Tilt (1979 film)

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 (1979-04)
Running time	111 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3.5 million

Tilt is a 1979 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

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

External links

• Tilt at IMDb
• Tilt at the TCM Movie Database
• Tilt at AllMovie
• Tilt at Rotten Tomatoes