The movie "The Prodigal Son The Hustler" (1961) American Blu-ray edition cover
George W. Bush, who played agent Bert in the film The Prodigal Son The Hustler (1961), was killed in the film The Prodigal Son. C. Scott George C. Scott (1927-1999) publicly commented on Paul Newman (1925-2008), with whom he worked: I never felt that Paul Newman was a particularly good actor, he was one of the cutest people in the world, a great producer, but I was never a fan of the Paul Newman Show, and his first-rate performances were only briefly revealed in The Iron Man Hud (1963).
George W. Images by C. Scott George C. Scott (left) and Piper Laurie Piper Laurie in the film The Prodigal Son The Hustler (1961).
George W. C. Scott was the "big winner" who won the Best Actor Award at the 43rd Academy Awards in 1971 for "General Patton Patton" (1970), and he did not go to the scene to receive the award at that award ceremony, and everyone knew that the best actor award that year had been awarded by George W. Bush. C. Scott "locked" in advance, but he just didn't give the academy "face".
The prodigal son was directed by Robert Rossen (1908–1966), who was also one of the film's producers and writers.
A photograph of director Robert Rossen when he was summoned by the court in 1952
When he was summoned by McCarthyism in the 1950s, Robert Rosen initially refused to whistleblow, but was later forced to change his mind, saying he had been a communist, and then revealed the names of 57 other people.
That's the price he has to pay for returning to work, and that price must have left a shadow, just as the "fast Eddie" in the movie "The Prodigal Son" was asked to compromise.
Prior to the filming of Prodigal Son, Paul Newman gave people the impression of the "low-end version" marlon brando (1924-2004), a producer who did not have enough budget to hire the original Marlon Brando, and could use him as a substitute.
Paul Newman's image from the film The Prodigal Son The Hustler (1961).
But to no one's surprise, "Prodigal Son" made Paul Newman "popular" overnight and successfully became one of the popular male stars in Hollywood.
"The Prodigal Son" is the first major work to include Paul Newman in the classic American man sequence, and if it is related to billiards, it is completely black.
Heaven gave Paul Newman a marble-like appearance, but he did not hide it from the world until he was 36 years old.
In this film, Paul Newman's idol temperament is perfectly reflected, and fortunately", "Prodigal Son" does not appear in today's era when big-name movie stars must appear in every shot.
Images of Paul Newman and Piper Laurie piper Laurie in the film The Prodigal Son The Hustler (1961).
Paul Newman's billiards player Eddie is challenged more by his relationship with his girlfriend Sarah (Piper Laurie) than from the pool table.
Sarah's story is weighty enough in the film to be Eddie's, and it's not some sort of macho film of the 1990s where no female characters are visible except for the woman who acts as a foil.
The real contest isn't between billiards Eddie and "Minnesota Fat Man" (Jackie Gleason), but between Eddie's love for Sarah and his urge to self-destruct.
On the set of the film The Prodigal The Hustler (1961), Paul Newman (third from right) and Jackie Gleason (second from right) were warming up before filming – playing billiards
The film strives to create an atmosphere of threat and crime in the billiard hall. When the film first begins, the audience thinks they're engaged in a brawl, at least not a billiards game.
The story is about a young "fast player Eddie" who makes a living from billiards gambling, and his mentor and partner Charlie (Myron McCormick) travels the country, making a living by gambling with people in bars and billiard rooms.
But Eddie, eager for more, meets and challenges legendary player "Minnesota Fat Man" at the recommendation of others, but the inexperienced Eddie loses this crucial game and collapses, and thus meets Sarah, an equally frustrated girl.
Promotional photo for the film The Prodigal Son The Hustler (1961), Paul Newman and Piper Laurie
Like Eddie, Sarah's life lacked meaning. Bored, she went to college two days a week and spent the rest of her time drinking. Eddie abandoned Charlie and moved into Sarah's house.
The two fall in love, and Eddie gradually comes out of depression. Later, he met Bert, who wanted to be his agent, which gave Eddie a chance to regain his strength and lost a lot of valuable things.
Agent Bert takes advantage of Eddie's financial difficulties to control him and gets Eddie's girlfriend Sarah in hand, causing Sarah to leave Eddie in despair.
In the end, Eddie left Bart and challenged the "Minnesota Fat Man" again to win.
Stills from the film The Prodigal Son The Hustler (1961), Myron McCormick (right) and Paul Newman Newman
At the heart of the film isn't the struggle between Eddie and the "Minnesota Fat Man," though their classic pool standoff takes up a quarter of the film's length.
Nor is it about the conflict between Eddie and his agent, Bert, although the conversation between the two also takes up a lot of time.
Instead, it's about Eddie and his own war. At the end of the film, Eddie has decided who he is and what kind of life he wants, but he has to learn some lessons that "make him unforgettable" to get there.
Paul Newman is a billiards gambler in Prodigal Son: he is an expert who makes a living by hiding his billiards skills.
He then attracted the attention of a large number of ordinary players, who were careful to win so that they would not find themselves deceived.
Billiards is a gentlemanly sport that has been interpreted by Paul Newman, and it is a little more wild and uninhibited.
Almost all of the difficult shots in the film were done by himself, although he could not help him win the real billiards championship.
Stills from the movie "The Prodigal Son The Hustler" (1961), George W. Bush C. Scott George C. Scott
George W. C. Scott played the ruthless gambler and agent Bert, his third film after The Hanging Tree (1959) and Peach Blood Anatomy of a Murder (1959).
Time and time again we see him in his hands of absolute power: a man's calm and self-satisfied posture.
In his rivalry with Sarah there are relentless harsh words and whispers, as cold and hurtful as he was looking for someone to break Eddie's finger.
Bert never stopped calculating, and when he told Eddie that he was a "loser," we understood that his intention was to spur him to win or push him toward defeat; he never simply made a point.
Jackie Gleason's image from the film The Prodigal Son The Hustler (1961).
Next up is Jackie Gleason (1916-1987) starring the legendary billiards champion "Minnesota Fat Man" — and Eddie has to beat him to prove he's the best. Jackie Gleason and George W. Bush C. Scott's performances were both nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 34th Academy Awards in 1962.
Interestingly, even George W. Bush C. Scott has a lot of lines, and Jackie Gleason has only a few lines other than the password before hitting the ball, but they make an equally memorable impression.
Jackie Gleason is full of drama, his body language, sad face, concise and decisive table movements, and unnecessary movements.
Stills from the film The Prodigal The Hustler (1961), jackie Gleason (sitting and smoking) and Paul Newman Newman (right)
He interprets a man who has become pure in the sport of billiards, who endures all the sad compromises, improper bets and fraudulent small moves, presenting a man who plays the game simply and gracefully.
"The Prodigal Son" is not only the fateful duel between the man between "Fast Eddie" and "Minnesota Fat Man", but more importantly, the development of his relationship with Sarah, a delicate and subtle battle between love and self-destructive impulses.
Film and theatre historian Ethan Morden has pointed out that Prodigal Son was one of the few works of the early 1960s that redefined the relationship between cinema and audience.
Ethan Morden writes that it is a new relationship that is "challenging rather than a sycophantic, doubtful rather than convinced."
Ethan Morden asserts that no other 1950s film "has such a cruel and clear understanding of the self-affirmation of one-on-one matches, whether it's the inhuman side of the winner or the castrated vulnerability of the loser."
Director Robert Rosen spent a total of 6 weeks shooting "The Prodigal Son," entirely in New York City. Most of the footage was shot in two later abandoned billiard rooms.
Stills from the movie The Prodigal Son The Hustler (1961).
Other filming locations include a townhouse on East 82nd Street, where the Findlay corner of the film is filmed at Louisville's home, and the Greyhound bus terminal in Manhattan.
The crew of "The Prodigal Son" built a small restaurant here for filming, but because it was so real that many travelers were already really restaurants here, they sat there and waited to order food.
One of the most interesting scenes is that director Robert Rosen was a billiards con artist in his youth, and once wrote a play related to billiards, "Corner Pocket Corner Pocket".
In order to recreate the atmosphere of the real underground billiards gambling game, Robert Rosen recruited real gangsters from the streets, and in order to hire them as extras, Robert Rosen also registered them with the Screen Actors Guild.
Adapted from a novel by Walter Tevis (1928–1984), the film was completed by Robert Rosen in collaboration with Sidney Carroll (1913–1988), which Eugen Schüfftan (1893–1977) brought to the widescreen in black and white and won the Best Cinematography award in black and white at the 34th Academy Awards in 1962.
Television Guide magazine in the United States called the film a "dark object", showing "a harsh world whose only highlight is the billiard tabletop, in which the characters maintain a simple aristocratic atmosphere and style".
"The Prodigal Son" has also become a classic in sports films, ranking sixth among the ten greatest sports films of the 20th century by the Motion Picture Association of America.
In 1986, director Martin Scorsese invited Paul Newman and popular "fried chicken" Tom Cruise to star in a film called "The Color of Money," also known as Eddie.
Stills from the movie The Color of Money (1986), Paul Newman (left) and Tom Cruise
It's just that this Eddie has frosted two sideburns and faltered, and as soon as the old man in the film appears, he says a meaningful sentence: "I haven't played billiards in 25 years!" "The audience suddenly realized, isn't this the sequel to "The Prodigal Son"?
When Eddie meets tomack the head boy played by Tom Cruise in the final quarter-finals of "The True Colors of Money", Eddie wins, but when he learns that this is a gamble to win money, he feels deeply insulted and abandons the game in the semifinals to maintain the dignity of a billiards player.
George W. C. Scott George C. Scott (left) and Paul Newman in the film The Prodigal Son The Hustler (1961).
They ended up replaying a game in an empty ballroom, accompanied by a "I'm back" and Eddie slammed the ball out loud.
As Martin Scorsese's return to hollywood, this ending was promising and earned Paul Newman the Best Actor award when he was nominated for the 8th time at the 59th Academy Awards in 1987.
Some observers and critics see the Oscar-winning man as a belated acknowledgement and compensation for Paul Newman's brilliant performance in Prodigal Son.
Poster for the Japanese version of the movie The Prodigal Son The Hustler (1961).
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