Tilt (1979 film)

1979 film by Rudy Durand

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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[1]

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

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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

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Actor  | Role

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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

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

## External links

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* Tilt at IMDb
* Tilt at the TCM Movie Database
* Tilt at Rotten Tomatoes

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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)

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