«ادی فلسن» ( نیومن )، معروف به «دی فرزه»، بیلیاردباز و «تیغی زن» سابق، جوانی به نام «وینست لاریا» ( کروز ) را زیر پر و بال خود می گیرد و به او آموزش می دهد. Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. He meets talented but green Vincent Lauria and proposes a partnership. As they tour pool halls, Eddie teaches Vincent the tricks of scamming, but he eventually grows frustrated with Vincent's showboat antics, leading to an argument and a falling-out. Eddie takes up playing again and soon crosses paths with Vincent as an opponent.
«ادی فلسن» ( نیومن )، معروف به «دی فرزه»، بیلیاردباز و «تیغی زن» سابق، جوانی به نام «وینست لاریا» ( کروز ) را زیر پر و بال خود می گیرد و به او آموزش می دهد. Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. He meets talented but green Vincent Lauria and proposes a partnership. As they tour pool halls, Eddie teaches Vincent the tricks of scamming, but he eventually grows frustrated with Vincent's showboat antics, leading to an argument and a falling-out. Eddie takes up playing again and soon crosses paths with Vincent as an opponent.
