- Poolhall Junkies
Infobox_Film
name = Poolhall Junkies
imdb_id = 0273982
producer =Tucker Tooley Vincent Newman Karen Beninati
director =Mars Callahan
writer = Mars CallahanChris Corso
starring = Mars CallahanAlison Eastwood Chazz Palminteri Michael Rosenbaum
Ricky Schroder Rod Steiger Christopher Walken
music =Richard Glasser Charlie Terrell
cinematography = Robert Morris
editing =James Tooley
distributor =Gold Circle Films andSamuel Goldwyn Films
released =February 28 ,2003
runtime = 94 min
language = English
budget = US$4,000,000"Poolhall Junkies" is a 2002 drama/
thriller film written, starred and directed byMars Callahan . Film also starsAlison Eastwood ,Michael Rosenbaum ,Ricky Shroder withChazz Palminteri andChristopher Walken . It is the story of a pool hustler who is opposed by Joe (his former mentor) and Joe's new prodigy, in a climactic big-stakesnine-ball Cuegloss|#Match|match.Plot
Orphan Johnny Doyle (Callahan) has had done little but play pool since his childhood. He is already beating advanced players in his teens, and everyone realizes he has natural talent. He wants to be the best player in the world, and gets accepted by a professional pool tour, with $100,000 as the first prize. A letter comes in the mail inviting him to participate, but Joe (Palminteri), his guardian and Cuegloss|Stake|stakehorse throws it out secretly, wanting to raise him to be a real (and profitable for Joe) hustler. Fifteen years later, Johnny is indeed a well-trained hustler, living off gambled money, and on the rocks with his girlfriend Tara. He almost never loses, and bets thousands of dollars at a time. But he learns that Joe sold him out, and breaks with him. After his brother Danny and friends get in serious monetary trouble with Joe, Johnny has to put it all on the line (and while injured, from an altercation with Joe) against Joe's new protégé, a pro, with the backing of his girlfriend's uncle Mike and a pool-hall-owner buddy, Nick). All while trying to win Tara back.
Notable cast
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Mars Callahan as Johnny Doyle
*Chazz Palminteri as Joe
*Rod Steiger as Nick
*Michael Rosenbaum as Danny Doyle
*Rick Schroder as Brad
*Alison Eastwood as Tara
*Christopher Walken as Uncle Mike
*Mike Massey as St. Louis Louie
*Chris Corso as Houseman
*Robert LeBlanc as Tournament Pro
*Charlie Terrell as Guitar player in club band
*Ernie Reyes Jr. as Tang
*Glenn Plummer as Chico
*Anson Mount as Chris
*Phillip Glasser as MaxReferences
*imdb title|id=0273982|title=Poolhall Junkies
*http://www.goldcirclefilms.com/movies/movie_pj.html
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