• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1986-10-17
  • Runtime119 minutes
  • TaglineThe Hustler isn't what he used to be. But he has the next best thing. A kid who is.
  • Revenue52,293,982$
  • GenreDrama
  • Production
    CompaniesTouchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners II
  • Budget13,800,000$

Movie Overview

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.

Casts

Paul Newman

Tom Cruise

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Helen Shaver

John Turturro

Bill Cobbs

Forest Whitaker

Keith McCready

Elizabeth Bracco

Vito D'Ambrosio

Ron Dean

Paul Herman

Iggy Pop

Richard Price

Juan Ramírez

Charles Scorsese

Bruce A. Young

Martin Scorsese