Paul Newman in the lead role (in arguably his penultimate and accomplished screen appearance) as a brash, contending pool hustler ("They called him ""Fast Eddie""") became a leading man with his film, but he was wrongly denied his first Oscar - although twenty-five years later, the Academy honored Newman with his first (and sole) Best Acting Award for reprising the role in director Martin Scorsese""s sequel,The Color of Money (1986).It gets pretty discouraging once in a while but I guess it""s all in the game." Because she is dirt-poor and hree weeks behind on her rent at the boarding house, she forgoes meals: "I""ve practically been promised a part and I""m not eating any meals."At the National Tattler building in Chicago, Illinois, Freddy Lounds drove into the underground parking area, where he noticed that a large black van was occupying his reserved parking space.Heathcliff: You mean Peniston Crag?Cathy: Yes.Heathcliff: Aw, that""s just a rock.Cathy: If you can""t see that that""s a castle, you""ll never be a prince, Heathcliff.Here, take your lance and charge.(She hands him the riding whip) See that black knight waiting at the drawbridge - Challenge him! Now charge.