Tilt

Tilt

111 mins | Drama | April 1, 1979

Tilt is the story of a precocious young girl who is a pinball wizard. Because she does not get on with her parents, Tilt is contemplating running away from home. Skipping school one day, she decides to go to to Mickey's Bar. Mickey, who is Tilt's good friend, helps her set up a gambler for a pinball game. Because the gambler is unaware of Tilt's pinball wizardry, he is easily hustled out of his money. While watching the confrontation, a young man named Neil Gallagher, who is an aspiring musician, is impressed with Tilt's ability, congratulating her after the win. Neil invites Tilt to watch him sing at a rock concert, and after his performance she believes he can become a great singer. Because Neil needs money for a demo tape of his songs, he has an idea of taking Tilt with him and having her hustle would-be gamblers.

Tilt

111 mins | Drama | April 1, 1979

Tilt
Tilt is the story of a precocious young girl who is a pinball wizard. Because she does not get on with her parents, Tilt is contemplating running away from home. Skipping school one day, she decides to go to to Mickey's Bar. Mickey, who is Tilt's good friend, helps her set up a gambler for a pinball game. Because the gambler is unaware of Tilt's pinball wizardry, he is easily hustled out of his money. While watching the confrontation, a young man named Neil Gallagher, who is an aspiring musician, is impressed with Tilt's ability, congratulating her after the win. Neil invites Tilt to watch him sing at a rock concert, and after his performance she believes he can become a great singer. Because Neil needs money for a demo tape of his songs, he has an idea of taking Tilt with him and having her hustle would-be gamblers.
IMDb rating 5.1
Producers
Original title Tilt
Directors Lloyd Nelson, Rudy Durand
Writers Donald Cammell, Rudy Durand

Cast

Brooke Shields

as Tilt (Brenda Louise Davenport)

Ken Marshall

as Neil Gallagher

Charles Durning

as Harold 'The Whale' Remmens

Lorenzo Lamas

as Casey Silverwater

John Crawford

as Mickey

Karen Lamm

as Hype

Gregory Walcott

as Mr. Davenport

Harvey Lewis

as Henry Bertolino

Geoffrey Lewis

as Truck Driver

Rob Berger

as Replay (as Robert Brian Berger)

Don Stark

as Gary Laswitz

Gary Mule Deer

as Felix

George Jacobs

as Clint

Helen Boll

as Mrs. Davenport

Frank Pesce

as Rock Manager (Carrots)

Lloyd Nelson

as Cattleman