Pool movie you may not have seen on youtube

This is definitely a C- movie with D-minus pool playing.

If anyone's curious.... her cue is a red McDermott D-23.
 
macguy said:
The sad part is, someone put up the money and they actually went through the trouble to make the movie in the first place. As long as you are going to all the trouble would it not make more sense to make a good movie.

I was in few episodes of "Miami Vice". The reason I was there the first time was to set up a pool table they had bought from me that was to be flipped over in a fight. I replaced the slate with plywood so the actor could actually do it without any tricks.

They were going to attach wires to it but when I was done it flipped over easily with no help. I did such a good job on the table you could actually play on the thing and I choreographed the shots that lead up to the fight and it looked good.

My point is, they spent like a half a day doing this bar scene I was surprised how hard they worked to get everything just right. So you have to wonder, what is in the minds of some of these movie makers when they make really bad movies. Do they just not see what it is they are doing and how bad it is at the time? I am sure the crew must know.

Not everything has to be Citizen Kane and it is not possible to make a great movie on purpose, those movies just happen. But, this is the business they are in though, how can they do it so badly sometimes and it seems to be like that with every pool related movie.

I remember when Baltimore Bullet came out. Opening night at the first evening showing like every pool player in the area was there. We must have taken up a third of the theater. We were squirming in our seats it was so bad.

From the story line, to the idiotic dialogue, to the horrible pool scenes it was almost uncomfortable to watch. Even the acting was bad and someone actually made that mess and was happy with it.
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First of all, thanks for the cool story. I love hearing stuff like that! Secondly, Holy Jesus, Baltimore Bullet was bad. Maybe Kiss shot was trying to outdo the Bullet for the glory of "Worst Pool Movie Ever" Award.

If you want to know what people are thinking when they make a bad movie, watch Jamie Kennedy's documentary "Heckler".
 

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CaptainHook said:
OH-NO my friends, you are sooooo wrong, Virgin Pockets holds the title for worst pool movie ever LOL, that was 15 bucks down the drain;:eek:
http://www.amazon.com/Virgin-Pocket...1407174360&sr=8-2&keywords=virgin+pockets+dvd
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I just looked it up.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1255907/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
The director also made another movie a year later with a budget of $1000.00. There was a lot of the same actors. Is this like a student film? I am tempted to order it.
 
macguy said:
I just looked it up.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1255907/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
The director also made another movie a year later with a budget of $1000.00. There was a lot of the same actors. Is this like a student film? I am tempted to order it.
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It's really poorly made, the young lady wants to learn how to hustle pool from the older one, every other pool scene is a side rail bank shot LOL, I collect pool movies.

Here is what I have;
 

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jay helfert said:
I have no idea. I never saw the movie. I was in a scene where she was playing in a tournament. It's entirely possible that a camera angle with me in it was not used in the final cut. I was playing two tables over from Whoopi in the scene. I got three days work, at a buck fifty a day, plus I had to drive to Northern California to be in it. When Jerry called me and invited me I thought it was going to be a big deal movie and cool to be a part of. I was wrong! ;)
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Thanks Jay.
 
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