Grady Season's Cue in "The Color of Money"

[JAM]

More to this story which is still developing at the time of this writing. Need to find out more.

 

[sjm]

Assuming authentication, a movie enthusiast would likely pay more for it than a cue collector. It's a significant prop from a film that was a best picture nominee. Surely, it has to be worth $10,000+.

 

[Texas Carom Club]

Small market for it but big pockets in that market
if i were trying to sell i would have taken the 3500

who knows how long itll take for a significant offer to come along and the overall interest for a side characters cue from a now old obscure movie

 

[garczar]

There are folks on the Schon FB page that could give you a accurate $ tag. I doubt its worth anything close to 10G's. $5000 sounds like where its at.

 

[JAM]

Here's a better photo. I couldn't insert it before when I started the thread.

 

[bbb]

@JAM
just curious
why didnt keith use his own cue in the movie?

 

[JAM]

@JAM
just curious
why didnt keith use his own cue in the movie?

The tale of the Grady Seasons' cue is developing as I write this. That cue in the photo was Keith's cue, though.

 

[bbb]

thanks for the reply jam

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

What a prize that would be!

 

[garczar]

The tale of the Grady Seasons' cue is developing as I write this. That cue in the photo was Keith's cue, though.

now i'm confused. Is the cue you've shown here a personal use cue or the movie cue? The same? Did he get a special one from Schon for the movie or what?

 

[JAM]

now i'm confused. Is the cue you've shown here a personal use cue or the movie cue? The same? Did he get a special one from Schon for the movie or what?

I'm finding out more to this cue as I write this. It is Keith's cue for sure, though.

 

[Jimmy_Betmore]

I realize that I'm using my own feelings about this, but I'm not even in the market for a cue; much less a collector's cue. But assuming it has solid provenance, I'd lie, cheat, and steal to come up with $3,500 to buy that cue. Not literally. But my point is that that cue is a very big part of pool history. One of the most iconic lines in the pool world was said by the actor while playing with that cue.

If I'm not even in the bottom 1% of deep pockets in the cue collecting world, imagine what someone with actual deep pockets would pay. I do think $10k is more in line with what it could bring. Maybe/probably more.

 

[garczar]

BTW, there were McDermotts used in filming too. Rumor has it that Joss had an 'in' because of Sigel. Most scenes show Joss cues but there are some with McD's in them. IIRC they donated around 80 cues.

 

[bbb]

The tale of the Grady Seasons' cue is developing as I write this. That cue in the photo was Keith's cue, though.

@JAM
i dont know if this helps or hurts but here is a pic of keith with a cue in the movie
it does not seem to have a stainless steel joint like your pic above

 

[garczar]

@JAM
i dont know if this helps or hurts but here is a pic of keith with a cue in the movie
it does not seem to have a stainless steel joint like your pic above
View attachment 844461

That cue is a McDermott D-17. Forrest W.'s part used a C-series cue. From what i dug up they donated about 80 cues hoping to get some publ. out of it. Also been told that only Cruise/Newman had Joss made cues. I asked about the Schon over on the Schon FB page. Haven't got reply yet.

 

[Chicagoplayer]

More to this story which is still developing at the time of this writing. Need to find out more.

Did Keith use it for the film?

 

[garczar]

Just was told this cue was never in the movie. The source of the info i have no doubt of. Keith/Grady used a D-17 McD. in the film as i stated above. The Schon has come up for sale before, last time the asking price was around 5G's. Do not know if it sold at that price. Info. supplied from someone VERY well versed in Schon cue lore.

 

[Matt_24]

That is certainly a pretty Schon, but GS definitely used a McDermott (as well as Forrest Whittaker) in TCOM. There are several KEITH matches on youtube where he uses a plainer Ebony pointed Schon (and plays jam up, I might add).

 

[Matt_24]

@JAM
i dont know if this helps or hurts but here is a pic of keith with a cue in the movie
it does not seem to have a stainless steel joint like your pic above
View attachment 844461

Keith STOLE that scene. He had real screen presence and could have been an actor.

 

[Matt_24]

That looks to be an Evan Clarke era Schon...made well after TCOM. It's a beauty though.