New pool movie or maybe movie with pool in it

Seen Todd Snider more times than I can count, especially in the 1990-2005 range. Will keep an eye out for more details.
 
The only person I think I know is Moose or Ox from Pool Hall Junkies. The bald guy with the goatee.

Im generationally too old or too young for these celebs.
 
Looks like another low grade pool flick...

I wonder if a serious and excellent pool movie could be made...something Forrest Gump like based on the life of SVB...
 
pwd72s said:
Looks like another low grade pool flick...

I wonder if a serious and excellent pool movie could be made...something Forrest Gump like based on the life of SVB...
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I think something along the lines of Caddyshack, but for pool. All pool movies seem to focus on the seedier aspects of pool, and that gives a lot of people with a very casual relationship to pool a very poor impression of the game. I can't count how many times I talk about how I play pool and people ask me stuff like "ever have your thumbs broken??" or "do you hustle people??" That's just the association many people have with the game, because their only exposure has been through movies.

If a movie could be made where pool is the backdrop, but it's...a comedy. Or, really, anything with decent people. And no one's thumbs get broken. Maybe public perception would change some and the game could start moving more mainstream again.
 
justnum said:
The only person I think I know is Moose or Ox from Pool Hall Junkies. The bald guy with the goatee.

Im generationally too old or too young for these celebs.
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Sophia Bush is best known for Erin as one of the main characters on Chicago PD for many years, but she’s no longer on it.
 
Has anyone here watched this film yet?

I spent a few bucks to rent it. Figured I'd share my review:

If you are looking for a movie with heavy pool content, this movie is not for you.
If you are looking for a movie with a decent love story, this movie is not for you.
If you are looking for a movie with a reasonable story line, this movie is not for you.

In fact, I would have to guess that anyone who feels that this movie is actually worth watching, was likely deceived by the trailer, which is truly the best part of the whole movie...

To recap the film (Spoiler Alert! - but probably not....):

A junkie pool playing con man with musical aspirations finds himself at the Tumble Inn, in a small town with several billiard clubs. After "hustling" all of the smaller establishments across town (in one day), he learns of a 40 person tournament, with a $100 buy-in, starting at 7:00PM.

He heads to the tournament on day 2 of his visit, where he promptly finds himself in the finals of the single elimination event. Continuing his "hustle", his seedy opponent asks him to bet an additional $2000 on the outcome of the finals.

After leaving the pool hall with his $5000 in winnings, he heads back to the Tumble Inn, where he looks in the newspaper for some female companionship. Naturally, he sees an ad that, interestingly enough, turns out to be his former high school sweetheart. He calls. She shows. They drink, talk, dance, snort a HUGE bag of cocaine (purchased from the liquor store) for what would seem to be several hours, then a very friendly police officer shows up for a noise complaint. After the fun-loving officer reluctantly returns to work, the "hustler" and his lady decide to go out to a bar for a while.


Probably the most interesting aspect of the whole film is that it is largely centered around one single night.. One incredibly long night.... That was really all that I could think about... He snapped off a 40 person tournament, went to the liquor store after, partied with a prostitute for hours, went out to a bar after, got into a fight, was saved by his lady's pimp/boyfriend (who was then 'mistakenly' shot by the friendly officer), was fixed up in an ambulance and gave a police report, then went back to the hotel to party (with the prostitute, bar tender, bar friends, the officer, and the hotel manager) until sunrise...


If this film doesn't win an Oscar, I'll be really disappointed.
 
bradsh98 said:
Has anyone here watched this film yet?

I spent a few bucks to rent it. Figured I'd share my review:

If you are looking for a movie with heavy pool content, this movie is not for you.
If you are looking for a movie with a decent love story, this movie is not for you.
If you are looking for a movie with a reasonable story line, this movie is not for you.

In fact, I would have to guess that anyone who feels that this movie is actually worth watching, was likely deceived by the trailer, which is truly the best part of the whole movie...

To recap the film (Spoiler Alert! - but probably not....):

A junkie pool playing con man with musical aspirations finds himself at the Tumble Inn, in a small town with several billiard clubs. After "hustling" all of the smaller establishments across town (in one day), he learns of a 40 person tournament, with a $100 buy-in, starting at 7:00PM.

He heads to the tournament on day 2 of his visit, where he promptly finds himself in the finals of the single elimination event. Continuing his "hustle", his seedy opponent asks him to bet an additional $2000 on the outcome of the finals.

After leaving the pool hall with his $5000 in winnings, he heads back to the Tumble Inn, where he looks in the newspaper for some female companionship. Naturally, he sees an ad that, interestingly enough, turns out to be his former high school sweetheart. He calls. She shows. They drink, talk, dance, snort a HUGE bag of cocaine (purchased from the liquor store) for what would seem to be several hours, then a very friendly police officer shows up for a noise complaint. After the fun-loving officer reluctantly returns to work, the "hustler" and his lady decide to go out to a bar for a while.


Probably the most interesting aspect of the whole film is that it is largely centered around one single night.. One incredibly long night.... That was really all that I could think about... He snapped off a 40 person tournament, went to the liquor store after, partied with a prostitute for hours, went out to a bar after, got into a fight, was saved by his lady's pimp/boyfriend (who was then 'mistakenly' shot by the friendly officer), was fixed up in an ambulance and gave a police report, then went back to the hotel to party (with the prostitute, bar tender, bar friends, the officer, and the hotel manager) until sunrise...


If this film doesn't win an Oscar, I'll be really disappointed.
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Sounds like a cinematic masterpiece! 🤣
 
bradsh98 said:
Has anyone here watched this film yet?

I spent a few bucks to rent it. Figured I'd share my review:

If you are looking for a movie with heavy pool content, this movie is not for you.
If you are looking for a movie with a decent love story, this movie is not for you.
If you are looking for a movie with a reasonable story line, this movie is not for you.

In fact, I would have to guess that anyone who feels that this movie is actually worth watching, was likely deceived by the trailer, which is truly the best part of the whole movie...

To recap the film (Spoiler Alert! - but probably not....):

A junkie pool playing con man with musical aspirations finds himself at the Tumble Inn, in a small town with several billiard clubs. After "hustling" all of the smaller establishments across town (in one day), he learns of a 40 person tournament, with a $100 buy-in, starting at 7:00PM.

He heads to the tournament on day 2 of his visit, where he promptly finds himself in the finals of the single elimination event. Continuing his "hustle", his seedy opponent asks him to bet an additional $2000 on the outcome of the finals.

After leaving the pool hall with his $5000 in winnings, he heads back to the Tumble Inn, where he looks in the newspaper for some female companionship. Naturally, he sees an ad that, interestingly enough, turns out to be his former high school sweetheart. He calls. She shows. They drink, talk, dance, snort a HUGE bag of cocaine (purchased from the liquor store) for what would seem to be several hours, then a very friendly police officer shows up for a noise complaint. After the fun-loving officer reluctantly returns to work, the "hustler" and his lady decide to go out to a bar for a while.


Probably the most interesting aspect of the whole film is that it is largely centered around one single night.. One incredibly long night.... That was really all that I could think about... He snapped off a 40 person tournament, went to the liquor store after, partied with a prostitute for hours, went out to a bar after, got into a fight, was saved by his lady's pimp/boyfriend (who was then 'mistakenly' shot by the friendly officer), was fixed up in an ambulance and gave a police report, then went back to the hotel to party (with the prostitute, bar tender, bar friends, the officer, and the hotel manager) until sunrise...


If this film doesn't win an Oscar, I'll be really disappointed.
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Count me in! It sounds like a day in the life of many AZB "heros" here!
 
bradsh98 said:
Has anyone here watched this film yet?

I spent a few bucks to rent it. Figured I'd share my review:

If you are looking for a movie with heavy pool content, this movie is not for you.
If you are looking for a movie with a decent love story, this movie is not for you.
If you are looking for a movie with a reasonable story line, this movie is not for you.

In fact, I would have to guess that anyone who feels that this movie is actually worth watching, was likely deceived by the trailer, which is truly the best part of the whole movie...

To recap the film (Spoiler Alert! - but probably not....):

A junkie pool playing con man with musical aspirations finds himself at the Tumble Inn, in a small town with several billiard clubs. After "hustling" all of the smaller establishments across town (in one day), he learns of a 40 person tournament, with a $100 buy-in, starting at 7:00PM.

He heads to the tournament on day 2 of his visit, where he promptly finds himself in the finals of the single elimination event. Continuing his "hustle", his seedy opponent asks him to bet an additional $2000 on the outcome of the finals.

After leaving the pool hall with his $5000 in winnings, he heads back to the Tumble Inn, where he looks in the newspaper for some female companionship. Naturally, he sees an ad that, interestingly enough, turns out to be his former high school sweetheart. He calls. She shows. They drink, talk, dance, snort a HUGE bag of cocaine (purchased from the liquor store) for what would seem to be several hours, then a very friendly police officer shows up for a noise complaint. After the fun-loving officer reluctantly returns to work, the "hustler" and his lady decide to go out to a bar for a while.


Probably the most interesting aspect of the whole film is that it is largely centered around one single night.. One incredibly long night.... That was really all that I could think about... He snapped off a 40 person tournament, went to the liquor store after, partied with a prostitute for hours, went out to a bar after, got into a fight, was saved by his lady's pimp/boyfriend (who was then 'mistakenly' shot by the friendly officer), was fixed up in an ambulance and gave a police report, then went back to the hotel to party (with the prostitute, bar tender, bar friends, the officer, and the hotel manager) until sunrise...


If this film doesn't win an Oscar, I'll be really disappointed.
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LoL.
 
bradsh98 said:
Has anyone here watched this film yet?

I spent a few bucks to rent it. Figured I'd share my review:

If you are looking for a movie with heavy pool content, this movie is not for you.
If you are looking for a movie with a decent love story, this movie is not for you.
If you are looking for a movie with a reasonable story line, this movie is not for you.

In fact, I would have to guess that anyone who feels that this movie is actually worth watching, was likely deceived by the trailer, which is truly the best part of the whole movie...

To recap the film (Spoiler Alert! - but probably not....):

A junkie pool playing con man with musical aspirations finds himself at the Tumble Inn, in a small town with several billiard clubs. After "hustling" all of the smaller establishments across town (in one day), he learns of a 40 person tournament, with a $100 buy-in, starting at 7:00PM.

He heads to the tournament on day 2 of his visit, where he promptly finds himself in the finals of the single elimination event. Continuing his "hustle", his seedy opponent asks him to bet an additional $2000 on the outcome of the finals.

After leaving the pool hall with his $5000 in winnings, he heads back to the Tumble Inn, where he looks in the newspaper for some female companionship. Naturally, he sees an ad that, interestingly enough, turns out to be his former high school sweetheart. He calls. She shows. They drink, talk, dance, snort a HUGE bag of cocaine (purchased from the liquor store) for what would seem to be several hours, then a very friendly police officer shows up for a noise complaint. After the fun-loving officer reluctantly returns to work, the "hustler" and his lady decide to go out to a bar for a while.


Probably the most interesting aspect of the whole film is that it is largely centered around one single night.. One incredibly long night.... That was really all that I could think about... He snapped off a 40 person tournament, went to the liquor store after, partied with a prostitute for hours, went out to a bar after, got into a fight, was saved by his lady's pimp/boyfriend (who was then 'mistakenly' shot by the friendly officer), was fixed up in an ambulance and gave a police report, then went back to the hotel to party (with the prostitute, bar tender, bar friends, the officer, and the hotel manager) until sunrise...


If this film doesn't win an Oscar, I'll be really disappointed.
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Hahaha.
Excellent review.
Gonna pass on this one.
 
I've read "the Hustler",good book and a cult classic movie. Then I read "the Color of Money".Had the powers that be followed the books storyline rather than the strange direction it went, COM would have been a classic also! "Vincent"and gf are pictured on the cover yet neither character is in this book. I've always imagined a remake on it. Anyone else?
 
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