History YMMV / TheColorOfMoney

** Crossing over with HarsherInHindsight depending on your point of view, the film, being a decades-later-sequel to a film that follows the original character/s mentoring a "new generation", is prescient of such "legacy sequels" that [[Film/StarWarsTheForceAwakens would]] [[Film/TronLegacy become]] [[Film/GhostbustersAfterlife en]] [[Film/TopGunMaverick vogue]] in TheNew10s.

* ConsolationAward: In the opinion of a number of viewers, Newman's Oscar win for this was a long-awaited career prize for many other worthy performances, including ''Film/CatOnAHotTinRoof'', ''Film/TheHustler1961'' (where he originally played Fast Eddie), ''Film/{{Hud}}'', ''Film/CoolHandLuke'' and ''Film/TheVerdict''. The fact that the latter had come out relatively recently and featured what was considered to be one of Newman's best performances probably helped highlight just how overdue many saw him at the time.

* ConsolationAward: In the opinion of a number of viewers, Newman's Oscar win for this was a long-awaited career prize for many other worthy performances, including ''Film/CatOnAHotTinRoof'', ''Film/TheHustler'' (where he originally played Fast Eddie), ''Film/{{Hud}}'', ''Film/CoolHandLuke'' and ''Film/TheVerdict''. The fact that the latter had come out relatively recently and featured what was considered to be one of Newman's best performances probably helped highlight just how overdue many saw him at the time.

* ConsolationAward: In the opinion of a number of viewers, Newman's Oscar win for this was a long-awaited career prize for many other worthy performances, including ''Film/CatOnAHotTinRoof'', ''Film/TheHustler'' (where he originally played Fast Eddie), ''Film/{{Hud}}'', and ''Film/TheVerdict''. The fact that the latter had come out relatively recently and featured what was considered to be one of Newman's best performances probably helped highlight just how overdue many saw him at the time.

** Eddie's comments about Vincent (Creator/TomCruise) being a natural flake are funnier given Cruise's subsequent erratic habits.
** Similarly, the scene where Vincent is jumping up and down on his hotel bed brings to mind Cruise's couch-jumping bit on ''The Oprah Winfrey Show''.
* OneSceneWonder: Creator/ForestWhitaker as Amos.

* EarWorm: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDpYBT0XyvA Werewolves of London]]

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The beyond awesome "It's in the Way That You Use It" by the legendary Music/EricClapton, which was the one major hit to come out of the official motion picture soundtrack.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The beyond awesome "It's in the Way That You Use It" by the legendary {{Eric Clapton}}, which was the one major hit to come out of the official motion picture soundtrack.

* ConsolationAward: In the opinion of a number of viewers, Newman's Oscar win for this was a long-awaited career prize for many other worthy performances, including ''Film/CatOnAHotTinRoof'', ''Film/TheHustler'' (where he originally played Fast Eddie), ''Film/{{Hud}}'', and ''Film/TheVerdict''. The fact that the latter, which had what was considered to be one of Newman's best performances, had come out relatively recently probably helped highlight just how overdue many saw him at the time.

* ConsolationAward: In the opinion of a number of viewers, Newman's Oscar win for this was a long-awaited career prize for many other worthy performances, including ''Film/CatOnAHotTinRoof'', ''Film/TheHustler'' (where he played the same character), ''Film/{{Hud}}'', and ''Film/TheVerdict''. The fact that the latter, which had what was considered to be one of Newman's best performances, had come out relatively recently probably helped highlight just how overdue many saw him at the time.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The beyond awesome "It's in the Way" by the legendary {{Eric Clapton}}, which was the one major hit to come out of the official motion picture soundtrack.

* OneSceneWonder: Forest Whitaker as Amos.

* OneSceneWonder: Forest Whitaker as Amos.