Tilt (1979 film)

Tilt

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Rudy Durand
Produced by Rudy Durand
Written by Donald Cammell
Rudy Durand
Starring Brooke Shields
Ken Marshall
Charles Durning
Lorenzo Lamas
Music by Lee Holdridge
Cinematography Richard H. Kline
Edited by Don Guidice
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release dates
  • April 1979 (1979-04)
Running time
 111 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Tilt is a 1979 comedy-drama film about pinball hustling, starring Charles Durning and Brooke Shields as the young titular lead.

Plot

The film opens in Texas, where Neil Gallagher (Ken Marshall) challenges obese pinball champion Harold Remmens (Durning), appropriately nicknamed "The Whale," to a $400 match. When Neil gets caught cheating, he heads off to California, where he meets teen runaway Brenda "Tilt" Davenport (Shields), a 14-year-old pinball wizard. Neil watches as Tilt and the owner of Mickey's Bar hustle an unaware gambler in a game of pinball, and immediately decides to team up with her. He tells her that he is a hopeful country and western star and needs to raise money to make a demo tape of his songs. After hearing Neil's musical talent, she's impressed and agrees to help by traveling with him, raising cash with her pinball skills. When the two eventually end up back in his hometown, Neil sets up a $3500 game between Tilt and the Whale. However, he doesn't realize that Tilt has caught on to his lies and manipulation, and his big plans may not go as he hoped.

Cast

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/20/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.