'the Colour Of Money', The Ending Please!

[Khandro]

I recorded this film, we watched it last night, and the recording stopped just before the end (and my name is mud!) Fast Eddie (Paul Newman) was just about to take on Tom Cruise in a final pool game; what happened and how did it end please?

[dr pop]

Not sure which pool game you got to. In the tournament they play and Eddie beats Vincent. However as Eddie is celebrating, Vincent turns up and tells Eddie he threw the game to collect a bet(and then offers Eddie a cut). They then settle down to play a private match(prob where you got up to) and Vincent asks Eddie what he ll do when he beats him. Eddie replies that he ll beat him in the tournament after or the one after that etc. The film ends with Vincent asking why he thinks he ll beat him and Eddie s famous "I'm back" quote

[Khandro]

dr pop; Thanks, yes I mean the game where they are to play for the $8,000 they had disputed over (each claiming it belonged to other). So what you are saying is that the game wasn't actually played out in the film?
I guessed it must have been close to the end - I think the tv schedule was running over.

[jno]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_color_of_money

[Khandro]

Thanks also jno, it would appear then that the final $8,000 game was not enacted in the film.