History Film / TheColorOfMoney

* LoveMakesYouDumb: Vincent has this with regards to Carmen -- he clearly sees her as a PuritySue, blinding himself to her {{Street Smart}}s and delinquent past. She's even wearing a necklace she stole from his mother, and he thinks it's just a coincidence.

* BadassBoast: Occurs when Vincent goes back to play pool against Moselle, carrying his Balabushka pool cue in a case. When Moselle asks what's inside, Vincent grins and opens it, revealing the Balkabushka, [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom and simply says "Doom"]] with a huge grin. He then proceeds to wipe the floor with Moselle. This scene was the inspiration for the name of the seminal video game ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}''
%%* BrokenAce: Eddie is this at the start of the movie.

* BadassBoast[=/=]DoomyDoomsOfDoom: Occurs when Vincent goes back to play pool against Moselle, carrying his Balabushka pool cue in a case. When Moselle asks what's inside, Vincent grins and opens it, revealing the Balkabushka, and simply says "Doom" with a huge grin. He then proceeds to wipe the floor with Moselle. This scene was the inspiration for the name of the seminal video game ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}''

-->'''Carmen:''' You win one more game, [[ADateWithRosiePalms you're gonna be humping your fist for a long time.]]

* BrokenAce: Eddie is this at the start of the movie.

* FanDisservice: Averted. The script called for Fast Eddie to play one match in the nude, but Paul Newman declined on the grounds that "You don't want to see a 60-year-old man naked."
* FriendlyRivalry: Eddie and Vincent become this at the end of the movie.

* {{Hustler}}: Eddie, who teaches his skills to Vincent.

* InNameOnly: As noted in the description, the film is this to the novel.

* [[BarBrawl Pool Hall Brawl]]: Eddie indirectly starts one to teach Vincent a lesson.

''The Color of Money'' is a 1986 film directed by Creator/MartinScorsese and starring Creator/PaulNewman, a sequel to the 1961 film ''Film/TheHustler1961''.

* CallBack: Several lines are call backs to ''Film/TheHustler1961''.

** At one point, Eddie's girlfriend Janelle says she likes him because he has "character". In ''Film/TheHustler1961'', Eddie is told he's a loser because he doesn't have character. Additionally, Eddie notes that one of the things that makes Vincent unique is that he's a "natural character", something that Vincent misconstrues as him ''having'' natural character.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: ''Stocker'', Vincent's favorite video game, was an actual title by the short-lived [[Creator/{{Bally}} Bally/Sente]].

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[[caption-width-right:350: ''It's in the way that you use it...'']]

* UsefulNotes/AcademyAward: Nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. Newman took home Best Actor for his role.

''The Color of Money'' is a 1986 film directed by Creator/MartinScorsese and starring Creator/PaulNewman, a sequel to the 1961 film ''Film/TheHustler''.

* CallBack: Several lines are call backs to ''Film/TheHustler''.

** At one point, Eddie's girlfriend Janelle says she likes him because he has "character". In ''Film/TheHustler'', Eddie is told he's a loser because he doesn't have character. Additionally, Eddie notes that one of the things that makes Vincent unique is that he's a "natural character", something that Vincent misconstrues as him ''having'' natural character.

!!This movie features examples of:

* SocietyMarchesOn: In-universe. Eddie first takes Vincent and Carmen to an old pool hall he dominated as a young man. He's visibly excited to return and makes sure everyone's prepared...only to discover the pool hall has gone out of business and is now a furniture warehouse. Carmen and especially Vincent are amused. Eddie? Not so much.

The movie version is also known for inspiring John Carmack to pick the title ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' for his [[GenrePopularizer medium-altering]] video game.

* ObfuscatingStupidity: Vincent isn't exactly faking being a goobery idiot, but Eddie does tell him to play it up to get people to underestimate him. Later, another goober pulls the same trick on Vincent.

-->'''Carmen:''' You win one more game, you're gonna be humping your fist for a long time.