The Longshot
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Directed by | Paul Bartel |
Written by | Tim Conway |
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Cinematography | Robby Müller |
Edited by | Alan Toomayan |
Music by | Charles Fox |
Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
Release date | January 17, 1986 |
Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $256,301 (US)[1] |
The Longshot is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Paul Bartel and starring Tim Conway.
Plot[edit]
Four friends enjoy betting on horses at the race track. Someone tells them that he's got something to give his horse to make it run faster, and they can win a lot of money if they bet. Dooley tries to romance Nicki Dixon to get the money, but he finds out she's a lunatic who tries to kill him when he reminds her of her ex. Later, they borrow an envelope of money from the mob, who expect them to pay back within a week. They find out that the man who gave them the tip was a fraud, but Dooley remembered someone saying that the horse would run fast if he saw red. He ran out to the track, waved a red dress and the horse won the race.[2]
Cast[edit]
- Tim Conway as Dooley
- Harvey Korman as Lou
- Jack Weston as Elton
- Ted Wass as Stump
- Stella Stevens as Nicki Dixon
- Anne Meara as Madge
- George DiCenzo as DeFranco
- Jorge Cervera as Santiago
- Jonathan Winters as Tyler
- Frank Bonner as Realtor
- Eddie Deezen as Parking Attendant
- Nick Dimitri as Track Cop
- Garry Goodrow as Josh
- Edie McClurg as Donna
- Joseph Ruskin as Fusco
Theme Song[edit]
"The Longshot", the film's title track, is performed by Irene Cara.
References[edit]
- ^ "The Longshot - Box Office Data". The Numbers. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ "The Longshot (1986) - Paul Bartel | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
External links[edit]
- The Longshot at IMDb
- The Longshot at the TCM Movie Database
- The Longshot at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Longshot at the American Film Institute Catalog
- 1986 films
- 1980s sports comedy films
- American sports comedy films
- Films directed by Paul Bartel
- Films scored by Charles Fox
- Films about gambling
- American horse racing films
- Orion Pictures films
- 1986 comedy films
- 1980s English-language films
- 1980s American films
- English-language sports comedy films
- 1980s comedy film stubs
- 1980s American film stubs