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.
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Awards Dominance
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Nominations
Won
1987
Actor in a Leading Role
Paul Newman
Actress in a Supporting Role
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Art Direction
Art Direction: Boris Leven; Set Decoration: Karen A. O'Hara
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)
Richard Price
1987
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Paul Newman
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
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