Paul Newman's "Fast Eddie" Custom Pool Cue by Joss, 1986, Movie Prop from "The Color of Money"

This pool cue was custom made for Paul Newman in the 1986 film The Color of Money. The ring around the throat of the shaft is signed and dated Joss 1986, followed by Newman's character's nickname Fast Eddie inlaid in the center of the shaft with undulating ace playing cards inlaid along the bottom of the handle. In the sequel to the 1961 film, The Hustler, Newman reprises his role as “Fast Eddie” Felson, a pool hustler who discovers and mentors a young and talented pool player, Vincent Lauria, played by Tom Cruise. While the film gave further prestige to the pool cue brand Balabushka, it was actually the manufacturer Joss that made both Cruise’s look-a-like Balabushaka as well as Newman’s “Fast Eddie” cue.