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I only made it through about 15 minutes of this movie. It looked like it was approaching "Plan nine from outer space" quality. I'll have to watch a little more of it later.
The Baron and the Kid
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It’s a fun movie! Stick with it. It even gets all the pool lingo right. Mentions shortstop in the first few minutes. Jarring at the end.
plan nine i think was voted the worst movie of all time some years back.
i was a young kind when it came out and of course was fascinated with it. as with all si- fi flicks.
of course it came from outer space and invasion from mars were two of the best of the 1950's
i was a young kind when it came out and of course was fascinated with it. as with all si- fi flicks.
of course it came from outer space and invasion from mars were two of the best of the 1950's
I think The Baron and the Kid is in the top five or so pool movies I have seen. I think it beats most of the more recent pool related movies. A pretty strong cast of supporting actors and June Carter was solid, maybe because they had her playing June Carter!(not by name, but they didn't stretch her acting much. There were some familiar faces in the pool characters too.)
A few irritations for a pool player but that is no surprise.
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A few irritations for a pool player but that is no surprise.
Hu
I just watched it again and enjoyed it. I have the song on my pool playlist before a big match, haha. The song has a music video that tears me up sometimes.
Mike Massey was the technical director of the film, and I see him in the credits as one of the characters. I can't figure out which person he was in the movie. Would someone screenshot a scene he's in please?
Mike Massey was the technical director of the film, and I see him in the credits as one of the characters. I can't figure out which person he was in the movie. Would someone screenshot a scene he's in please?
They def had all the gambling lingo down. I guess from Massey. Shortstop, jarring, stable, speed, Bessingers, Aims, a few more I'm forgetting.
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You convinced me, I'll watch the rest. There has been some forgotten pool movies. "Kiss Shot" with Whoopi Goldberg for one. 72 percent on rt.
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If you look very carefully at the tournament scene about 1:14:00, I'm one of the guys in a tuxedo. That puts my Kevin Bacon number at two.
No screen shot but Mike was the player that sent his wife to sleep with his opponent the night before morning games if I remember rightly. Another tall thin blond, made the third the Kid had in the movie. He ran to a type or maybe somebody in casting did.
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I did spot Bob Byrne in one scene. Who was the tech. director on that movie? Were you involved?
Btw, I am assuming you mean Kiss Shot
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This is Massey kissing the girl? I expected him to be bigger. haha. I think he had darker hair in his trick shot days too?
Did you mean 1:04.00? I can't find you in either scene...
No, the later scene of the tournament in the hotel (San Jose Fairmont, now Signia) ballroom. I was one of the random pool players in tuxedos playing pool. I can't pick me out, either.
I don't recall Bob Byrne being in Kiss Shot. Do you have a scene/time stamp?
Jerry Briesath was the pool coach.
Both Kiss Shot and The Baron and the Kid are rated around 5/10 on IMDB. The Hustler is 8/10 and The Color of Money is 7/10 in their ratings.
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He's in one of the montages of players shooting during a tournament match. He's right fully in the camera so it's not any doubt as if it's him or not. I'll go back and look and see exactly where it is it lasts like all of 2 seconds.
I looked it up. it is at 1:15:30
Start watching at 1hour 15 minutes 15 seconds so you don't miss it
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Thanks. Here is a slightly better video of the tournament scene:
Byrne is at 5:13. At 4:50 is "Billy Ray" Suden, who was a pretty good local player. Dorian Harewood, the male lead, looks like he plays pretty well. Here's Byrne's very brief appearance:
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Yes, that's Massey. His character's name is Manning. In a later scene, you can see that he is a little taller than Johnny Cash. The movie was made in 1984 -- he got heavier later.
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Yes Harewood was in a movie with Gabe Kaplan where he played a pool player and did look like he could play.
Ha, I like staying there when I go to San Jose. Had no idea about this