An amoral, arrogant pool hustler who haunts backroom pool halls gets a real chance at fame when he faces the legendary Minnesota Fats in a personal competition.
General Note
Title from container.
Based on the novel by Walter S. Tevis.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1961.
Special features: 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 sharks: the art of the hustle;" audio commentary by Paul Newman, film historian Jeff Young, film critic Richard Schickel; trick shot analysis of five scenes; "How to make the shot" featuring five scenes; two additional featurettes, photo gallery.