Pool Hall JunkiesFull
of Action and fast past one of the newest billiard movie releases in recent years
to emerge on the scene... Starring: Christopher Walken, Rick Schroder, trick shot
champion, Mike Massey, Clint Eastwood's daughter, Allison Eastwood, Michael Rosenbaum,
same as Lex Luther of TV series Smallville fame, & director/screen-writer
Mars Callahan
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Billiards - Movie Review Andy
and I have seen this movie . Our opinion of the Movie? ...Put it to you like this,
the year it finally came out on DVD, before the Christmas holiday was over the
poolmouse and hubby had their own copy on dvd added to their video library of
pool and billiard movies. It's a fun and exhilerating movie! But NOT A MOVIE for
small ears. All Movie Guide - Movie Review A
small-time pool shark with dreams of the big time seeks revenge against the mentor
who did him wrong in this drama. Johnny Doyle (Mars Callahan) was a teenaged orphan
when Joe (Chazz Palminteri) took him under his wing and taught him everything
there is to know about shooting pool. Johnny became a genius with a cue, but while
he dreamed of becoming a respected professional billiards player, Joe preferred
to keep him working along the lower rungs of pool hustling. When Johnny learns
just how far Joe has gone to keep him down, Johnny breaks away from him, but Joe
and his thugs take revenge against Johnny by breaking his wrists. Tara (Alison
Eastwood), Johnny's upper-crust girlfriend, urges him to get out of the pool racket,
and Johnny grudgingly agrees, though he feels empty without the excitement of
the table. Johnny renews ties with his younger brother Danny (Michael Rosenbaum),
and begins to fear he's going to fall into the same sort of traps that snared
him -- especially when he finds out that Joe has his eyes on Danny. Johnny decides
to give pool playing another go, and teams up with Mike (Christopher Walken),
who bankrolls hustlers and would like to take Joe down a notch or two. But Joe
has found a new player, Brad (Rick Schroder), whose talent rivals Johnny's, and
he's not sure if he knows a way to beat him on the green felt. Poolhall Junkies
also features Rod Steiger in one of his final roles; the film didn't see theatrical
release until nearly nine months after his death. Mark Deming
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