The Color of Money
- R
- Year:
- 1986
- 119 min
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The balls are pocketed
in numbered order.
The only ball
that means anything...
that wins it,
is the 9.
The player can shoot
blow the 9, and lose.
On the other hand...
the player can get
the 9 in on the break...
and win.
Which is to say that luck
plays a part in 9-ball.
But for some players...
luck itself is an art.
Colour.
Check the colour.
Dead giveaway,
you know?
It's thick.
You can almost feel it.
Lay down and let it
roll all over you.
That's single malt.
On the other hand,
you got something like Old Mcdonnell.
More like Young Mcdonnell,
actually.
Tastes like
Smell this.
Mmm.
Hmm?
That's good stuff.
Yeah.
Very good stuff.
I can get you a case
for $35.50 less...
than your wholesaler
can get you a case of Jack Daniel's.
Go peddle that to one
of your hotel chains.
Peddle?
I don't do that, do I?
This is family.
I'm glad
to see you, too.
Come to my house
tonight.
I'll make you
an omelet.
I'll make the omelets.
Did you forget the omelet
I made you last time?
No.
What was in it?
Sweet sausage.
Sweet sausage.
Hey, I never made you
sweet sausage.
Eddie.
Come on,
what was in it?
Sour.
Sour cream
and caviar, right?
Okay. Excuse me.
Eddie.
Julian,
am I working?
I'm working, too.
This guy is up
for 20 a rack.
What guy?
Playing 2, 21/2 hours
for 5 a game.
He's up 30.
I've been
playing him off.
Yo, Vincent!
Vincent, we're on.
Hey, Vincent.
Can you believe this guy?
Hey, Vinnie.
You slide this stuff
into a bottle of Old Granddad...
you'd hardly be lying.
Pick me up.
I get off at 10:
00.Not without me
you don't.
Do you?
Lately...
Wait a minute.
I'm talking bourbon.
You know the secret?
These people get a hold
of aged kegs.
You're tasting
low fusel oil content.
Just like the big guys.
It's the kegs.
Where do you get
the kegs?
Hey.
That was fast.
What the hell happened?
I slipped.
He slipped.
Where do they get
the kegs?
They just do.
Do whatever you want.
It'll leave the warehouse
one way or another.
On the snap, Vincent.
That kid's got
a sledgehammer break.
Bottoms up.
Do you know who
loves this stuff?
The Chinese.
It must be the low
fusel oil content.
Don't kid yourself.
It has its effect.
It's like those things
you take for granted, like electricity.
Eddie, loan me
another 20.
Who you working,
me or him?
He's on the ropes.
He just lucked out.
You know me, right?
Take it easy.
Woo!
Woo! Woo! Woo!
Victory.
Pick us out
a nice bottle of wine.
Red or white?
On the snap, Vincent.
Hey, Eddie,
about those labels.
Can you get me
some Wild Turkey labels?
Sure.
#... Oh, one more night #
# 'Cause I can't
wait forever #
# Give me one more night #
# Give me just
one more night #
# Give me one more night #
# I can't wait forever... #
Hiya.
How you doing?
#... Like a river
to the sea #
# I will always be
with you #
# And if you should
sail away #
# I will follow you #
# Give me one more night #
# Give me just
one more night #
Kid draws
some bead, huh?
# Oh, one more night #
# I can't wait forever #
# I know there'll
never be a time... #
Play him again.
You really got him on the ropes.
One more,
right, chief?
I got to split.
You're going.
Come on,
one more game.
I'm bust.
So let's just
play play.
What?
Play for play.
No money.
Play play?
Show me
what you got.
Vincent.
Julian, I just want
your best game.
I think the money's
throwing you off today.
#... One more night #
# 'Cause I can't
wait forever #
How about I win,
no money.
You win,
I'll throw you 20.
# One more night #
No?
# 'Cause I can't
wait forever ##
What's the matter
with this guy?
All right, Carmen,
who's next?
Nobody.
Hey.
You want to play me?
For your girlfriend.
One game.
No.
I'll spot you
the 7 and 8.
I'll give you
the table.
You want to play him?
Me?
Sure.
No. 500 a rack.
Oh, you serious?
I never kid
about money.
Ha ha ha ha!
Cowards!
Off with their heads.
You don't know
what you're doing, do you?
What do you mean?
Well, you just blew
That kid, he has both arms
in traction...
he beats anybody
in the room.
Yeah, he could.
So I'll offer it
to you again.
I'll play him
for 500 bucks.
You don't know
what to say, do you?
Maybe I'm hustling you,
maybe I'm not.
You don't know,
but you should know.
If you know that,
you know when to say no.
What should I say?
You should say no.
Why? Because
it's too much money
and I'm an unknown.
He should be the unknown.
That would be nice.
That would
be beautiful.
You could play around
with that.
I'll offer it
to you again.
I'll play him
for 500 bucks.
No.
Actually,
you should have said yes.
It's very hard
to know that.
It's very complex...
like which twin
has got the Toni.
Maybe they both
got the Toni.
Maybe Toni's a guy.
It's very complicated.
Plus it's too much money.
God, you're crazy.
No, I'm not.
Just common sense.
How about I take you guys
out for dinner tonight?
You should ask Vincent.
No. You should
ask Vincent.
You know the last time
Julian lost for me?
It's just a game, man.
Some balls and a stick.
Stalker is tough.
It's his video game.
Vincent's the best
at it.
In pool, you just
got these balls.
You take your time,
set up a shot.
Can you make any money
playing Stalker?
I'll tell you what
I can do off Stalker.
I can go to West Point.
It's all coming down
to video-game reflexes.
Computerized tanks,
Star Wars.
In 10 years,
is a shoo-in
at the Point.
You are beautiful.
What do you mean,
"money"?
Money money.
Really?
Hey, look.
If you got an area
of excellence...
you're the best
at something, anything...
then rich
can be arranged.
Rich can come
fairly easy.
Really?
You got some other
area of excellence besides Stalker?
You're some
piece of work.
You're also
a natural character.
I've been telling her that.
I got natural character.
That's not
what I said, kid.
I said you are
a natural character.
You're
an incredible flake.
But that's a gift.
inventing that.
You walk into a poolroom
with that "go, go, go..."
guys will be
killing each other...
trying to get
to you.
You got that.
But I'll tell you
something, kiddo.
You couldn't
find big time...
if you had
a road map.
Pool excellence is not about
excellent pool.
It's about
becoming something.
Yeah?
Yeah.
Like what?
You got to be a student...
of human moves.
See, all the greats
that I know of...
were students
of human moves.
Students
of human moves?
Yeah. That's my area
of excellence.
Oh, yeah?
Yeah.
Ahem.
What?
What?
That guy at the end
of the bar...
he's been hustling that broad
for half an hour.
He's going to throw in the towel
in 30 seconds for a buck.
You got it.
Starting now.
What do you mean,
rich can be arranged?
Shh.
Guess the news.
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Submitted on August 05, 2018
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