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weegee3

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I'm sitting around late the other night having a few beers and watching The Color of Money for the umpteenth time and I'm thinkin' It's time they did a remake of that film. Cept' I can't think of who would play Fast Eddie.
The great one has gone now, so I put that aside and move on. Grady Sessions (Keith Mc Cready) could be handled by Mika; the punk, Vince Lauria (Tom Cruise) could be played by a dozen or so guys that haunt my local pool room but they can't act so I move on to others in the new film.
I could play the part of "The Miz". I didn't deserve that.
Mostly though, I'm thinking it's time to replace the Balabushka.
I can see it now; the punk, Cruise comes out of the back room after talking with Eddie and a shooter asks him; Where did you get that cue? The punk says, "Eddie gave it to me, its a Weegee". The other guy exclaims, "A Weegee! Do you know what that's worth?
At this point I realize my beer is gone and I get up to get another one and then I wake up.
What wuz I dreamin' about?
Weegee
 
There's a player that lurks about here that is the perfect Vince, complete flake and looks very close to Tom Cruise.
 
I thought a "Weegee" was when they pulled your drawers way up into the crack of your butt?:grin:
 
I would say George Clooney for Paul Newman,Ryan Reynolds for Tom Cruise and Benicio Deltoro for Grady(McCready).The only problem would be to get Benicio to do all the shots with his tongue hanging out.
 
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weegee3 said:
I'm sitting around late the other night having a few beers and watching The Color of Money for the umpteenth time and I'm thinkin' It's time they did a remake of that film. Cept' I can't think of who would play Fast Eddie.
The great one has gone now, so I put that aside and move on. Grady Sessions (Keith Mc Cready) could be handled by Mika; the punk, Vince Lauria (Tom Cruise) could be played by a dozen or so guys that haunt my local pool room but they can't act so I move on to others in the new film.
I could play the part of "The Miz". I didn't deserve that.
Mostly though, I'm thinking it's time to replace the Balabushka.
I can see it now; the punk, Cruise comes out of the back room after talking with Eddie and a shooter asks him; Where did you get that cue? The punk says, "Eddie gave it to me, its a Weegee". The other guy exclaims, "A Weegee! Do you know what that's worth?
At this point I realize my beer is gone and I get up to get another one and then I wake up.
What wuz I dreamin' about?
Weegee
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Leave it!!! Don't even think about it!!!

The Color of Money was one of those rare sequels that did the original justice. This was largely due to the fact Paul Newman played his original character. It all made sense and was beautifully done.

For MOST people, Tom Cruise was believable as a gifted pool player. For EVERYONE, he was convincing as a young irritating punk who didn't know what or who he was.

Paul Newman was STELLAR!!! He was also a decent player and convincing as the road player turned mentor.

You aren't going to get better....ever. After seeing Poolhall Junkies I wonder if Hollywood has any idea about pool. That movie made me sick.....
 
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I think they need to do a bio-pic on the life of Ralph Greenleaf...start with his down and out end and tell it through flash backs. Complete with the highs and lows, tragedy and pathos...plus to period is awesome. The whole Boardwalk Empire vibe, the action, the characters, all of it. Hollywood could make that.
 
And Cory Duel would make a reasonable Grady.

George Clooney would do Paul justice.

I don't know who would do Vinnie.....

If Hollywood was brash enough to remake this just for the money, I doubt that you would get someone with the skills of George Clooney to try and play the same role as Paul Newman. The best that could happen is "he did about as good". The worst being "what was he thinking?".

Who in their right mind would put themselves in such position?
 
No,no, When they pull your pants up tight it's a wedgie. A weegee is what your girl friend say when she sees your........or in my case the namw of a famous photographer of the fifties who I wished to emulate before I got sidetracked into having to make a living.
I still think I'd portray a good "Miz"
 
No,no, When they pull your pants up tight it's a wedgie. A weegee is what your girl friend says when she sees your........or in my case the namw of a famous photographer of the fifties who I wished to emulate before I got sidetracked into having to make a living.
I still think I'd portray a good "Miz".
Damn, I love pool.
 
Actually a weegee is the board you use to see into the future and find out a remake is ill advised......:grin:
 
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