The color of money [videorecording] / Touchstone Pictures presents, in association with Silver Screen Partners II ; a Martin Scorsese picture ; screenplay by Richard Price ; produced by Irving Axelrad and Barbara De Fina ; directed by Martin Scorsese.

Axelrad, Irving. (Producer). Cobbs, Bill. (Actor). Cruise, Tom, 1962- (Actor). De Fina, Barbara. (Producer). Mastrantonio, Mary Elizabeth. (Actor). Newman, Paul, 1925-2008 (Actor). Pop, Iggy, 1947- (Actor). Price, Richard, 1949- (Screenwriter). Scorsese, Martin. (Director). Shaver, Helen (Helen Jane), 1951- (Actor). Tevis, Walter S. Color of money. (Added Author). Turturro, John, 1957- (Actor). Whitaker, Forest. (Actor). Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Silver Screen Partners II. (Added Author). Touchstone Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Touchstone Pictures. (Added Author). Paul Newman (Eddie), Tom Cruise (Vincent), Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (Carmen), Helen Shaver (Janelle), John Turturro (Julian), Bill Cobbs (Orvis), Iggy Pop, Forest Whitaker. (Cast).

Summary:

"The Color of Money" is a decades-later sequel to "The Hustler." 25 years on, Fast Eddie is now a nattily dressed, silver-haired liquor salesman working the Midwest in his white Cadillac. His neat mustache and smiling deviltry are also employed in his other profession--stake horse to up and coming pool hustlers. One night he sees a kid playing who is so good that Eddie's laboriously buried memories are stirred. Vincent and his girlfriend Carmen have been working minor-league hustles, but with Eddie's help, all three could jump straight into the world of big-money pool, and an upcoming 9-ball tournament in Atlantic City. First, however, Vincent must learn to put the making of money above every other consideration, lure, and temptation in the pool hall. In the process, Eddie and Vincent's relationship erupts into a battle of passion vs. practicality, game theory vs. psychological warfare, where knowledge of human nature is trumps.

Record details

ISBN: 0788817833
ISBN: 9780788817830
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen
Publisher: [Burbank, CA] : Touchstone Home Video : [2002]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based upon the novel by Walter Tevis. Special features: Film recommendations [text feature].
Formatted Contents Note:	Opening credits -- Who's this guy? -- "Kid's gotta sledgehammer break" -- "You want to play him?" -- A fixed bet -- An excellent investment -- Taking the plunge -- The tournament -- Goin' on the road -- "I can't take this guy's money" -- "Eddie has the money" -- This game is for bangers -- Let's play -- "It's only acting" -- Vincent the Great -- A golden opportunity -- "Are you a hustler?" -- A beaten man -- Big players, big money -- Let's make a deal -- 9-Ball Classic -- "You used me!" -- Playing for the envelope -- End credits.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Michael Ballhaus; editor, Thelma Schoonmaker; score composed by, Robbie Robertson, orchestrations by Gil Evans ; production designer, Boris Leven ; costume designer, Richard Bruno.
Participant or Performer Note:	Paul Newman (Eddie), Tom Cruise (Vincent), Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (Carmen), Helen Shaver (Janelle), John Turturro (Julian), Bill Cobbs (Orvis), Iggy Pop, Forest Whitaker.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Originally released as an American motion picture in 1986.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA Rating: Rated R.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen presentation, 1.85:1 aspect ratio; Dolby Digital surround.
Language Note:	In English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English for the hearing impaired; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Winner, 1987 Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role--Paul Newman.