The pool shark played by paul newman in the hustler 1961 is indeliblegiven weight because the film is. Oscarnominated in 1961 for his performance as pool hustler fast eddie felson in the hustler, paul newman won that award a quarter century later when he. He only took the role because another film he had committed to fell through. Jul 30, 2008 movie star paul newman has quietly turned over the entire value of his ownership in newmans ownthe company that makes salad dressings and cookiesto charity. Filmed in widescreen black and white, great swathes of the movie seem to go by watching two men paul newman and jackie gleason circle a pool table. The pool shark played by paul newman in the hustler 1961 is indeliblegiven weight because the film is not about his victory in the final pool game, but about his defeat by pool, by life, and by his lack of character. With paul newman, tom cruise, mary elizabeth mastrantonio, helen shaver.
There are only a handful of movie characters so real that the audience refers to them as touchstones. A pool player from oakland, ca, as good as anyone who. Scott and piper laurie in the riveting film that received an academy. Paul newman full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Scott piper laurie myron mccormick murray hamilton michael constantine stefan gierasch jake lamotta gordon b. Onlyclassics 1961 hustler pool hall shark paul newman movie. Apr 11, 2020 the hustler features newman as a smalltime pool shark fixated on defeating the legendary minnesota fats, played brilliantly by jackie gleason in his first true break from his beloved ralph. Paul newman is cocky poolroom hustler fast eddie felson, a swaggering pool shark punk who works his trade in dingy bars and seedy poolrooms, in robert rossens atmospheric adaptation of the. Paul newman, in full paul leonard newman, born january 26, 1925, cleveland, ohio, u. Movie star paul newman has quietly turned over the entire value of his ownership in newmans ownthe company that makes salad dressings and cookiesto charity. Paul newman shines as cocky poolroom hustler fast eddie felson in robert rossens atmospheric adaptation of the walter tevis novel.
This is one of the few american movies in which the hero wins by surrendering, by accepting reality instead of his dreams. This article is courtesy of brunswick billiards official blog. The 15 greatest paul newman movies the 1961 movie clip the lights and the scotch after a night at the bus station, defeated pool shark eddie paul newman is not shocked to find sarah piper laurie, who claimed to be leaving town when he tried picking her up, at a nearby bar tended by fighter jake raging bull lamotta, in robert rossens the hustler, 1961. A sex symbol who celebrated 50 years of marriage with his second wife. The offscreen newman was also, for a movie star, startlingly. A pool player from oakland, ca, as good as anyone who ever picked up a cue. The tale of fast eddie felson, a lowlevel pool shark who wants to be the best, it went to show that talent and drive can only get you so far. At the end of the hustler, fast eddie was banned for life from playing the game professionally. In the earlier film, newman delivered a magnetic performance as the smoothtalking, whiskeychugging pool shark who takes on minnesota fats played by jackie gleason and becomes entangled. In 1960 newman led an international cast in otto premingers epic film exodus, based on the novel by leon uris about the founding of israel.
Any recommendation for other poolplaying movies like the hustler. Name paul newman movie that he played a pool shark. Hot summer, as pool shark eddie felson in the hustler. He also played sports characters better then anyone in hollywood land ever did. Newman enters the pool hall where fats plays new york citys legendary ames billiard academy like a ballplayer stepping inside fenway park for. Newman, a pool shark so full of himself he challenges the greatest of them all, minnesota fats jackie gleason. Fast eddie felson teaches a cocky but immensely talented protege the ropes of pool hustling, which in turn inspires him to make an unlikely comeback. Pool wasnt much of a mainstream sport back in 1961. Oscarnominated in 1961 for his performance as pool hustler fast eddie felson in the hustler, paul newman won that award a quarter century later when he reprised the role in the color of money. Paul newman chalked up a best actor nomination as cocky young pool shark fast eddie felson, who comes up against the cruelty of life as he negotiates the billiards underworld with the help of a.
Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Fast eddie felson paul newman begins the story as a pool player who is building his reputation. Though well into his 70s as the century drew to a close, newman still commanded lead roles in films such as message in a bottle 1999. Missing these paul newman classics will put you behind.
The hustler is a 1961 american cinemascope drama film directed by robert rossen from walter teviss 1959 novel of the same name, adapted for the screen by rossen and sidney carroll. The hustler jackie gleason as minnesota fats and paul newman as fast eddie felson in the hustler. It carries a threat of violence in every scene, this story of eddie felson, the young pool shark who newman plays in a way that conveys untrained ambition and vulnerability as a desperate whole. The hustler is definitely one of paul newmans best films. The 15 greatest paul newman movies oct 01, 2008 paul newman s passing last weekend saddened film fans all over the world including your friends at rotten tomatoes, where we decided that a fond look back at mr. With paul newman, jackie gleason, piper laurie, george c. Cameos from pool champ willie mosconi and boxer jake lamotta add. The greatest movies ever to feature billiards robbies billiards.
And in the hustler 1961 he was the smalltime pool shark fast eddie, a. Jan 26, 2020 lionel godfrey, in his 1979 book paul newman, superstar, seemed pained to call it the only paul newman film of any kind that the present author has not seen, and a lost movie. Next to newman, jackie gleason outdid himself with a tremendous performance. Paul newman s father owned a sporting goods store, and young newman was always interested in performing. Sep 28, 2008 newmans scheming pool shark in the hustler began a streak of roles that film historians have hailed as capturing the essence of the postwar american man. It tells the story of smalltime pool hustler fast eddie felson and his desire. Nominated nine times for a best actor oscar, he finally took one home for his performance as an aging pool shark in the color of money 1986, a sequel to his classic, the hustler 1961. Paul newman movies and tv shows tv listings tv guide. He served in the south pacific during wwii as a radioman for the u. Sep 26, 2008 in the earlier film, newman delivered a magnetic performance as the smoothtalking, whiskeychugging pool shark who takes on minnesota fats played by jackie gleason and becomes entangled. An upandcoming pool player plays a longtime champion in a single highstakes match. Its gritty and to the point and says a lot about the vicious life of a pool shark. The hustler 25 movie clip i gotta hunch, fat man 1961 hd. Paul newmans father owned a sporting goods store, and young newman was always interested in performing.
Paul newman was an emerging force in 1961, but his popularity hadnt reached its peak. Fast eddie is a young hopeful on his way to challenging minnesota fats. That movie is a love story with pool as a vehicle of fast eddie felson. The color of money 1986 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Paul newman had a face, he once quipped, that did not belong to a thief.
The color of money is a good movie, but perhaps not a good sequel. The greatest movies ever to feature billiards robbies. Jul 31, 2008 paul newman was a legendary oscar winning actor. Twentyfive years after the hustler, newman reprised his role of fast eddie in the martin scorsesedirected film the color of money 1986, for which he won the academy award for best actor. The hustler 25 movie clip i gotta hunch, fat man 1961.
Lionel godfrey, in his 1979 book paul newman, superstar, seemed pained to call it the only paul newman film of any kind that the present author has not seen, and a lost movie. Lead character fast eddie felson paul newman is a pool shark, but change him into a poker player or a golfer, and the hustler would. Paul newman heads a superb cast featuring jackie gleason, george c. Hustler, the 1961 movie clip the lights and the scotch after a night at the bus station, defeated pool shark eddie paul newman is not shocked to find sarah piper laurie, who claimed to be leaving town when he tried picking her up, at a nearby bar tended by fighter jake raging bull lamotta, in robert rossens the hustler, 1961. In revisiting the shady, obsessive world of former pool shark fast eddie felson paul newman, martin scorsese provides us with a character so different from the one found in robert rossens 1961 classic, the hustler, that it might be another person. Jul 17, 2015 as the hustlers fast eddie felson, paul newman created a classic antihero, charismatic but fundamentally flawed, and nobodys role model. Fast eddie is a young hopeful on his way to challenging minnesota fats jackie gleason for his world title.
The film stars paul newman and tom cruise, with mary elizabeth mastrantonio, helen shaver, and john turturro in supporting roles. Scott stakes pool shark fast eddie felson paul newman in a smokefilled marathon against minnesota fats jackie gleason. In the hustler 1961, newman played fast eddie, a slick, smalltime pool shark who takes on the legendary minnesota fats jackie gleason. Newmans felson is a swaggering pool shark punk who takes on the king of the poolroom, minnesota fats a cool, assured jackie gleason in his most understated performance. Rossen, who had hustled pool himself as a youth and who had made an abortive attempt to write a pool themed play called corner pocket, optioned the book and teamed with sidney carroll to produce the script. Nov 04, 2008 paul newman played fast eddie felsen in two movies. The hustler features newman as a smalltime pool shark fixated on defeating the legendary minnesota fats, played brilliantly by jackie gleason in his first true break from his beloved ralph. Paul newman played fast eddie felsen in two movies. In a business where public scandal and badboy behavior are the rule rather than the exception, paul newman is as much a hero offscreen as on. Paul newman profile films in bold type will air in august an iconic figure in hollywood history, paul newman was an academy awardwinning actor, director, and noted philanthropist who helped define the male lead in motion pictures from the mid1950s through the 21st century. Newman s distinguished career would be just the thing for this weeks total recall. For his work on the film, newman received his second.
According to bobby darins agent, martin baum, paul newmans agent turned down the part of fast eddie. Navy air corps, and took over the family business after his fathers death. Story fast eddie felsen paul newman and his adventures in the world of professional pool. Paul newman is cocky poolroom hustler fast eddie felson, a swaggering pool shark punk who works his trade in dingy bars and seedy poolrooms, in. Apr 27, 2020 newman enters the pool hall where fats plays new york citys legendary ames billiard academy like a ballplayer stepping inside fenway park for the first time. The film was shot on location in new york city and stars paul newman as. There are some who wrongfully assume that the hustler is about pool. Paul newman and jackie gleason give iconic performances in this dark, morally. Paul newman, one of the last of the great 20thcentury movie stars, died friday at his home in westport, connecticut. Paul newman plays pool to perfection in the hustler 1961.
The only reason why this movie is the 2nd best all time is because it came after the paul newman, jackie gleason 1960 film hustler. Earning him another oscar nomination, the hustler was the first. The color of money is a 1986 american drama film directed by martin scorsese from a screenplay by richard price, based on the 1984 novel of the same name by walter tevis. Paul newman and a very young tom cruise make magic on the screen. Feb 02, 2019 in the hustler 1961, newman played fast eddie, a slick, smalltime pool shark who takes on the legendary minnesota fats jackie gleason.
Paul newman, jackie gleason run table in hustler washington. The business bored him, though, and newman began taking local stage roles. Paul newman was a stage actor who became a movie star. Robert rossens the hustler is a bitter swallow of a film. Jun 10, 2009 the color of money is a good movie, but perhaps not a good sequel.
Missing these paul newman classics will put you behind eight ball. These were paul newmans 5 or 6 greatest screen performances. As the hustlers fast eddie felson, paul newman created a classic antihero, charismatic but fundamentally flawed, and nobodys role model. Newmans scheming pool shark in the hustler began a streak of roles that film historians have hailed as capturing the essence of the postwar american man.
Lead character fast eddie felson paul newman is a pool shark, but change him into a poker player or a golfer, and the hustler would play out pretty much the same. It features an original score by robbie robertson newman won the academy award for best actor. Felsons return shows how his character is now a front man for younger. Paul newman may be a beloved movie icon to those of us older than, say, 40. It tells the story of smalltime pool hustler fast eddie felson and his desire to break into the major league of professional hustling and highstakes wagering by highrollers that follows it.
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