"Minnesota Shorts" and Grover.
The Hustler is a 1961 American film which tells the story of pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson and his quest to beat the legendary pool player "Minnesota Fats." An adaptation of a 1959 novel by Walter Tevis, the film starred Jackie Gleason, Paul Newman, and George C. Scott.
A sequel, The Color of Money, was released in 1986.
References[]
- In a Sesame Street insert, Rick Moranis plays "Minnesota Shorts," a pool player attempting to become pool champion of the world, but Grover keeps pestering him with questions. (First: Episode 2981)
Muppet Mentions[]
- In The Color of Money, when Eddie visits Vincent at his work, a children's toy and baby supply store, they have a conversation in front of a store shelf full of Muppet Babyland Express boxes.
Connections[]
- Bill Cobbs played Orvis in The Color of Money
- Paul Newman played "Fast Eddie" Felson
- Martin Scorsese directed The Color of Money
- Forest Whitaker played Amos in The Color of Money