The Rack Pack
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This may be my new favorite cue sport movie. Above the hustler, tcom, pool hall junkies, etc. Im very glad people have shared this with me. Kind of sad. From what I saw also much truth. If you haven't seen it, highly recommend.
Dont let that stop you
The Rack Pack, unlike other cue sport movies, is about real life.
Alex throwing the TV out the window and being hauled away by the police - true story.
Alex Higgins' punchups with Cliff Thorburn happened.
Here is part of an interview with Cliff where he discusses Alex.
https://www.snookerisland.com/blog/cliff-thorburn-interview-2of3/
"I had an altercation with him and that was the first day I ever met him back in April ’73. And then it got worse! (laughs)"
"And I remember another time with Alex and John Spencer in the World Championships in 1974 I think it was, and myself and John were talking to a couple of people and one of them said to John “What’s all this talk about Alex Higgins? He’s kinda different isn’t he?” and John said “No, all these stories get blown up and basically he’s ok” and then a few minutes later as I’m still talking to these people, Spencer comes bursting through the door with Alex in a headlock and they were having a fight right in front of us! It was one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen!"
Alex throwing the TV out the window and being hauled away by the police - true story.
Alex Higgins' punchups with Cliff Thorburn happened.
Here is part of an interview with Cliff where he discusses Alex.
https://www.snookerisland.com/blog/cliff-thorburn-interview-2of3/
"I had an altercation with him and that was the first day I ever met him back in April ’73. And then it got worse! (laughs)"
"And I remember another time with Alex and John Spencer in the World Championships in 1974 I think it was, and myself and John were talking to a couple of people and one of them said to John “What’s all this talk about Alex Higgins? He’s kinda different isn’t he?” and John said “No, all these stories get blown up and basically he’s ok” and then a few minutes later as I’m still talking to these people, Spencer comes bursting through the door with Alex in a headlock and they were having a fight right in front of us! It was one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen!"
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I didn't get to watch too much of it but I really liked the use of cgi on the balls to make the games look authentic. It solves a big problem with shooting pool movies in my opinion. Sometimes the balls reacted a bit weird but that's just nitpicking.