History Main / Hustler

->--''Film/{{Diggstown}}''

Another use of the term is for a con artist who tricks others into competing against him for money. The Hustler will join a game as an enthusiastic but unskilled player, building up the other players into believing they are superior. Once that's done, the Hustler (or an accomplice) will then suggest playing for high stakes; when the money is on, the Hustler will [[IAmNotLeftHanded demonstrate his true skills]] and take their overconfident opponents to the cleaners.

"Hustle" may also be slang for someone who is driven to work hard at their career in the hopes of becoming a SelfMadeMan. It also can refer to [[LovableJock athletes]] who bring a lot of dedication to the court. And, of course, to TheOldestProfession. They're related in that they all apply a lot of energy to their work, but those would be different tropes.

One use of the term is for a con artist who tricks others into competing against him for money. The Hustler will join a game as an enthusiastic but unskilled player, building up the other players into believing they are superior. Once that's done, the Hustler (or an accomplice) will then suggest playing for high stakes; when the money is on, the Hustler will [[IAmNotLeftHanded demonstrate his true skills]] and take their overconfident opponents to the cleaners. The teen version is the HighSchoolHustler, who usually runs lower-stakes cons.

One use of the term is for a con artist who tricks others into competing against him for money. The Hustler will join a game as an enthusiastic but unskilled player, building up the other players into believing they are superior. Once that's done, the Hustler (or an accomplice) will then suggest playing for high stakes; when the money is on, the Hustler [[LetsGetDangerous demonstrates his true skills]] and take their overconfident opponents to the cleaners. The teen version is the HighSchoolHustler, who usually runs lower-stakes cons.

* Victor Lustig, a con man that usually sold a fake money-replicating machine by lamenting it can only replicate one $100 bill every twelve hours and he needed a lot of money ASAP. Gets special mention for pulling that scheme twice on the same person, pulling a hustle on Al Capone in spite of him knowing who he was and [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments selling the Tour Eiffel.]]. ''[[UpToEleven Twice]]''. ''[[RefugeInAudacity Taking a bribe from both his victims to assure them it wasn't a scam]]''.

* Victor Lustig, a con man that usually sold a fake money-replicating machine by lamenting it can only replicate one $100 bill every twelve hours and he needed a lot of money ASAP. Gets special mention for pulling that scheme [[WhatAnIdiot twice on the same person]], pulling a hustle on Al Capone in spite of him knowing who he was and [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments selling the Tour Eiffel.]]. ''[[UpToEleven Twice]]''. ''[[RefugeInAudacity Taking a bribe from both his victims to assure them it wasn't a scam]]''.

Also see ''Film/TheHustler''.

* Fast Eddie Felson of ''Film/TheHustler'', who screwed the pooch on the hustle so bad that both Creator/PaulNewman and Creator/TomCruise ''had'' to do [[Film/TheColorOfMoney a movie]] about him.

One use of the term is for a con artist who tricks others into competing against him for money. The Hustler will join a game as an enthusiastic but unskilled player, building up the other players into believing they are superior. Once that's done, the Hustler (or an accomplice) will then suggest playing for high stakes; when the money is on, the Hustler [[LetsGetDangerous demonstrates his true skills]] and take their overconfident opponents to the cleaners.

The Hustler is working a ShortCon. They have a simple tale, one that a single person can tell. Generally, the hustler is a little down on his luck, and a little less smooth than a ConMan.

* The protagonists of ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' run an Irish bar together, but more often than not they abandon their duties in favor of some ShortCon or others. Unlike most examples of this page, they are usually unsuccessful in their endeavors.

The Hustler is working a ShortCon. They have a simple [[TheTale tale]], one that a single person can tell. Generally, the hustler is a little down on his luck, and a little less smooth than a ConMan.

The Hustler is working a ShortCon. He has a simple [[TheTale tale]], one that a single person can tell. Generally, the hustler is a little down on his luck, and a little less smooth than a ConMan.

One use of the term is for a con artist who tricks others into competing against him for money. The Hustler will join a game as an enthusiastic but unskilled player, building up the other players into believing they are superior. Once that's done, the Hustler (or an accomplice) will then suggest playing for high stakes; when the money is on, the Hustler [[LetsGetDangerous demonstrates his true skills]] and takes his overconfident opponents to the cleaners.

* In ''Disney/BigHero6'', TeenGenius Hiro Hamada is introduced hustling [[FatBastard Yama]] in an underground bot-fight.
* Nick in ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}'' is shown running a short con that is just within legality. He evokes sympathy from Judy to get her to buy an elephant-sized popsicle for his "son" (actually his adult partner Finnick, a fennec fox), then melting the big popsicle down into dozens of smaller popsicles, and collecting the used sticks and selling them to a mouse construction company as lumber.

** In ''Discworld/WitchesAbroad'', some river-boat gamblers make the mistake of hustling Nanny Ogg, and are swiftly beaten at their own game by her friend Granny Weatherwax.
** In ''Discworld/GoingPostal'', conman Moist von Lipwig is probably too smooth to qualify as a hustler (at least before Vetinari starts [[BoxedCrook boxing him]]), but deserves mention for one of his personas, a "lack of confidence trickster" named Edwin Streep. Streep's down-on-his-luck demeanor and inept Find The Lady game are a cover for forgery (none of the money he loses is real) and pickpocketing (once the marks have shown him where their wallet is, they often never have the chance to discover the money is fake).

Not to be confused with the Larry Flynt porn magazine, or [[VideoGame/ArmoredCore Hustler One]].

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* Fast Eddie Felson of ''Film/TheHustler'', who screwed the pooch on the hustle so bad that both PaulNewman and TomCruise ''had'' to do [[Film/TheColorOfMoney a movie]] about him.

* Nick in ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}'' claims to make $200 a day running short cons that are just within legality. For instance, evoking sympathy from Judy to get her to buy an elephant-sized popsicle for his "son" (actually his adult partner Finnick the fennec), then melting the big popsicle down into dozens of lemming-sized popsicles, and collecting the used sticks and selling them to a mouse construction company as lumber.

Not to be confused with the Larry Flynt magazine, or [[VideoGame/ArmoredCore Hustler One]].

* Hubcap from ''TransformersGeneration1'' is one, even though he's an Autobot. In ''TransformersTransTech'' and ''TransformersAnimated'', [[BornLucky Jackpot]] is shown to be one as well, as Hubcap's partner in crime.