Other mistake: When Eddie sees himself reflected in the ball, his reflection is not reversed. (01:46:30)
Other mistake: When Eddie arrives at the casino, a man with a white jacket can't help staring at the camera for several seconds.
The Color of Money (1986)
2 other mistakes - chronological order
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Tom Cruise, Paul Newman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Helen Shaver
Factual error: Cruise is breaking and if you watch the eight ball after the break it's following the 5 into a pocket at the end of the table closest to Tom. Now the 8 ball didn't necessarily go in because they focus on the one ball, but in the next frame shot, there's no way it could be at the opposite end of the table like they show. (00:29:20)
Eddie Felson: The balls roll funny for everybody, kiddo.
Trivia: Paul Newman won his only Oscar for his performance as Fast Eddie Felson in this movie.
Question: I'm really confused by Eddie's behaviour. Why did he suddenly decide to abandon Vincent and Carmen. And why couldn't he just take the money at the end (and maybe give it to charity if he didn't want it as Carmen suggested). Why did he unnecessarily have to turn it into an issue with Vincent?
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Answer: Because it wasn't about the money or a personal issue with Vincent. Eddie had a sudden realization about his own integrity and what he was doing (helping to rig games' outcome to skew betting odds). He wanted to win legitimately against Vincent. Earlier, he had become rather fed up with Vincent's egotistical nature and arrogance, which led to them parting ways.
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