Stefan Gierasch

Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.

A scatty literary editor (Gene Wilder) on a rail trip from LA to Chicago becomes the prime suspect in a murder and enlists the help of a petty thief (Richard Pryor) when he's forced to go on the run from the police - and the killer - in this satirical comedy thriller.