"do you think I need to lose some weight?", what does he mean by that? I thought it was a reference to Minnesota Fats (played by Jackie Gleason in The Hustler) beating Eddie 25 years earlier, but I was never completely sure.
shareEddie has just been hustled and humiliated by Amos in front of Vincent and Carmen. Amos knows Eddie is burning with rage and hatred for him at that moment. He knows Eddie probably wants to scream every insult under the sun at him, so he sarcastically says: "Do you think I need to lose some weight?" when he knows that Eddie probably want to tell him much worse. Amos is taunting Eddie, trying to add salt to the wound.
Just my opinion.
Eddie has just been hustled and humiliated by Amos in front of Vincent and Carmen. Amos knows Eddie is burning with rage and hatred for him at that moment. He knows Eddie probably wants to scream every insult under the sun at him, so he sarcastically says: "Do you think I need to lose some weight?" when he knows that Eddie probably want to tell him much worse. Amos is taunting Eddie, trying to add salt to the wound.
Just my opinion.
I agree with Paul right above me. However, as another (remote) possibility, maybe he was also asking that because he'd just taken a few hundred dollars off of Eddie, and it was "weighing him down", so he was being an ass about it. Paul's explanation is better though :)
Also, this role really made me despise Forrest Whitaker, at least for a few hours afterwards. Shows what a great job he did with that little bit part.
You a hustler, Amos?
shareGiving up "weight" would mean playing less to your abilities to for the other player. So when Amos say "think i need to lose some weight" he's asking eddie if he should let eddie win
shareDefinitely a double entendre.
share^ Good call indeed. I never thought of it like that.
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"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist."
trex, you are correct. he was playing into the con, because him being overweight was one of the things that made Eddie never assume he'd be such a good pool player, and this has nothing to do with minn fats or jackie gleason.
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Eddie's pointed question: "Are you a hustler" is meant to intimidate Amos out of his twitchy, talky-guy routine. Eddie most likely thinks he can still outplay his younger, brash and overweight opponent. Amos does not answer Eddie's question until the very end of the match when he finally says the famous line: "Do you think I need to lose some weight?" The answer to both questions is of course: 'Yes'. The reason Amos answers him in this fashion is because a good hustler will always remain in character. Losing the match finally enables Fast Eddie to relinquish his own hustle and become a serious pool player again.
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