The Color of Money

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	Paul Newman	Eddie
	Tom Cruise	Vincent
	Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio	Carmen
	Helen Shaver	Janelle
	John Turturro	Julian
	Bill Cobbs	Orvis
	Robert Agins	Earl at Chalkie's
	Alvin Anastasia	Kennedy
	Randall Arney	Child World Customer #1
	Elizabeth Bracco	Diane at Bar
	Vito D'Ambrosio	Lou at Child World
	Ron Dean	Guy in Crowd
	Lisa Dodson	Child World Customer #2
	Donald A. Feeney	Referee #1
	Paul Geier	Two Brothers
	Carey Goldenberg	Congratulating Spectator
	Joe Guastaferro	Chuck the Bartender
	Paul Herman	Player in Casino Bar
	Mark Jarvis	Guy at Janelle's
	Lawrence Linn	Congratulating Spectator
	Keith McCready	Grady Seasons
	Jimmy Mataya	Julian's Friend in Green Room
	Grady Mathews	Dud
	Carol Messing	Casino Bar Band Singer
	Steve Mizerak	Duke / Eddie's First Opponent

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Director	Martin Scorsese
Writer	Walter Tevis, Richard Price
Producer	Irving Axelrad, Barbara De Fina, Dodie Foster
Musician	Robbie Robertson
Photography	Michael Ballhaus

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Special Notes:
Jacket erroneously credits “enhanced for 16:9 TVs” -- the disc is non-anamorphic widescreen.

Story Synopsis:
Based upon the novel by Walter Tevis and Robert Rossen’s film “The Hustler,” Martin Scorsese’s “The Color Of Money” is substantial enough of a film to stand on its own. Banned from playing pool professionally in The Hustler, Fast Eddie Felson (Newman who finally won an Oscar® for this role) has become a frontman for younger hustlers. His latest find is arrogant Vincent (Cruise), a kid who is just like Eddie was when he was young. Knowing what happened to Eddie makes one realize that Vince should change his ways before all bets are off. (Suzanne Hodges)

DVD Picture:
Mislabeled on the jacket as being “enhanced for 16:9 televisions,” the 1.85:1 DVD is not anamorphically enhanced. The picture is generally satisfying, with pleasing sharpness and detail. Some scenes have a soft or hazy appearance, inherent in the cinematography. Colors are well balanced, with accurate fleshtones and deep, endless blacks. Contrast seems a bit low, but shadow delineation in the dingey bars and billiard halls is satisfactory. Pixelization causes the break up of images, and can be distracting at times. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital 4.1-channel remastered soundtrack exhibits rather palpable spatiality for the music, with liberal engagement of the surrounds. The original audio's dated fidelity should not be too much of a distracting factor. Voices sound abundantly clear with reasonably compelling natural tonality. There is generally modest low end content with the music, which also happens to be the predominant spatial element of this soundtrack (much of which focuses on the dialogue). (Perry Sun)

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