The top mistakes in The Hustler http://www.moviemistakes.com/film3891 en Sat, 29 Nov 2008 06:55:19 +0000 82695 At the beginning of their first pool match, Fats' collar goes from buttoned to loose, to back buttoned in only a moment on-screen. 47786 In the first match between Fast Eddie and Minnesota Fats towards the beginning of the film, Eddie, right after declaring he would start to win after losing thus far, shoots the one ball into the side pocket by shooting the cue into a striped ball. Sharp eyes will notice that he actually hits THROUGH the cue and strikes the stripe into the one with his stick. While a nice trick, this is an incredibly illegal shot and would never have been allowed.