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Tilt
Tilt
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rudy Durand
Written by	Donald Cammell; Rudy Durand
Produced by	Rudy Durand
Starring	Brooke Shields; Ken Marshall; Charles Durning; Lorenzo Lamas
Cinematography	Richard H. Kline
Edited by	Don Guidice
Music by	Lee Holdridge
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	April 1979;
Running time	111 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3.5 million

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Tilt is a 1979 American comedy-drama film about pinball hustling, starring Charles Durning and Brooke Shields as the young titular lead. It was directed by Rudy Durand.

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


Actor	Role
Brooke Shields	"Tilt" (Brenda Louise Davenport)
Charles Durning	Harold "The Whale" Remmens
Ken Marshall	Neil Gallagher
Lorenzo Lamas	Casey Silverwater
Don Stark	Gary Laswitz
John Crawford	Mickey
Karen Lamm	Hype
Robert Brian Berger	Replay
Harvey Lewis	Henry Bertolino
Geoffrey Lewis	Truck Driver

References

^ FILM CLIPS: Durand's Career Is at Full Tilt Lee, Grant. Los Angeles Times 6 Jan 1979: b5.

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[1] FILM CLIPS: Durand's Career Is at Full Tilt Lee, Grant. Los Angeles Times 6 Jan 1979: b5.

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-'''''Tilt''''' is a 1979 [[comedy-drama]] film about [[Pinball|pinball hustling]], starring [[Charles Durning]] and [[Brooke Shields]] as the young titular lead. It was directed by Rudy Durand.
+'''''Tilt''''' is a 1979 American [[comedy-drama]] film about [[Pinball|pinball hustling]], starring [[Charles Durning]] and [[Brooke Shields]] as the young titular lead. It was directed by Rudy Durand.
 ==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.
+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 music|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==
+{| class="wikitable"
-* [[Brooke Shields]] as Tilt (Brenda Louise Davenport)
+|+
-* [[Charles Durning]] as Harold 'The Whale' Remmens
+!Actor
-* [[Ken Marshall]] as Neil Gallagher
+!Role
-* [[Lorenzo Lamas]] as Casey Silverwater
+|-
-* [[Don Stark]] as Gary Laswitz
+|[[Brooke Shields]]
-* [[John Crawford (actor)|John Crawford]] as Mickey
+|"Tilt" (Brenda Louise Davenport)
-* Karen Lamm as Hype
+|-
-* Robert Brian Berger as Replay
+|[[Charles Durning]]
-* Harvey Lewis as Henry Bertolino
+|Harold "The Whale" Remmens
-* [[Geoffrey Lewis (actor)|Geoffrey Lewis]] as Truck Driver
+|-
+|[[Ken Marshall]]
+|Neil Gallagher
+|-
+|[[Lorenzo Lamas]]
+|Casey Silverwater
+|-
+|[[Don Stark]]
+|Gary Laswitz
+|-
+|[[John Crawford (actor)|John Crawford]]
+|Mickey
+|-
+|Karen Lamm
+|Hype
+|-
+|Robert Brian Berger
+|Replay
+|-
+|Harvey Lewis
+|Henry Bertolino
+|-
+|[[Geoffrey Lewis (actor)|Geoffrey Lewis]]
+|Truck Driver
+|}
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
 ==External links==
 * {{IMDb title|0078400}}
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-[[Category:American films]]
+[[Category:1970s English-language films]]
-[[Category:English-language films]]
+[[Category:Films shot in Corpus Christi, Texas]]
 [[Category:Films scored by Lee Holdridge]]
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v t e Donald Cammell filmography
Films written and directed	Performance (1970) White of the Eye (1987) Wild Side (1995) The Argument (1999)
Films written	Duffy (1967) The Touchables (1968) Tilt (1979) RPM (1998)
Films directed	Demon Seed (1977)
Music videos	"Pride (In the Name of Love)" (1984) "All You Zombies" (1985)