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40 Years Ago Today: Paul Newman Starred In One Of The Best Sports Movies Ever Made
When "The Color of Money" opened in theaters on October 17, 1986, Martin Scorsese was coming off a filmmaking heater, having delivered "Raging Bull," "The King of Comedy," and "After Hours" back to back.
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When "The Color of Money" opened in theaters on October 17, 1986, Martin Scorsese was coming off a filmmaking heater, having delivered "Raging Bull," "The King of Comedy," and "After Hours" back to back. Hollywood, however, was losing patience with him since "Raging Bull" was the only movie in that run that could be considered a marginal success. The other two bombed, which placed Scorsese's passion project, "The Last Temptation of Christ," out of reach. He wasn't in directors' jail, but he was probably one strike away from landing there.
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