The Longshot
The Longshot is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Paul Bartel and starring Tim Conway. The movie involved four friends who 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 (Tim Conway) tries to romance Nicki Dixon (Stella Stevens) 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]
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| Directed by | Paul Bartel |
| Produced by | Lang Elliott Mike Nichols (executive producer) |
| Written by | Tim Conway |
| Starring | Tim Conway Harvey Korman Jack Weston Ted Wass |
| Music by | Charles Fox |
| Cinematography | Robby Müller |
| Edited by | Alan Toomayan |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
Release date | January 17, 1986 |
Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $256,301 (US)[1] |
Cast
- 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
References
- "The Longshot - Box Office Data". The Numbers. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- http://allmovie.com/work/the-longshot-29963
External links
- The Longshot at IMDb
- The Longshot at the TCM Movie Database
- The Longshot at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Longshot at the American Film Institute Catalog