Poolhall Junkies

Poolhall Junkies (2003) is a feature film written and directed by Mars Callahan. It is the story of a pool hustler named Johnny Doyle (played by Callahan) who is opposed by his former mentor (Chazz Palminteri) and his mentor's new prodigy (Rick Schroder) in a climactic nine ball pool match.

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Poolhall Junkies

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:00:41

The pool hall is a great equalizer.

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In the pool hall, nobody cares about
how old or young you are...

:00:48

what color your skin is,
or how much money you got in your pocket.

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It's about how you move.

:00:53

I remember this kid once...

:00:55

who could move on a pool table
like nobody had ever seen.

:00:58

I mean, hour after hour, rack after rack,
his shots just went in.

:01:02

The cue was part of his arm,
and the balls had eyes.

:01:06

And the thing that made him so good...

:01:09

was he thought he could never miss.

:01:12

I know...

:01:13

'cause that kid was me.

:01:16

What they're doing
is forming this new league...

:01:19

kind of like what they have
for golf and tennis...

:01:21

but for pool.

:01:23

They scouted all the best players
in the country...

:01:26

for 50 spots on this new pro tour.

:01:28

Then they made their selections.

:01:30

Last summer, I was in Memphis
playing Bucktooth for that Chevy.

:01:33

The tournament director himself
was in the room watching me play.

:01:37

A guy by the name of Toupee Jay.

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Anyway, after playing Bucktooth...

:01:42

this guy Jay comes up to me...

:01:44

and he says even though
all 50 spots in the tour are filled...

:01:47

after watching me play, they'd have to make
an exception in my case to carry 51.

:01:53

Can you believe that? They want me.

:01:56

He even told Joe
he'd send the invitation himself.

:01:59

Man, when I was out there playing...

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