The Longshot

The Longshot
The Longshot
Directed by	Paul Bartel
Written by	Tim Conway
Produced by	Lang Elliott; Mike Nichols (executive producer);
Starring	Tim Conway; Harvey Korman; Jack Weston; Ted Wass; Stella Stevens; Anne Meara; George DiCenzo; Jonathan Winters;
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)

The Longshot is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Paul Bartel and starring Tim Conway.

Plot

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

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

"The Longshot", the film's title track, is performed by Irene Cara.

References

^ "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

The Longshot at IMDb
The Longshot at the TCM Movie Database
The Longshot at Rotten Tomatoes
The Longshot at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[1] "The Longshot - Box Office Data". The Numbers. Retrieved 26 July 2011.

[2] "The Longshot (1986) - Paul Bartel | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".

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