Yes- Newman had to be taught by Mosconi how to look like a pool player. But doubt if he had to teach much to Gleason. Gleason hustled pool while going through school and then worked in a pool hall for awhile. He was an accomplished player before playing Fats in The Hustler.
Of all celebrities that played pool characters in movies
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Yes- Newman had to be taught by Mosconi how to look like a pool player. But doubt if he had to teach much to Gleason. Gleason hustled pool while going through school and then worked in a pool hall for awhile. He was an accomplished player before playing Fats in The Hustler.
There were only two shots that Tom Cruise didn’t shoot in TCOM. He did pretty good.
compared to gleason, cruise mostly had easy set shots and he misses most times for the movie scene
Paul Newman won an oscar for TCOM as a supporting actor and he was the star of the best pool movie ever, 25 years apart nonetheless. Having Scorsese as a director surely helped but winning an oscar in a pool movie is a great accomplishment. 100 years from now or 1000 years from now Newman's films will still be watched.
You trying to say Newman and Gleason had Mosconi on set and Gleason knew more than Mosconi.
I'd imagine Mosconi would still have somethings to show Gleason
itd still be fun to shoot around with Mosconi especially if they just making a movie, or watch Mosconi shoot
Bo Belinsky...a name from the distant past. 1st Angels pitcher to have a no hitter.
His other claim to fame was being briefly married to a lady born in my small home town of Lebanon, Oregon...she born in 1947 As Janet Canoy...later to gain fame as Jo Collins,
1964 Playmate of the year. I knew her brother...he got really tired of being asked questions about his sister.
But I digressed. Really just wanted to cast another vote for Jackie Gleason...
Turn the River is Free on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrOxh2yn_lQ
As a player, sometimes you have to use the house cue.
The decision to roll the cue on the table, was that the technical advisor or the actress.
Dramatic departure from other pool films. The cue stick for her doesn't matter.
Argue the merits of the decision, I just like seeing a house cue tested and used.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrOxh2yn_lQ
As a player, sometimes you have to use the house cue.
The decision to roll the cue on the table, was that the technical advisor or the actress.
Dramatic departure from other pool films. The cue stick for her doesn't matter.
Argue the merits of the decision, I just like seeing a house cue tested and used.
Stalking Horse... that sounds wrong, so very very very wrong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrOxh2yn_lQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAJ84-kMBf8
Jenn B's and Jeanette Lee's movie is free on youtube too.
Yes leave on shot put her on rail, adjustment for the bridge shown.
much more realistic compared to leaves in other movies
Jenn B's and Jeanette Lee's movie is free on youtube too.
Yes leave on shot put her on rail, adjustment for the bridge shown.
much more realistic compared to leaves in other movies
It has been done!
Not going to suffer through that movie from the beginning, I think it was used wrong here anyway. On the track, a stalking horse sets the pace, generally too fast. Then the horse being bet on comes from behind after other horses slow in the stretch.
In pool the same thing was sometimes done. A player and his "backer" come into a strange room. The backer usually ends up in action. Surprise! The backer is a better player than the "player"! They learned what they needed to know with the stalking horse, then the real player stepped in. Two youngsters came in Buffalo's years back and were doing the player/backer thing. Both the same age, I didn't go for it. I played the backer awhile but we played cheap. If he had any speed he never showed it.
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Not going to suffer through that movie from the beginning, I think it was used wrong here anyway. On the track, a stalking horse sets the pace, generally too fast. Then the horse being bet on comes from behind after other horses slow in the stretch.
In pool the same thing was sometimes done. A player and his "backer" come into a strange room. The backer usually ends up in action. Surprise! The backer is a better player than the "player"! They learned what they needed to know with the stalking horse, then the real player stepped in. Two youngsters came in Buffalo's years back and were doing the player/backer thing. Both the same age, I didn't go for it. I played the backer awhile but we played cheap. If he had any speed he never showed it.
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thanks i thought it was an error, your more road savvy than my local playing experiences
green to you is maxed
i just watch the pool parts and some of the scenes near key moments.
I didnt finish the movie
But Jenn B might be the only person on film to demonstrate that high bridge for a jump shot in a movie.
Its a great movie I could imagine young women, watching this movie to help balance out the reality of personalities in the pool room.
The movie is funny and with a lot of heart. I think its a coming of age movie for young women changing their future.
its just cheesy enough to be funny be realistic
A++
Great display for the women, now if they can get at the rulebook and governing guidelines.
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