iced ▁fe at . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁p lo ys ▁can ▁easily ▁be ▁mistaken ▁for ▁the ▁honest ▁fault s ▁of ▁a ▁less - than - exception al ▁player . ▁The ▁eng ender ed ▁doubt ▁and ▁uncertainty ▁is ▁what ▁allows ▁h ust ling ▁to ▁succeed , ▁with ▁the ▁" fault s " ▁being ▁dropped ▁when ▁a ▁significant ▁amount ▁of ▁money ▁is ▁at ▁st ake . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁ ▁Pool ▁h ust ling ▁is ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁numerous ▁works ▁of ▁popular ▁culture . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁include ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁H ust ler ▁( 1 9 6 1 ) ▁and ▁The ▁Color ▁of ▁M oney ▁( 1 9 8 6 ) ▁( both ▁adapted ▁from ▁earlier ▁nov els , ▁see ▁" Book s ", ▁below ), ▁among ▁others ▁( see ▁" Fil ms ", ▁below ). ▁ ▁An ▁exam pl ar ▁in ▁music ▁is ▁Jim ▁Cro ce ' s ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁song ▁" You ▁Don ' t ▁Mess ▁Ar ound ▁with ▁Jim ", ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁character ▁S lim ▁teach es ▁a ▁less on ▁to ▁Big ▁Jim ▁about ▁pool ▁h ust ling . ▁ ▁Pool ▁h ust ling ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁principal ▁subject ▁of ▁episodes ▁of ▁various ▁television ▁programs , ▁including ▁The ▁Dick ▁Van ▁Dy ke ▁Show ▁episode ▁" H ust ling ▁the ▁H ust ler " ▁( season ▁ 2 , ▁episode ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 ), ▁the ▁Quant um ▁Le ap ▁episode ▁" Pool ▁Hall ▁Blues " ▁( sn . ▁ 2