Tilt (1978)
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After getting caught cheating his bookmaking boss over a high-stakes pinball wager, Neil Gallagher (Ken Marshall) leaves his Corpus Christi home for Los Angeles, hoping to make it big as a folk rock balladeer. With best friend Henry (Harvey Lewis) in tow as his manager, Neil finds only failure, but… More After getting caught cheating his bookmaking boss over a high-stakes pinball wager, Neil Gallagher (Ken Marshall) leaves his Corpus Christi home for Los Angeles, hoping to make it big as a folk rock balladeer. With best friend Henry (Harvey Lewis) in tow as his manager, Neil finds only failure, but when they come across a streetsmart 14-year-old pinball whiz named Tilt (Brooke Shields), he envisions a plan to get rich quick and save face in his hometown. Impressed by Neil's music, Tilt agrees to hitchhike with him to Texas, thinking she's helping to raise money for a demo tape. They stop by roadside arcades along the way to hustle petty gamblers into betting against the unassuming teen's pinball prowess. When the duo hit home with cash in their pockets, Neil brazenly challenges his former employer, an obese pinball champion known as "the Whale" (Charles Durning), to a 400-dollar game against the unbeatable Tilt. What Neil doesn't realize is that Tilt has caught on to his manipulation and lies, and all his big plans are going to blow up in his face when Tilt and the Whale secretly hold their own late-night pinball tourney. ~ Fred Beldin, Rovi
- Directed By
- Rudy Durand
- Genres
- Drama
PG,
- In Theaters
- Apr 1, 1979 Wide
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Cast
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Brooke Shields
as Tilt Brenda Louise Davenport
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Ken Marshall
as Neil Gallagher
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Charles Durning
as Harold "The Whale" Remmens
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John Crawford
as Mickey
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Robert Brian Berger
as Replay
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Geoffrey Lewis
as Truck Driver
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Gregory Walcott
as Mr. Davenport
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Helen Boll
as Mrs. Davenport
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Michael Bates
as Cattleman's Son
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Karen Lamm
as Hype
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Harvey Lewis
as Henry Bertolino
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Lloyd Nelson
as Cattleman
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Frank Pesce
as Rock Manager (Carrots)
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Don Stark
as Gary Laswitz
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Fred Ward
as Lenny
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Lorenzo Lamas
as Casey Silverwater
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Teck Murdock
as Assistant Rock Manager
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Harriet Brown
as Warjat's Waitress
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Gary Mule Deer
as Felix
