Hustler

UPC: 024543372264

Studio: 20th Century Fox

MPAA Rating: NR   Contains:[Adult Situations]

Summary: As The Hustler's "Fast" Eddie Felson, Paul Newman created a classic antihero, charismatic but fundamentally flawed, and nobody's role model. A pool player from Oakland, CA, as good as anyone who ever picked up a cue, Eddie has an Achilles' heel: arrogance. It's not enough for him to win: he must force his opponent to acknowledge his superiority. The movie follows Eddie from his match against billiards champ Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason) as he falls in love with Sarah (Piper Laurie), an alcoholic would-be writer and sometime prostitute, and falls under the spell of Bert Gordon (George C. Scott), a successful gambler who offers to take Eddie under his wing and teach him how to play in the big time. However, when Sarah joins Eddie and Bert on a trip to Louisville for a high-stakes match with a dandy named Findlay (Murray Hamilton), the consequences prove tragic. Along with a classic performance by Newman, The Hustler also features turns by Scott, Laurie, and Gleason, in a rare dramatic role. Cameos from pool champ Willie Mosconi and boxer Jake LaMotta add to the atmosphere of Harry Horner's grubby production design and Eugen Sch?fftan's camerawork. Director Robert Rossen, who had been working in films since 1937, was to direct only one more film, Lilith (1964), before his death in 1966. In 1986, Newman returned to the role of "Fast" Eddie in Martin Scorsese's The Color of Money, for which he finally earned an Academy Award as Best Actor. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Best Film - Any Source – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Foreign Actor – British Academy of Film and Television Arts U.S. National Film Registry – Library of Congress Best Director – Directors Guild of America Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama – null Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – null Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – null Best Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Actress – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Black and White Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Black and White Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Black and White Cinematography – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – National Board of Review Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – National Board of Review Best Director – New York Film Critics Circle Film Presented – AFI Fest Best Supporting Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Supporting Actor – National Board of Review Best Supporting Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: cc
Three all-new featurettes:
Life in the Fast Lane: Fast Eddie Felson and the Search for Greatness
Milestones in Cinema History: The Hustler
Swimming With the Sharks: The Art of the Hustle
Audio commentary by Paul Newman, film historian Jeff Young, film critic Richard Schickel and more!
Trick shot analysis of five scenes
How to Make the Shot featuring five scenes
Two additional featurettes
Photo gallery and more

Hustler

Format: DVD

Release Date: 06/12/2007

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DD1 Dolby Digital Mono, DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 135 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 2

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- The Hustler
1. Easy Money [2:33]
2. Main Titles [3:18]
3. Church of the Good Hustler [3:18]
4. Minnesota Fats [:04]
5. Straight Pool [1:35]
6. $1000 a Game [4:49]
7. The 25th Hour [:31]
8. The Game's Over [3:35]
9. Waiting for a Bus [:11]
10. Sarah [6:41]
11. $1.50 a Night [6:41]
12. Eddie and Sarah [:06]
13. Small Time Charlie [:32]
14. A Contract of Depravity [4:49]
15. The Born Loser [1:32]
16. Maybe You're a Hustler [2:56]
17. Broken [2:52]
18. A Winner [5:48]
19. The New Manager [:13]
20. The Idea of Love [6:08]
21. The Train to Louisville [:13]
22. A Hustler's Convention [2:48]
23. Live and Let Live [3:11]
24. Mr. Findley [3:48]
25. The Party [:06]
26. Billiards [6:43]
27. Underneath the Masks [3:00]
28. The Payoff [3:14]
29. Perverted, Twisted, Crippled [3:18]
30. One Last Game [:31]
31. The Price Is Too High [3:19]
32. End Titles [3:19]

Dan Jardine

The Hustler combines elements of film noir, Westerns, sports films, and a heavy dose of existentialism. Some have suggested that the film has a Biblical aspect: the ever-darkened pool halls are each man's Hell, with the parasitic Bert Gordon (George C. Scott) as the Satanic figure who lures Eddie with his own brand of apple. Others point to the film as a parable for the conflict between art and commerce, utilitarianism and metaphysics. Regardless of interpretation, The Hustler is a crackling good morality tale, with a series of top-notch performances, appropriately moody black-and-white cinematography, and a master and prodigy conflict as old as the ages. Paul Newman's performance is a raw-nerved, twitchy wonder, while Jackie Gleason, Scott, and Piper Laurie provide supporting performances of rare depth. Director Robert Rossen allows the complex relationships of the film's key figures plenty of time to evolve, while his careful work establishes a tangibly musty and seedy sense of the film's pool hall setting. Fast Eddie's ultimate redemption, which comes at a terrible price, gives the film a melancholy and bittersweet conclusion that is wholly fitting. ~ Dan Jardine, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Vincent Gardenia  Actor 
Sid Raymond  Actor 
William Adams  Actor 
Don de Leo  Actor 
Willie Mosconi  Actor 
Don Koll  Actor 
Charles Andre  Actor 
Tom Aheame  Actor 
Art Smith  Actor 
Charles Dierkop  Actor 
Clifford A. Pellow  Actor 
Charles McDaniel  Actor 
Sidney Carroll  Screenwriter 
Kenyon Hopkins  Composer (Music Score) 
Robert Rossen  Director 
Robert Rossen  Producer 
Robert Rossen  Screenwriter 
Paul Newman  Actor 
Jackie Gleason  Actor 
Piper Laurie  Actor 
George C. Scott  Actor 
Myron McCormick  Actor 
Murray Hamilton  Actor 
Michael Constantine  Actor 
Stefan Gierasch  Actor 
Jake LaMotta  Actor 
Gordon B. Clarke  Actor 
Alexander Rose  Actor 
Carolyn Coates  Actor 
Carl York  Actor 

Country: USA