The world owes a lot to Martin Scorsese's 1986 movie The Color of Money.
The film was an overdue commercial success for Scorsese, arguably clearing the way for him to resurrect (sorry) his The Last Temptation of Christ, which was eventually released in 1988.
The Color of Money was also the launching pad for the career of Forest Whitaker, who turned in an indelible five-minute cameo as a kid-hustler taking down Paul Newman. Legendary critic Pauline Kael was so impressed, she devoted more of her
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