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DRAMA

SPORT

Fast Eddie Felson teaches a cocky but immensely talented protégé the ropes of pool hustling, which in turn inspires him to make an unlikely comeback.

name	character
Tom Cruise	Vincent Lauria
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio	Carmen
Paul Newman	Fast Eddie Felson
Helen Shaver	Janelle
John Turturro	Julian

name
Irving Axelrad	producer
Barbara De Fina	producer
Richard Price	screenplay
Martin Scorsese	director
Walter Tevis	writer (original)

year	award	category	name
1986	Academy Award	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Paul Newman