Main Cast: Brooke Shields, Ken Marshall, Charles Durning, John Crawford
Release Year: 1978
Country: US
Run Time: 111 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
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, All Movie Guide
Robert Brian Berger - Replay; Geoffrey Lewis - Truck Driver; Gregory Walcott - Mr. Davenport; Helen Boll - Mrs. Davenport; Michael Bates - Cattleman's Son; Karen Lamm - Hype; Harvey Lewis - Henry Bertolino; Lloyd Nelson - Cattleman; Frank Pesce - Rock Manager (Carrots); Don Stark - Gary Laswitz; Fred Ward - Lenny; Lorenzo Lamas - Casey Silverwater; Teck Murdock - Assistant Rock Manager; Harriet Brown - Warjat's Waitress; Gary Mule Deer - Felix
Credit
Pat Kehoe - First Assistant Director, Rudy Durand - Director, Bob Wyman - Editor, Donald Guidice - Editor, Ron Joy - Executive Producer, Lee Holdridge - Composer (Music Score), Rudy Durand - Musical Direction/Supervision, Lon Bentley - Makeup, Ned Parsons - Production Designer, Richard H. Kline - Cinematographer, Rudy Durand - Producer, Melvin Simon - Producer, Rick Simpson - Set Designer, Tony Epper - Stunts, Donald Cammell - Screenwriter, Rudy Durand - Screenwriter
Tilt is a movie that was released in 1979 and is rated PG. It stars a young Brooke Shields as a pinball wizard. Pinball sound effects by Bill Wray, Jim Wray, George Enete and Rudy Durand.
Plot
Tilt, played by Brooke Shields, is a young pinball wizard who has thoughts of running away from home. Skipping school one day, Tilt decides to go to Mickey's Bar, where the owner helps set her up for a pinball game with an unaware gambler. As the easily hustled gambler loses, Neil (Ken Marshall) watches and is impressed with Tilt's talent. Neil tells Tilt 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 skill. When the two eventually end up back at Neil's former employer, "The Whale" (Charles Durning), Neil sets up a game between Tilt and him. However, Neil doesn't realize Tilt has caught on to his lies and manipulation, and his plans are not going to go as hoped.
