The right movie will put pool on the map

mamono said:
I think that making a movie about a pool icon would be great, but it needs to be done in a way similar to "RAY" (2004). I think that Mosconi would be a good choice because a lot of people like watching modern movies that take place in what people consider the prime of US civilized and most classiest era.
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Yes, like the movie "Bird" about Charles Parker or "beautiful mind", who ever heard of John Nash before that movie. Heck who ever heard of Bonnie and Clyde before the movie, one person in 50. The movie needs to be a main stream movie made right beyond pool trick shots. We don't need any more movies like "Kiss Shot" that most here have probably never heard of. For once can't the sport have a little class beyond the embarrassing caricature that is always portrayed.
 
TXsouthpaw said:
Please for the love of god NO! anyone but that loudmouth. even his book was bad.


How bout lassiter or uj pucket or mosconi or greenleaf or efren? sh!t even jeanette would be a better choice. at least shes a recent figure not an ancient one.
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All of those choices would be great. I think a movie about Efren would be awesome... his story is amazing.
 
Not a bad idea, but how about a movie about Danny McGoorty? Even though he's practically unknown, his life,as was delineated in his autobiography, might make a better movie. He lived the life of a hobo during the depression years and beyond. He too was quite the hustler.
Nevertheless I'd pay good money to see a well made movie about Fats.
 
CocoboloCowboy said:
Two wonderful right movies made Pool come to life, Color of Money, and Hustler. They were like an energy drink that made thing happen for a while, but making pool come to life in 2009 like it once was will be hard as pool has more competition than ever before.
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I remember when "The Color of Money" came out and it really did boost pool up a bit. People were calling it "the sport of the 90s" Anybody have any of the clothing line that came out that said "Pool, Sport of the 90s" and had a picture of a 9 ball rack on the front. I remember them, I may be able to locate some.
 
Who in thier right mind would play Fatty? If you nailed the part perfectly, it would look like realy bad acting.

Larry
 
I like this. The other suggestions don't work. You can't have anyone people haven't heard of because nobody will bother to see it. The industry is littered with good movies that people refused to see because their marketing or subject matter was too obscure to interest most people.

You can't have jeanette and efren because they just don't have the personality for it. The wildest thing efren I ever saw efren do is make a little dance when he sank the 8 on the break. Jeanette is charming and likes to converse with the audience but she's not on the level of fats when it comes to showmanship.

Just having the right title ... "minnesota fats"... is a guaranteed draw. Then you just need to make the movie pretty good, which is doable because fats was a pretty entertaining cat.
 
You Mean THIS MAP?
 

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