The Color of Money

Fast Eddie Felson teaches a cocky but immensely talented protégé the ropes of pool hustling, which in turn inspires him to make an unlikely comeback. The Color of Money is a 1986 American English-language Drama Sport motion picture featuring Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Helen Shaver, John Turturro, Bill Cobbs and Dan Charles Zukoski. The movie is based on The Color of Money by Walter Tevis. Touchstone Pictures in association with Silver Screen Partners II. were the production houses involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Irving Axelrad and Barbara De Fina. The Color of Money is written by Walter Tevis and Richard Price and it is directed by Martin Scorsese. Buena Vista Distribution acquired the distribution rights for the film. The Color of Money was released on 17th October 1986 and takes a screen time of 120 minutes. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released and became successful at box office. The Color of Money was made on a budget of $13 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $52 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Richard Price. Cinematography was done by Michael Ballhaus and editing by Thelma Schoonmaker. The music was composed by Robbie Robertson. At the 1987 Oscar Awards It won an award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Al Pacino).
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