The Color of Money Page #7

I get the break.

What's the book?

wins you 100.

wins you 25.

Thanks.

Facts of life, man.

Read my mind.

Rack 'em up.

Give it up.

Eddie.

Eddie.

Moselle.

Moselle. Moselle.

- Shh!

- Shh!

- Yeah!

- All right!

You guys going

to Atlantic City?

[Airplane]

That's $4.00.

You need

at least $5.00.

Resorts International

Hotel And Casino...

on the Boardwalk

in Atlantic City...

welcomes you

to our casino.

As anyone can tell you...

the greatest secret to success...

on the casino floor is knowing

how to play the game.

There are slot machines,

roulette, blackjack, craps...

deep-six,

and baccarat tables.

Some have simple,

easy-to-learn rules...

but most are

more complicated...

The rules, regulations,

and pay-out odds...

are established

and supervised...

by the New Jersey

Casino Control Commission.

Knock 'em dead.

I'll try.

Hey!

# Keep saying now #

# "Daddy, I have to

leave you" #

# Oh, yeah #

# "But I'm in love

with another guy" #

# Oh, no, no #

# I couldn't believe... ##

Hey, Eddie.

What?

You playing?

Got a problem

with that?

No. You got

any problem with that?

If it makes

you happy, do it.

I just wanted

to say hello.

Hello, test. 1, 2, 3.

Ladies and gentlemen...

it's nice to see so many faces here...

for today's 9-ball classic.

[Applause]

Players,

start your matches.

[Applause]

I didn't deserve that.

Is this your first

tournament, Duke?

Match to Mr Felson.

I didn't deserve that.

Yes, you did.

# Tall and tan

and young and handsome #

# The boy from lpanema

goes walking #

# And when he passes #

# Each girl

he passes goes #

# Ahh! #

We'll play 10 games.

You win 8.

I got to win 10.

I'll put up $1,200.

You put up $800.

I win 8 games

to your 10?

You're putting up

$1,200 to my $800?

This is a good deal,

isn't it?

This guy won

the Akron Open, Vincent.

There is no such thing.

What have I

been reading?

I can win 8 games.

I just don't like

the deal.

What don't

you like, lady?

Up your end

to 1,500.

$300 isn't going to

kill the guy!

All right.

All right.

I shouldn't,

but I will.

$1,500,

how's that?

Okay. Yeah.

I'm sorry.

Don't be sorry.

All right,

it's 8:
30.

How about 12:
30

in the green room?

Terrific.

You can

get these, right?

No problem.

We got it

covered here.

$1,500?

Not bad, huh?

"Not bad, huh?"

He wouldn't

go for more...

That guy had $2,000

written all over his face.

You gave him $500,

and you're buying his drink.

Do it yourself

next time.

I got to go rest.

Great.

Eddie.

You got new glasses.

They look good.

If it isn't

the kid and Carmen.

How's

it going?

Can't complain. You?

$4,000 in 3 weeks.

Could have been better,

could have been worse.

Well, I'm happy for you.

At 12:
30 we're taking out

that lame from Akron.

You want in on it?

Well, thanks, uh...

listen, I'll pass up

on that.

I got to play

at 10:
00.

All right.

It's on you.

Good luck tomorrow.

Same to you.

I got to go rest.

Uh, come get me

in about three hours, okay?

In three?

Yeah. Yeah.

Going good?

Yeah. Yeah.

We're doing okay.

You were right.

We didn't

need you any more.

That's what I said.

You wouldn't believe

Vincent now.

Oh, he's a new man, huh?

Why don't you

take him up on tonight?

I got to get up early

and play, so...

Well, see you around.

[Applause]

[Applause]

It's like a nightmare,

isn't it?

You got lucky,

you lucky prick.

Wipe your nose,

will you, Julian?

You're going down,

Eddie.

Oh! Goddamn.

Jesus Christ.

It keeps getting worse,

doesn't it?

Take it on off.

I can't help it.

Eddie.

Nice game,

Eddie.

Thank you.

Dynamite game,

Eddie.

Good game.

- Excuse me.

- Way to go.

I'm doing fine.

I'm only feeling nervous

because I feel good.

Yeah. Eyes feel good,

legs feel great.

I get no grief down here.

Come on down

and give me some grief.

Forget the Bahamas.

This is it.

Hey.

It would be good

having you here.

Pow!

Hey.

I'm going to

beat him, you know.

Well...

Maybe.

Hello, Eddie.

That was nice.

[Applause]

...Ron Albrecht

and Larry Schwartz.

[Applause]

Following match

on table number eight...

Vincent Lauria

and Eddie Felson.

[Applause]

[Applause]

Hey, you shot

a great game.

The balls roll funny

for everybody.

I told you that.

You shot

a great game.

Ah!

[Knock Knock]

Oh, come on.

Eddie!

- Who is it?

- Vincent!

[Knock Knock]

Oh, I can't

believe it.

Hi, guys.

Should we

come back later?

No. No.

We were just...

Janelle's having

a glass of cham...

Early bubbly.

Come on in.

Listen, l...

I drew

this guy Kennedy...

in the semifinals.

You know anything

about him?

What's that?

That's for you.

- Hey, how you doing? That's your cut.

- Cut of what?

- For the game.

- What game?

Our game. Got a front

to lay 4,000 on you. Then I dumped.

I dogged

about four shots.

Eddie, you know, you are

a very, very good player.

I feel shitty about getting booted

but there's other tournaments, right?

Right.

You dumped, huh?

Carmen didn't

want to go for it...

but I told her

you would appreciate it.

There's $8,000 there.

After I beat Grady Seasons,

the odds were a joke.

Two brothers

and a stranger.

It was beautiful.

It was f***in' beautiful.

When I banked the 5...

When I saw the table...

I knew it was

going to be the 5.

To be able to just

miss the pocket by a hair...

I mean,

the audience..."oh!"

It was...

It was... I...

$8,000 in there.

We got to split.

I got green room games

for the next three nights.

These guys won't

leave me alone.

You sure you don't want in on this?

We're talking a lot of money.

Yeah. Maybe.

Okay.

I'll call you, okay?

Look, good luck

with Kennedy, all right?

He's a little prick.

Ladies and gentlemen...

it's good to see you here

for the semifinals...

of today's 9-ball classic.

Right now on table one...

will be, from Chicago,

Larry Schwartz.

Larry will be playing...

St. Louis, Missouri...

[Applause]

...regional 9-ball champion

Lorenzo Kennedy...

will be playing,

as we welcome back...

Fast Eddie Felson.

[Applause]

Players,

begin your matches.

What are you

doing?

I forfeit.

Forfeit.

What do you mean,

forfeit?

You can't forfeit.

What's he talking about?

He threw

Come on, Eddie.

Don't forfeit.

I don't want

to win like this.

I don't want

to win like that, though.

The match on table three...

has been forfeited

by Eddie Felson.

Lorenzo Kennedy,

win by default.

[Applause]

What do you say?

Why don't we get

the hell out of here?

The Bahamas are looking

real good to me about now.

Anyway, I got out

of my lease.

All my stuff's

in boxes.

That's nice.

I'm a real big fan

of character in people.

I don't know

if you knew that about me.

Character, huh?

Yeah.

Here it comes.

Vincent says

this is yours.

You don't want it...

you should give it

to charity.

What will

that solve?

I don't know

anything any more.

I want

his best game.

Then go talk

to him yourself.

He won't

listen to me.

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