COMMANDER USA LIVES!

Rating: Null/10 (20 October 2000)

This is a good Scorsese film. And Newman and Cruise give fine performances as an old time pool hustler educating a young punk hustler in the ways of the grifter. But the real star is Jim Hendricks or Commander USA from the old USA network show, Commander USA's Groovie Movies from the 1980's. There's a scene where Mary Elizabeth is watching TV in her silken panties and Newman walks in and on the TV is a clip of the Commander USA TV show! I wonder if that was just an accident or if Marty Scorsese was a fan of the Commander's show? What ever happened to the guy who played the Commander anyway? I'd luv to know! That's an obscure thing to praise this film for but that's the way I feel, Neal! Long live Commander USA! Sure!