1986 · 6.9 TMDB · Drama
Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. He meets talented but green Vincent Lauria and proposes a partnership. As they tour pool halls, Eddie teaches Vincent the tricks of scamming, but he eventually grows frustrated with Vincent's showboat antics, leading to an argument and a falling-out. Eddie takes up playing again and soon crosses paths with Vincent as an opponent.
Open the Vaazt player to start this story.
Paul Newman (Eddie Felson) · Tom Cruise (Vincent Lauria) · Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (Carmen) · Helen Shaver (Janelle) · John Turturro (Julian) · Bill Cobbs (Orvis) · Forest Whitaker (Amos) · Keith McCready (Grady Seasons) · Elizabeth Bracco (Diane at Bar) · Vito D'Ambrosio (Lou in Child World) · Ron Dean (Guy in Crowd) · Robert Agins (Earl at Chalkies)