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Where were Minessota Fats and Bert Gordon
What Happened to Ames Pool Hall above the Lincoln Tap Room
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Yes that's correct, Gleason turned down the role. I watched the movie the other day. Surprisingly a film I didn't like at first, however I have grown to like it, where I was watching it literally every day, although I am still disappointed with certain aspects of the movie but getting used to it. I think Fats would have won the 9 ball classic, as Gleason was a good player in real life. Eddie was seen to be having nightmares. He must still hear Bert Gordon's dulcet tones: "Eddie You Owe Me Money"
Bert Gordon who was played by George C. Scott was still alive at the time of filming, so in theory Bert Gordon is still seen to be alive. If Bert was in this movie it would have made up for a lot of the fragmentation within the film. After the scene where Eddie takes Vince to Ames Pool above the Lincoln Tap Room, which had closed down; you would have thought Bert would have made an appearance somewhere in the movie possibly at Chalky's. Only very minor references were made to the hustler in this movie.
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