Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Video : Dist. by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [1999]
EDITION
Widescreen
DESCRIPTION
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
ISBN/ISSN
0788817833 18148
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Based upon the novel by Walter Tevis
Aging pool shark who believes "money won is twice as sweet as money earned", forms a profitable yet volatile partnership with a young pool hustler
Director of photography, Michael Ballhaus; editor, Thelma Schoonmaker; music, Robbie Robertson
Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Helen Shaver, John Turturro
Rated R
DVD
In English or French with optional English subtitles; closed captioned
Academy Awards, 1987: Best actor in a leading role (Newman)