The Friday Flashback: "The Color of Money"
"The Hustler" is regarded as a film classic and Paul Newman should have won an Oscar for the role of Fast Eddie Felson when he was originally nominated for the role in 1961. Instead, he was given a belated nod in 1986 for his reprisal of the role in "The Color of Money."
That movie was shot in pool halls throughout Chicago. And oh, how we miss those halls. One of our favorite scenes involves Newman and a young Forest Whitaker as a hustler.
10:51 a.m. Update: A detailed list of the pool halls and other settings for the movie is located here.
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