Break - There is a nice young man who comes in quite a lot and plays terrible. He is constantly twirling his cue around. I swear, I think that is the main reason he plays pool.
One night he comes in and declares that he just won $25 in a bar down the street. I'm sitting at the bar and he starts telling me all about it. I tried to listen but I was really interested in the ball game on the big screen. He gets a little annoyed because I'm not paying any attention to his story.
Now this kid has seen me a couple of times a week for over a year. There are articles about me all over the walls of this poolroom. But apparently he hasn’t paid any attention to them or knew it was me because the photos are 28 years old.
In a pretty loud voice he says - "You think you could beat me? Wanna play some for $25"?
All the people at the bar hear this challenge and can't believe it. They wait to hear my response.
Even I - wouldn't burst this kids bubble and I don't believe in playing regular customers for money.
I said - "Listen, we have never played but I have seen the way you handle that cue of yours. I think you would be a little too good for me".
He got a set of balls and walked back to play pool.
I SWEAR, BY THE TIME HE GOT TO THE TABLE - HE WAS AT LEAST A FOOT TALLER.
TY & GL
Well lets face it TCOM set off a wave of interest in pool in the mid 80s that kept the sport going for a long time...I play with an older guy who has every shark in the book...When he starts high stepping with his cue like the majorette/ band leader it is a site to see Putting Tom Cruise and his whirling dervish to shame..
He'd make John Phillip Souza proud
Putting Tom Cruise and his whirling dervish to shame.. He'd make John Phillip Souza proud
...one of those times you wish you had it on video, it was priceless! 
TCOM made it easier to get people to do legal jump shots.
I admit, sometimes i'm a cue twirler. Not all crazy-like, but I do spin a cue through my fingers sometimes while thinking. I do it with pens and pencils too. Then again, I'm told that a cue looks pencil-like in my hand anyway.
I admit, sometimes i'm a cue twirler. Not all crazy-like, but I do spin a cue through my fingers sometimes while thinking. I do it with pens and pencils too. Then again, I'm told that a cue looks pencil-like in my hand anyway.
HAHAHAHAHA YOU SHOULD HAVE BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF HIMOldHasBeen said:
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bruin70 said:
I personally love the Movie, and Plan to buy a Copy. Twirl MY CUE NO, Play Pool like the TA's (technical advisors) to the Movie. I only wish I could.........................
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